Take forever for glue to dry when securing a re-hair? Pony-head Drier!

[rosietrot]

Pony Head Drier!

After I am done re-hairing a pony, I always put glue on the inside where the hair sticks through so that the hair doesn't fall out.  But it seem like it takes DAYS for the glue to fully dry (or at least it does in Oregon) so I made a drier, specifically for this purpose.  Now, I certainly don't want to wait with a blow-drier, so I build  a pony-head drier! 

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WARNING: NEVER tamper with electrical components without the permission of parents and direct supervision of a knowledgable adult

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Supplies:
-An old body shop fragrance oil burner
-Plastic Funnel
-Old Computer Fan Grill
-Extra-small Radio Shack Electronics Fan
-12-Volt Laptop battery charger
-Padded Feet
-Four bolts and nuts
-Electrical Tape
-Dremel

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My goal was to draw air up through the funnel with a fan to dry the glue in the pony head faster than just letting it sit, so I rewired an old laptop power source to a fan I bought at Radio Shack so it would run with power from the wall, to direct the air from the fan into the pony head through a funnel.  I drilled several holes in the top (narrow end) so that air could escape from several places so the air to circulate within the pony head to accelerate drying and using an old oil burner to warm the air, I set the fan and funnel on top.  I put felt feet on the funnel to raise it, avoiding a vacuum and creating space for the air to enter.  For stabilization and to keep the plastic funnel from potentially melting or the felt feet from catching fire, even though it probably wouldn't get that hot, I put an old computer grill on top of the burner.  Finally, to ensure the fan wouldn't be damaged by the heat, to maximize air pull, and for peace-of-mind, I secured the fan to the inside of the funnel with four bolts. 

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Then I stuck on the pony head, plugged it in and voila!  Instead of a coupe days, in a couple hours, she was dry!  Even though this is a very specialized tool for a very specific job, it has been a joy to create and will dry many customs to come.

[kaoskat]

Good for you! Glad to hear it works and helps with your customizing!

[True]

It takes a few days for mine to dry as well, this is why I always do the head/hair first before anything else, unless I need to do an FBR, so that it will keep drying while im working on other parts.

But I love it when people create things, especially when its solving a problem like this! This is so cool and I'm glad it works!

[Emberfly]

That's so creative, I love it.  And I'm so happy it works the way you wanted it.  There's nothing worse than making something amazing and then have it not work the way it was supposed to.  I'm impressed with your ingenuity.

[StrawberryMeadow]

That's ridiculously clever! (I'm so impatient I use hot glue, which dries in pretty much seconds, after burning a few layers of my skin off! woot!)
 

[Tulips]

Awesome idea!
I would love one of these (i'm really impatient), but if were to attempt to make one something would probably blow up, lol.

[June]

Amazing :O I've never thought that ponies will incite new inventions