Flash-dryer modified for water-based printing on fabric in a tight workspace

I bought a flash unit but it needed some innovations to suit my tiny Screenprinting shop.

As delivered, it had 4 legs on casters that were in footspace. I had made a heavy base earlier. I would need counter-weight to keep the device in balance.

I was unable to calculate the mathematics of a counterweight - the necessary mass and length of armature as counterbalance for that of the cure unit. So I had to experiment.

The heating element didn't swivel far enough into the work from a stationary position so I added 4 inches to the reach, adjusting the counter-weight accordingly. (I added more.)

I made a double-jointed arm so I could adjust the reach of the counter-weight, and its leverage. This worked, but it was not durable. It cracked, but it had served the purpose of establishing the length. I made a stronger armature based on what I had learned.

The base itself rotates but that's not necessary. As factory-shipped, the upper tube simply turns on an adjustable collar on the lower tube.

The small articulated armature holds a PC fan for pushing air across the work surface, replacing water-laden air with dry.