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[–] 3 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Recently just started my 3d printer back up. Had 2 full spools still in the box, opened it and just started breaking. The filament just explodes when it gets old.

Had to buy a brand new spool of filament for a $0.20 part.

And it has no automatic bed leveling, so it took like 6 attempts to get it flat enough.

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  • [–] 6 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    have you tried drying it? filament gets wet when exposed to humid air for a while, and one of the noticeable effects is brittleness

    if you’re going to store any filament, an air-tight container (cheapest is a vacuum bag) with some desiccant

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