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Step 7Finishing Up
There you have it! You have now finished the stand. The little curl accent isn't just for looks, it will help you paint your stand (should you choose to do so). The original stand I made was finished with flat black enamel and a glossy clear acrylic.
If you do choose to pain the stand, the curl will allow you to hang it on a piece of wire for easy painting and drying. Remember, should you choose to paint with spray-paint, to use adequate ventilation. I do not recommend polishing, as a coat hanger is made out of cheap metal. Enamel or acrylic paint would work fine, and no harm should come to your shaving tools when resting in the stand. Someone suggested plasti-dip to me, but I think that's a bit excessive.
As you can see below the stand will hold either item, razor or brush, by itself. Centering the upright over the base, and extending the razor while keeping the brush closer to the center will help to distribute the weight correctly. If your stand will not stand up with just one of the two items, you may have made your base too small, upright too tall, or extended the brush holder too far. In this example the brush is not that close to the center, but my brush is very light.
The last picture is an example of what the rack will look like when painted. It is the prototype that I made, so the razor holder looks a little different. The method of bending the razor holder was improved for the second (for this Instructable).
If you do choose to pain the stand, the curl will allow you to hang it on a piece of wire for easy painting and drying. Remember, should you choose to paint with spray-paint, to use adequate ventilation. I do not recommend polishing, as a coat hanger is made out of cheap metal. Enamel or acrylic paint would work fine, and no harm should come to your shaving tools when resting in the stand. Someone suggested plasti-dip to me, but I think that's a bit excessive.
As you can see below the stand will hold either item, razor or brush, by itself. Centering the upright over the base, and extending the razor while keeping the brush closer to the center will help to distribute the weight correctly. If your stand will not stand up with just one of the two items, you may have made your base too small, upright too tall, or extended the brush holder too far. In this example the brush is not that close to the center, but my brush is very light.
The last picture is an example of what the rack will look like when painted. It is the prototype that I made, so the razor holder looks a little different. The method of bending the razor holder was improved for the second (for this Instructable).
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I also made my brush holder adjustable (as the two brushes I have are shaped nothing alike!)
I like that it can hold EVERYTHING I use (different razors, different brushes) and it cost me...nothing really. I had everything on hand.
I was self sufficient for real after checking out these pics.
I also made the bottom a bit different (like a semi circle) and I made the middle post in 3 bends not 2. I made clearance for a soap mug under the brush!