Heavy duty dry suit hanger

NOTE: the top part of the hub has been updated and can be found here:

https://www.printables.com/model/415878-modified-hub-top-for-heavy-duty-dry-suit-hanger

Print the hub top and bottom from the above link, and then all other parts in this model.

Chunky hanger with shoulder pads and swiveling top hook. I originally designed it for my dry suit but can obviously be used for other things (e.g. heavy jacket).

You can get dry suit hangers for a tenner or so online and it'll probably cost you a similar amount in plastic, nuts/bolts, and electricity (what with how much they charge for pumping electrons these days) to print/assemble this so not sure why you're looking at it and why I bothered designing it in the first place, but here we are… 😆

Designed with FreeCAD. Since dry suits are heavy, this model is quite chunky and I printed in PETG. I used 40% infill for all load-bearing parts (the arms, the hub, and the hook) and only 10 or 15% infill for the shoulder pads. It takes forever to print. I may have gone overboard somewhat on the chunkiness/infill: the bottom of the hook part (where the bearing sits) has comparatively thin walls and yet it seems to be holding…

Three different arm lengths are included here, allowing for 40, 45, and 50 cm overall (shoulder-to-shoulder) span: print whichever seems most appropriate for your suit size.

You'll also need the following:

• M6 (inner diameter) 12 mm (outer diameter) axial (thrust) bearing. I got it from here: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/285017601410 (select F6-12M). You may be able to find similar ones cheaper elsewhere, I didn't look very hard. This is required for smooth rotation of the top hook but optional if you don't want it to swivel and want to just tighten it in one orientation (or don't mind the rotation not being particularly smooth and the M6 nyloc nut possibly coming loose with repeated rotation).
• 1x M4x35 bolt
• 1x M4 nut
• 4x M5x50 bolts
• 2x M5x35 bolts
• 6x M5 nuts
• 4x M5 washers
• 1x M6x40 bolt
• 1x M6 >nyloc< nut
• 3x M6 penny washer

Assembly is as follows and is shown in photos:

• Attach pads to arms with four M5x50 bolts and nuts. Make sure the notched ends of the arms are oriented as in the photo!
• Attach both arms to the bottom part of the hub with the single M4x35 bolt and nut. This is where you find out whether you oriented the arms correctly. The assembly should look as in the photo.
• Attach the top part of the hub to hook using the M6x40 bolt, washers, nyloc nut, and axial bearing. From bottom to top the order is: bolt, washer, hub top, hook, washer, bearing, washer, nyloc nut. Make sure you assemble the axial bearing correctly!
• Attach the upper part (hook assembly) to the bottom part (arm assembly) with two M5x35 bolts, two M5 nuts, and four washers (one each between bolts and nuts).
• Enjoy the massively over-engineered clothes hanger!