--- title: Improving FDM Filament Drying With A Spot Of Vacuum description: Vacuum drying can improve FDM filament moisture removal by lowering the boiling point of water through reduced atmospheric pressure. The author explores the... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/improving-fdm-filament-drying-with-a-spot-of-vacuum-orsxczpmx twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Improving FDM Filament Drying With A Spot Of Vacuum | daily.dev og:description: Vacuum drying can improve FDM filament moisture removal by lowering the boiling point of water through reduced atmospheric pressure. The author explores the... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/improving-fdm-filament-drying-with-a-spot-of-vacuum-orsxczpmx og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/oRsxczPmx.png og:image:alt: Improving FDM Filament Drying With A Spot Of Vacuum og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Improving FDM Filament Drying With A Spot Of Vacuum **[Hackaday](https://daily.dev/sources/hackaday)** · 10 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Vacuum drying can improve FDM filament moisture removal by lowering the boiling point of water through reduced atmospheric pressure. The author explores the physics of vapor pressure, then runs experiments using a rotary vane pump and diaphragm pumps with a vacuum chamber, testing on silica desiccant and fruit. Results show that vacuum alone (10–100 mbar) removes some moisture but is insufficient without added heat. The conclusion is that combining vacuum with thermal energy is likely the most effective approach, with future experiments planned to test heated vacuum chambers for filament drying. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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