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June 23, 2008
paintbrush holder
by sven at 9:42 pm
Two weeks ago I built this paintbrush holder. While I'm waiting for animation to render, sometimes I use the time to work on a "B project." This project was one of those.
The top is made of clear acrylic. There are divots in the base to help keep the brushes from sliding out of place.
And yes, I've put matching labels on the brushes and in front of their respective holes. Anal? Well...
Toward the end of Monster Month 2007, I decided that I wanted to invest in a bunch of decent brushes in different sizes, but all of the same brand (Winsor Newton). Prior to this, I'd been using a completely random array of brushes...
I want to move in the direction of understanding what distinguishes one brush from another. Making a holder that forces me to think about what brush I'm reaching for is part of this process.
posted by sven | June 23, 2008 9:42 PM | comments (5) | categories: other art, painting
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Wow, you're really on some big time organization kick there. How did you drill the holes in the plexi? Or did you have it done at the plastic shop?
Posted by: shuju at June 23, 2008 11:34 PM
I am so impressed with your "B projects." What a great idea! With what I'm seeing of your B projects, I can't wait to see the "A" project *smile.
Posted by: dot at June 24, 2008 12:16 PM
Sweet!
Posted by: michael5000 at June 25, 2008 12:59 PM
@Shu-Ju:
I got the clear acrylic at Home Depot. I know that they sell similar stuff at TAP plastics on Sandy.
I drilled it using a hand-held electric drill. The slots were made using a tabletop milling machine that I own.
When drilling, little holes were easy, but the larger holes were more difficult. I drilled the corner holes first, and then screwed the acrylic to a piece of scrap wood so it wouldn't rattle around. The closer to the screws I drilled, the less rattling there was, and the better the holes turned out.
I know that TAP plastic sells some drill bits that are specially designed to deal with plastics -- but I've never tried them.
@Dot & Michael5000: Thank you!
Posted by: sven at June 27, 2008 3:33 PM
Ooo! Your organizational projects absolutely delight me! This is Super-Sweet! Maybe I need to do something similar for my supplies . . . hmmm.
Posted by: bansheegrrll at June 29, 2008 1:04 PM