Filament Dry box cheap and simple

Bau einer sehr einfachen und günstigen Filament Trockenbox für rund 10€. Gebaut aus einer Vorratsbox und ein paar Teilen aus dem 3D-Drucker.

how to build a very simple and inexpensive filament dry box for around €10. Built from a storage box and a few parts from the 3D printer.
 

Bei den STL Dateien befindet sich ebenfalls eine Teilelist mit Links zu den Bauteilen zur Veranschaulichung. Die Links sind ausdrücklich frei von Affiliaten! Bitte verwendet nur diese Liste und lasst euch in den Kommentaren keine Affiliate unterschieben!

There is also a partlist include, which contains all additional parts and links as example.
The links are expressly free of affiliates! Please only use this list and don't let anyone accuse you of being affiliates in the comments!

Since the Boxes are hard to get, try this one: https://www.amazon.de/dp/B0CPP5KGJ4?ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_product_details&th=1

Maybe they are also sold out soon.

Update 2025-04-04: added little roll adapter hack to to prevent the adapter slipping out of the spool. This happens sometimes, when the adapter doesn't fit exactly into the spool. See also the how to video at the end.

Update 2025-04-04: reverse of the hystory order. Newest on top.

Update 2025-02-11: added Tags for PAA HS and PLA Lite filament (both are high speed types)

Update 2024-10-29: added Roll-Adapter with boarder as one peace for diameter of 51mm

Update 2024-10-26: added Roll-Adapter with boarder as one peace for diameter of 62mm

Update 2024-09-20: added Tags for PA filament (Nylon)

Update 2024-04-05: added Tags for LW-PLA filament

Update 2024-04-05: added Tags for Rapid PLA and Rapid PLA+ (kind of fast print filament)

Update 2024-03-21: added Roll-Adapter with boarder as one peace for diameter of 48mm

Update 2024-03-13: added Roll-Adapter with boarder as one peace for diameter of 40mm and 56mm

Update 2024-03-05: added Roll-Adapter with boarder as one peace for diameter of 53mm

Update 2024-01-21: added Roll-Adapter with boarder as one peace for diameter of 59mm

Update 2024-01-19: added Roll-Adapter with boarder as one peace for diameter of 55mm

Update 2024-01-11: added screwable MountClip. Use this if you have trouble gluing the clip on the lid.

Update 2024-01-06: added Roll-Adapter with boarder for 74 and 75mm diameter

Update 2024-01-01: replaced drilling template with improved version. A little bit stronger and more marks. Use this also for marking the middle of the box. See pictures with yellow template. If your used box is wider as 22cm, set marks from left and right side. Then take the middle from the two points.

Update 2023-12-18: replace silica box + lid with V4. The new lid has clips at the side to prevent it from accidental open. Silicabox-Mountclip V4 is rotated by 90 degregree. So no more layer break should happend.

Also added a tag holder for filament tags and tag types for the most used filament types. The holder is designed to glue it outside on the box. The tags are easy to change. 

Update 2023-12-08: added Roll-Adapter with boarder as one peace for diameters 40,50,52,54,55,56,59,70,72,74 and 75mm. You don't need to print the cap for this.

Update 2023-12-02: added Roll-Adapter and Cap for Rolls with 70mm inner diameter.

Update 2023-11-12: added silica box+lid V3 with finer slots. Reduced to 1.4mm.

Update 2023-11-07: added a cap nut for the lower PTFE coupling. You don't need the plug anymore.

If you need other diameters for the Roll-Adapter, feel free to ask me. This is simple done in a few minutes. You can also use the parametric Roll-Adapter made by Nakka .

See Update Video: