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License

HiLo Clothes Dryer by FabLabWgtn is licensed under the Creative Commons - Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike license.

Summary

Inspired by a great hanging dryer, but put off by high cost and long distance shipping, I decided to make
my own, low-budget version. There are components that could be higher quality, and prices are indicative
only - it depends what your local suppliers have available for you. I got most of the components from
Bunnings and Pete’s Emporium in Porirua (NZ).
I also decided to do something Low Tech instead of designing with digital fabrication in mind. Some simple tools and you're away with this project.
Take as much time as you want to. I made this over two weekends, not rushing, and in between other activities. But I don’t have to tidy up if I don’t feel like it...
Fineprint:
All measurements are in millimetres unless otherwise stated. All attempts have been made to keep
jargon to a minimum. ‘Usual’ in New Zealand may not be ‘usual’ globally. Do everything safely. The instruction pages are in the Memo section, not the Recipe section.

Recipe (2)

Memos (7)

Memo

Steps, page two:

posted by

FabLabWgtn on June 06, 2015

Twist all the dowels into the holes you drilled for them.
If the fit is a little snug and it’s not coming together evenly, tie a loop in the rope (see the photo) you have and then place it over the ply and dowels. Use the screwdriver to twist the rope so that it becomes tighter and draws the components together.
Do this all along the ‘ladder’. There’s no need for brute force - let the screwdriver and rope be your friends.
Now is a good time to screw it together. I put screws in both ends and in the middle but you could screw into all of your dowels if you feel like doing it. I marked out and drilled a pilot hole with a 3mm drill bit and then carefully countersunk the hole with an 8.5mm drill bit. I don’t have a countersink bit - you might want to practice that
step on a scrap of wood first.