The new filament box is here
Save time, filament and purchased parts!
The first version of the filament box was created four years ago and is getting a little old. Over the past few years I have continuously developed the design, accompanied by the thousands of operating hours of my now five filament dry boxes.
After the ANYBOX V2, there is now the third revised and improved version of the DIY filament dry box: the ANYBOX Version 2023!
It can be found alongside many other 3D printing projects here on my new website 3D-PRINT-FILES.
You can find the instructions for building the new box here:
- Possibility to use IKEA Samla boxes: Build Ikea Samla Filament Box
- Less purchased and 3D printed parts
- Better guidance of the filament spools
- Extra wide pulleys
- Better use of space in the air-tight box
- PrintFit system for precisely fitting connections
- Faster filament changes
- Easier filament handling
- Less filament waste
- New silica gel desiccant holder
- Silica gel beads box for loose desiccant
The most important improvements of the new filament box
IKEA Samla Boxes
The new version of the filament box contains all 3D printing files to modify inexpensive 6 gallon (22 liter) or 12 gallon (45 liter) IKEA Samla boxes to make them airtight and use them as a filament box.
Link to the conversion instructions: Build Ikea Samla Filament Box
IKEA Samla box 6 gallon (22 liter)
![diy-ikea-samla-filament-box-dry-box-build-yourself-product-photo-7 Converted 6 gallon (22 liter) Ikea Samla box into an airtight filament dry box that can be printed from at any time. DIY IKEA Samla Hack with three stored filament spools that can be printed directly.](https://3d-druck-vorlagen.de/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/diy-ikea-samla-filament-box-trockenbox-selber-bauen-produktfoto-7.jpg)
IKEA Samla box 12 gallon (45 liter)
![diy-ikea-samla-filament-box-dry-box-build-yourself-product-photo-4 DIY 45l Ikea Samla box for filament storage with up to 5 filament spools. The filament spools are ready to be printed directly from the airtight and dust-free Samla box.](https://3d-druck-vorlagen.de/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/diy-ikea-samla-filament-box-trockenbox-selber-bauen-produktfoto-4.jpg)
New pulleys
Inserting filament spools was sometimes difficult with the first version due to the narrow guide of the purchased pulleys. With the new filament box version, only commercially available ball bearings + 3D printed pulleys are used instead. As a result, the contact surfaces are wider and inserting the filament spools is now much easier.
OLD
![diy-filament-box-advantages-build-new-diy-filament-dry-box-yourself-12](https://3d-druck-vorlagen.de/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/diy-filament-box-vorteile-neue-filament-trockenbox-selber-bauen-12.jpg)
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![diy-filament-box-advantages-build-new-diy-filament-dry-box-yourself-13](https://3d-druck-vorlagen.de/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/diy-filament-box-vorteile-neue-filament-trockenbox-selber-bauen-13.jpg)
Better use of space
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![diy-filament-box-advantages-build-new-diy-filament-dry-box-yourself-4](https://3d-druck-vorlagen.de/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/diy-filament-box-vorteile-neue-filament-trockenbox-selber-bauen-4.jpg)
NEW
![diy-filament-box-advantages-build-new-diy-filament-dry-box-yourself-1](https://3d-druck-vorlagen.de/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/diy-filament-box-vorteile-neue-filament-trockenbox-selber-bauen-1.jpg)
Wide pulleys
Another innovation in the 2023 Version is the possibility of using wide pulleys for filament storage. Simply choose from 6 different widths and print. This means that each filament spool stands on only two wide pulleys.
NEW
![diy-filament-box-dry-box-build-instructions-version-2023-16 All of the wide pulleys included in the 3D printing files have been 3D printed in orange PETG filament and set up according to size. Starting with the 50 mm in 10 mm increments up to the 100 mm wide pulleyl](https://3d-druck-vorlagen.de/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/diy-filament-box-trockenbox-selber-bauen-anleitung-version-2023-16.jpg)
NEW
![diy-filament-box-dry-box-build-instructions-version-2023-90 A filament spool stands on ball-bearing, 3D printed wide pulleys that are threaded onto an M8 threaded rod.](https://3d-druck-vorlagen.de/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/diy-filament-box-trockenbox-selber-bauen-anleitung-version-2023-90.jpg)
Material type labels
Now optional filament labels can be 3D printed and attached to the filament outlets. This makes handling much easier once a few filament boxes have been built and are in operation 🙂
The STL files are available for 21 different material types.
NEW
![diy-ikea-samla-filament-box-dry-box-build-yourself-instructions-material-signs-B Material signs for the filament box - ready to clip into variant B](https://3d-druck-vorlagen.de/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/diy-ikea-samla-filament-box-trockenbox-selber-bauen-anleitung-22.jpg)
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![rendering-stl-files-all-material-filament-signs-for-filament-box Rendering of all 15 included different filament material labels as STL files.](https://3d-druck-vorlagen.de/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/rendering-stl-dateien-alle-material-filament-schilder-fuer-filament-box.jpg)
PrintFit System
The 3D print files for critical 3D printing parts such as nuts and bushings for tubes are available in five different sizes. If a connection doesn’t fit, a part can be printed with a larger or smaller diameter. This means that assembly problems and difficult scaling in the slicer are a thing of the past.
