Rain Barrel Overflow Hose Adaptor

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This adapter makes it easy to connect a garden hose to the overflow port on a rain barrel, redirecting excess water to thirsty plants. Rain barrels fill up quickly during rainfall and we needed a solution to reroute overflowing water to where it was really needed - in our gardens. To make this work, you'll need my spiral_extrude library, available at https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:1958354. I designed this adapter in two parts so that it can be printed without support material. It fits snugly onto the rain barrel's overflow port with a friction fit. To ensure a tight seal and prevent water from escaping through the sides, use something like an old inner tube as a gasket between the barrel and the threaded piece. Edit: I made some adjustments to the scad file, but unfortunately, updating my computer's OS has slowed down openscad significantly, so I haven't updated the stl file yet.