Adapters for Drying Pet Boots - boot warmer dryer

We also have a couple of greyhound dogs and some of the newly retired drivers.
One of the many physiological uniqueness of greyhound is that their skin is thin.
This combines with the nature of our backyard, resulting in occasional tears.
In order to keep these wounds clean during the healing process, we chose boots, some of which are waterproof and some of which are not.
My wife commented if we could
Waterproof with boot dryer/heater
Christmas was given to me by law.
So I decided to build the adapter and let me do the job.
The first step is to mark the main parts of the cut.
I started with vacuum expansion.
Slide the boots onto the tube as a template.
Mark where the bottom of the guide arrives.
Then use the tape measure to make a 2 inch mark under this mark.
We will cut the pipe here.
To make the next set of marks easier, I made these cuts now.
I did this by placing the extension on my bench vise and cutting with my Dremel Trio, whichI was also used to file along the rough edges.
In retrospect, the cut would be cleaner if I used a hacksaw.
When the cutting is completed, it is time to arrange the air circulation holes.
You can do this with some very precise scientific methods, but I just chose eyeballs.
I just arranged the holes in alternate ways, trying to distribute hot air as evenly as possible.
I then clipped the vacuum extension onto my vise and cut the holes at low speed with my Dremel Trioat.
When I cut all the holes in the two extensions, I used a large file to remove the scrap plastic from the extension and smooth the edges of the hole.
With the advent of the vacuum cleaner, smackidi moved onto the bottles, which will be the basis for expansion.
Turn the bottle and let the bottom face up.
Use the boot dryer as a template to track the diameter of the boot dryer tube to the bottom of the bottle.
Clip the top of the bottle in the bench vise with a diameter mark and cut out the marking area.
Test fit to ensure that the cut bottle is comfortably fitted around the boot dryer tubesWith the first round marking and cutting. We need to mark and cut the lid of the bottle.
Remove the lid from the bottle and place it on your bench.
As close as possible to the center of the lid, place the vacuum extension, and then trace along the diameter of the extension.
Cutting the covers is a bit tricky as placing the covers on a bench vise that is safe enough for cutting will crush them.
I fixed the issue, screwed the lid back to the bottle, then slid them onto the boot dryer I fixed to the vise.
This gives me a stable working environment.
Slide the cut cover to the vacuum extension until the cover is just under the mark at the end of the boot we made earlier.
Then put on your disposable gloves and mix the epoxy putty.
Work at and around the joint between the lid and the vacuum extension.
Let the epoxy cure.
Due to the extension now, all the air will flow out of the top, which will dry to the toe of the boot, but ignore the sides.
To force the air to flow out from the side, I decided to cover the extension but leave a hole for some air to pass through and dry the toe of the boot.
In order to do this, I bought two medicine bottles with the same diameter as the extension part.
I clipped the bottle on my bench and faced it.
I drilled the center of the bottom of the bottle with a 17/64 drill.
This will remove about 1/3 of the material and will (hypothetically)
Redirect most of the air to the side of the extension.
Drill the bottle horizontally into the vise and cut the bottom of the bottle with my hacksaw.
Then I clean the edges with a tool knife and a burrs removal tool.
Then I press the bottom of these sevred to the top of the extension.
Now we're ready.