16mm Film Dryer

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This is an air squeegee engineered based on recommendations found in Kodak's H-24 processing modules for motion picture film, specifically Module 2, page 5. The purpose of this print is to dry 16mm motion picture film as it passes through a processing machine, reducing cross-contamination of chemical baths by creating an "air knife" through which the film travels. Ideally, these air knives are installed in pairs, one on each side of the film. Later, I will update this model to include some mounting features. Currently, it has none because I have yet to decide how to mount it in the processing machine. UPDATE: I've narrowed the exit passage and added a fillet to some internal edges. This change is reflected in the airknife3.stl file with the "V2" mark on top. UPDATE2: I've created a new model file, designed for a bracket that makes it easy to mount a pair of blowers onto a punched flat bar frame with 3/4" spaced 3/8" diameter holes. The blowers should be glued onto the flat platform so they have a narrow space in between. The bracket also holds film rollers that align the film with the dryer passage. This bracket was designed to fit [these rollers](https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2375925) by VEtienne, and it fits perfectly on a flat bar frame.