Easy Filament Dehydrator Remix

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I was really impressed with Thingismith's remix of Tinkerman's original design and thought it would be great to take advantage of the 26mm diameter reel inserts and spool holder that I have standardized for my Ender 3 ecosystem. This remix requires only one part to print and install to hold the filament reel, once you have installed the applicable pair of reel adaptors (refer to my Thing: 3783495) on the reel to be dried. I also added a temperature and humidity sensor because I was skeptical about the vendor's dehydrator temperature controls. My unit seems to run cooler than the numbers on the dial indicate, so you might prefer to leave the meter outside the dryer and just run the sensor inside. Please note that I printed my parts with PLA since it's the only filament I currently work with. If you use filaments that need to be dried at higher temperatures, you may want to print the parts in PETG instead (you could also consider using a different dehydrator if this one doesn't heat up enough to dry those filaments). To get better airflow through the dryer, take off the handle from the cake carrier dome to create two vent holes. The dehydrator uses a fan to circulate air through the dryer.