Boot and Glove Dryer

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This is a remix and addition to slartibartfast68's design that can be found here: https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:1630150 I was looking for something to dry my thick neoprene gloves and boots used for scuba diving in cold water. Nothing struck my fancy, commercial offerings came with mixed reviews and high price tags, but i found this model and had an idea. Used tinkercad to extend the tubes as high as my ender 3 v2 would allow, and capped the ends and added some ventilation holes. Next came a box to mount two of them on and hide the fans and wiring. It is sized to fit a pair of standard 12v 80mm cooling fans, and a standard rocker switch that i found on amazon. I made it as big as possible while still allowing for a skirt. Works great, will dry my gloves and boots completely in about 12-16 hours or so, and im not worried about leaving it running longer than that since it isnt heated. Seems to be strong enough, as my wet, 7mm thick, size 13 boots and xl gloves dont seem to overload it. There isnt a lot of extra room, but its as big as my printer bed would allow, and its quite workable and fairly compact. And the wire wraps around the bottom of the nozzles for storage. Now my dive buddies each want one... or two... Parts: Cooling fan x2: https://www.amazon.ca/Gdstime-Bearing-4500rpm-Brushless-Cooling/dp/B07BMNQC9G/ref=sr_1_7?dchild=1&keywords=80mm+fan+8025&qid=1631059265&sr=8-7 12v adapter: https://www.amazon.ca/TMEZON-Power-Adapter-Supply-2-1mm/dp/B00Q2E5IXW/ref=sr_1_1?crid=17D04JED7HXAK&dchild=1&keywords=tmezon+12+volt&qid=1631059349&sprefix=tmezon%2Caps%2C176&sr=8-1 Rocker switch: https://www.amazon.ca/Lightronic-Rocker-Switch-Waterproof-Toggle/dp/B01NCENFIX/ref=sr_1_3?dchild=1&keywords=lightronic+switch&qid=1631059423&sr=8-3 Strain relief: https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B081XSHCJL/ref=redir_mobile_desktop?_encoding=UTF8&aaxitk=07be2153a7b4f4e0843a73573f1d695f&hsa_cr_id=4328822650701&pd_rd_plhdr=t&pd_rd_r=4b21361b-6e4a-4e26-a98e-63749773bc1b&pd_rd_w=fjEoq&pd_rd_wg=fBiV2&ref_=sbx_be_s_sparkle_mcd_asin_0_img These strain reliefs unfortunately dont tighten up completely on the wire on this 12v converter i used... work in progress i guess...