Device and method for drying joint compound with a supported heated air source

In a room having a floor and ceiling, a device for supplying heated air in a desired direction, comprising:

• a pole having a first end and a second end;
• a first flexible suction cup coupled to said first end of said pole;
• a second flexible suction cup coupled to said second end of said pole, wherein said pole is positionable between the ceiling and floor so that said first flexible suction cup abuts against the ceiling and said second flexible suction cup abuts against the floor;
• a clamping mechanism selectively attachable to said pole at various points between said first end and said second end;
• and
• a heated air source coupled to said clamping mechanism.

A method directing heated air onto a targeted surface within a room, comprising the steps of:

• providing an adjustable length pole having a first flexible suction cup at one end and a second flexible suction cup at an opposite end;
• placing said pole between a floor and a ceiling in the room at a point proximate said targeted surface, wherein the pole biases the first flexible suction cup against the ceiling an biases the second flexible suction cup against the floor;
• attaching a heated air source to a support platform;
• attaching said support platform to said pole at a position between said top end and said bottom end;
• and
• orienting said support platform so that said heated air source directs heated air toward said targeted surface.