It would be useful to have an "empty spool database" where people post a photo+weight of their empty spool, plus some fancy way to search by image.
Edit: https://github.com/jtrmal/spoolz looks like a partial solution.
this post was submitted on 20 Apr 2025
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But if you know how much filament you have, it takes all the fun out of playing Filament Chicken....
You can also use the scale to see when a roll of filament is done drying.
How much weight difference do you see? Do you simply wait for the weight to stop changing?
Good thinking. I didn't think about that.
I just check it every hour or two and stop drying when it stops getting lighter. I usually see an 8-10g drop after drying a new 1kg spool of PETG.
Interesting. I'll have to try the reverse experiment: I have a roll of TPE that's been drying in the dryer for at least 3 weeks. I'll take it out and see how fast it'll reabsorbs water.
Very cool idea! Please share your results once you have done it :)
That's a great tip, thanks for sharing!
I'm sorry but is this really a tip? To find out how much filament you have, you weigh it? Who'd have thought.
Yes, it's obvious. But maybe it's useful to those who didn't think about it? Sometimes the most obvious things are the easiest to miss.
I'm sorry you feel so negative about it.