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Malolo's Silica Gel / Desiccant Containers

I designed this silica gel container mostly for two reasons: I looked at several different silica gel containers and…
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I designed this silica gel container mostly for two reasons:

  1. I looked at several different silica gel containers and even printed a few but always found something I was not entirely happy with (I most likely didn't look at every single option there is though).
  2. Designing stuff is just so much fun (something I actually didn't expect before I purchased my 3D printer)

These are the things I tried to achieve:

  • The silica gel I bought consists of rather small pieces (especially when the pieces are broken). Therefore the gaps in the walls should be pretty narrow but still let a lot of air in. Slots seem to fit this requirement better than holes. To let even more air in I added a hole at the bottom that contains air slots as well.
  • Opening it should be be quick and easy but it should be more or less impossible to be opened by accident. Something with a screwable lid seems the best choice for this.
  • It should fit inside a filament spool.
  • It should be easy to print and and don't require supports.
  • It should be reasonably sturdy but don't waste too much filament.

There are three different variants (best seen in the second picture):

  • NoCore - Regular container without hole in center
  • HalfCore - Container with hole in center half way through
  • FullCore - Container with hole in center all the way through (including lid)

Each variant comes in four different sizes. All have a diameter of 50mm. There heights (including the lid) are:

  • 30mm
  • 50mm
  • 75mm
  • 100mm

The lid is the same for all sizes. The FullCore variants have their own lid with a hole in the center.

To aid filling the FullCore variants with silica gel there also is a center plug and a screw on funnel.

Model origin

The author marked this model as their own original creation.

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