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The Lightweight Fursuit Body Dryer served me well for the last eight years, but recently the arms started to drop under the weight of the suit. Also, it just barely fits into the fursuit box or my large suitcase. So I built this very cheap but more compact and sturdy bodysuit dryer:
I couldn't find the fans of my Ultra Cheap Fursuit Hand Dryer last night and Anthrocon is next week. I now own a 3D printer, and with such a printer the answer to all questions seems to be PLA, so I quickly created a new holder. The most time consuming task is soldering the electrical connections by the way. The printer just happily prints while I'm doing other things.
Sure, I just could buy a wetsuit dryer, but where's the fun in that? Also, I wanted something that is lightweight and somewhat flexible. Thus, after a run to the hardware store and a lot of clipping and fastening zip ties:
Admittedly, a dryer for the head mask is more work, but still can be very cheap. One important aspect: it has to be lightweight but must be able to carry a fursuit head without tipping. So, another boring Sunday afternoon project was born. Version 1 looked like this:
Sometimes I enjoy building minimalistic but practical things. Like these fursuit hand dryers