Paint Brush Stand

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This is a work in progress, but it is functional. I'm not completely satisfied by how much friction I'm getting so I may update it in the near future after I've used it for a while. This model is designed to hold your paint brushes vertically, tip down. You will need a rubber band (the one I used is 210mm long) and some extra 1.75mm filament in addition to the parts here. Note: Many printers will over-fill the holes for the filament to feed through. This depends on many factors (cooling, material used, extrusion temperature, printer calibration). It's easy enough to print as is and then take a 1/16 drill bit to clean out the holes in the enclosure, cover, and clips. Print all the parts without supports. You will need 16 clips, 1 base, 1 enclosure, and 1 cover. Cut 16 pieces of filament about 20mm long (minimum of 10mm but having them longer is easier to work with). Before starting, it's useful to put a rock in the center of the base to make it more stable and easier to operate single-handed. It is a bit tricky to set up, but you need to feed the rubber band through the hole and wrap it around two of the clips. Use a piece of filament through the clip and into the base. I found it easiest to have the filament flush with the top of the clip and sticking out the bottom of the enclosure. Don't worry that they don't stand vertically yet, that will be straightened out after you have all the clips in place.Then carefully put he cover onto the enclosure. To get the cover on, rotate it about 10 degrees, put it on, and rotate it into position. Then use the filament sticking out of the bottom of the enclosure to rotate the clips into place and push through to the top. You can trim the excess filament when you're done.