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![printfit-system-cover-picture-3d-printing-connections-how-it-works Cover photo of PrintFit article with Printfit logo and functionality is explained schematically](https://3d-druck-vorlagen.de/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/printfit-system-cover-photo-3d-print-connections-fit-function.png)
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![printfit-3d-print-thread-gap-nut-screw-sketch-detail-dimension-1 Technical sketch dimensioning the gap between the 3D printed external thread and 3D printed nut to explain the PrintFit system](https://3d-druck-vorlagen.de/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/printfit-3d-druck-gewinde-spalt-mutter-schraube-skizze-detail-bemassung-1.png)
Less purchased parts
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![diy-filament-box-advantages-build-new-diy-filament-dry-box-yourself-19](https://3d-druck-vorlagen.de/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/diy-filament-box-vorteile-neue-filament-trockenbox-selber-bauen-19.jpg)
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![diy-filament-box-advantages-build-new-diy-filament-dry-box-yourself-20](https://3d-druck-vorlagen.de/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/diy-filament-box-vorteile-neue-filament-trockenbox-selber-bauen-20.jpg)
Saving of seals and 3D printed parts
The unnecessary inclination of the 3D printed fittings mounts has been omitted in the new version. Due to the now straight end surface, the filament outlets seals much better with the box. Therefore, the printed seals or the silicone for sealing of the old version are no longer needed for the new filament box. This saves three components per filament outlet (seal, washer and pneumatic coupling). The new silica gel holder also no longer requires M3 screws, which saves an additional four screws as purchased parts.
Taken from the entire box, there are a total of 22 parts less in the new version.
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![diy-filament-box-advantages-build-new-diy-filament-dry-box-yourself-18](https://3d-druck-vorlagen.de/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/diy-filament-box-vorteile-neue-filament-trockenbox-selber-bauen-18.jpg)
NEW
![diy-filament-box-advantages-build-new-diy-filament-dry-box-yourself-17](https://3d-druck-vorlagen.de/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/diy-filament-box-vorteile-neue-filament-trockenbox-selber-bauen-17.jpg)
Easy filament handling
– The plug can be pulled and put onto the PTFE tube much easier than it was possible with the pneumatic fitting.
– Thanks to this type of sealing system, very long PTFE tubes can also be used – right up to your 3D printer. This means that much less residual filament has to be pinched off when changing filament.
– A piece of open PTFE tube does not have to be hooked into the pneumatic coupling in order to optimally guide the filament, because it is already installed by default.
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![diy-filament-box-advantages-build-new-diy-filament-dry-box-yourself-23](https://3d-druck-vorlagen.de/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/diy-filament-box-vorteile-neue-filament-trockenbox-selber-bauen-23.jpg)
![diy-filament-box-advantages-build-new-diy-filament-dry-box-yourself-24](https://3d-druck-vorlagen.de/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/diy-filament-box-vorteile-neue-filament-trockenbox-selber-bauen-24.jpg)
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![diy-filament-box-advantages-build-new-diy-filament-dry-box-yourself-21](https://3d-druck-vorlagen.de/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/diy-filament-box-vorteile-neue-filament-trockenbox-selber-bauen-21.jpg)
![diy-filament-box-advantages-build-new-diy-filament-dry-box-yourself-22](https://3d-druck-vorlagen.de/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/diy-filament-box-vorteile-neue-filament-trockenbox-selber-bauen-22.jpg)
Silica gel desiccant storage
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![diy-filament-box-advantages-build-new-diy-filament-dry-box-yourself-29](https://3d-druck-vorlagen.de/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/diy-filament-box-vorteile-neue-filament-trockenbox-selber-bauen-29.jpg)
NEW
![diy-filament-box-dry-box-build-itself-instructions-version-2023-70 Silica gel bag holder mounted in the lid of the filament dry box. The lid is slightly opened so that the desiccant holder and the clip mounted in the lid can be clearly seen.](https://3d-druck-vorlagen.de/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/diy-filament-box-trockenbox-selber-bauen-anleitung-version-2023-70.jpg)
Free Addon
![diy-silica-gel-desiccant-box-build-it-yourself-3d-printing-files-2023-upgrade-instructions-photo-31 3D printed Silica Gel Desiccant Box L mounted in the lid of the filament dry box, the photo shows how the lid of the filament dry box is being closed](https://3d-druck-vorlagen.de/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/diy-silica-gel-trockenmittel-box-selber-bauen-3d-druck-dateien-2023-upgrade-anleitung-foto-31.jpg)
Free Addon
![diy-silica-gel-desiccant-box-build-yourself-3d-printing-files-2023-upgrade-product-photo-1 Cover photo 3D printing silica gel box desiccant box with the fastening clamp, screws and the box L filled with loose silica gel granules and a half-open lid, next to it the box S without granules but with a closed lid.](https://3d-druck-vorlagen.de/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/diy-silica-gel-trockenmittel-box-selber-bauen-3d-druck-dateien-2023-upgrade-produkt-foto-1.jpg)
Press-in tools
Also included
![diy-filament-box-dry-box-build-yourself-instructions-11](https://3d-druck-vorlagen.de/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/diy-filament-box-trockenbox-selber-bauen-anleitung-11.jpg)
![diy-filament-box-dry-box-build-yourself-instructions-15](https://3d-druck-vorlagen.de/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/diy-filament-box-trockenbox-selber-bauen-anleitung-15.jpg)
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