Dry suit hanger (upside-down, for suits with integrated boots)

Hanger for dry suits with integrated boots. Hangs suit upside-down (by the boots). Useful for hosing down after a dive, or for those times when the “dry” suit didn't quite live up to its name.

You can get similar ones for about a tenner online. This model takes a long time to print, requires extra nuts and bolts (and an axial bearing), and then requires assembly. So a lot of hassle compared to just buying one. But if you're here, you probably want the hassle… Also, this model swivels a full 360 degrees (if you bothered to put in the axial bearing) which the online cheap ones don't do, so at least it's got this going for it.

Dry suits are heavy so I made this whole model rather chunky and I printed it with substantial infill (40% I think). I may have overdone it. I also used PETG for its superior mechanical qualities.

You'll need:

M6x70 bolt (that's what I used because I had one, but anything from 60 to 80 mm should do)

Three M6 washers

One M6 nyloc nut

One M6 12 mm outer diameter axial (thrust) bearing. I got it from here (select F6-12M): https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/285017601410. You may be able to find them cheaper elsewhere, I didn't look very hard. The bearing is optional but without it, the swiveling won't work very well.

Print both bottom and top parts. Supports are helpful for the central inner shaft of the bottom part, and the circular pocket at the end of the top (hook) part, but it should print acceptably without them too.

Assembly is (as shown in one of the photos), in the following order starting from the bottom: M6 bolt, washer, bottom printed part, top printed part, washer, axial bearing (make sure to assemble it correctly!), washer, nyloc nut. It should all be fairly obvious. Don't tighten the nyloc nut too much if you want the swiveling action. If you don't (and haven't used an axial bearing), then the M nyloc nut can be tightened fully.