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This started with a bathroom organizer I bought years ago that looked similar but had two large holes which I used for my toothbrush and toothpaste- but it always bothered something deep in me. So I built a similar device to hold my shaver and ear/nose hair trimmer. That was fun and worked a treat... but... it really should have one more hole for my smaller beard trimmer... this is the culmination of that. I have done a bit of acrylic bending and that was fun too, so of course I built a bending jig after researching the many, many benders available and the many DIY benders. I built a wooden base that holds the power supply [not shown- DC/10amp] with an aluminum 'U' channel to keep the heat focused upward and protect the wood which has a length of nichrome wire that provides the heat is stretched by a spring. I then laser a channel where I want the bend into the acrylic [blue on the layout and about 40-50% thru the material] and then cut it out. As shown it is positioned over the heat for 2-3 minutes, checking by gently lifting the portion to be bent ever 15 seconds, when hot enough it will make a perfect bend and it is then bent to the proper angle- in this case using a CNC holddown for a perfect 90°. Rinse and repeat, as they say.

I then had to rework [recreate] the toothbrush/tooth brush holder of course. That particular pocket of my brain is now calm... until it sees something else that requires improvement.
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