My final project for a class ME203 (Manufacturing Design) at Stanford (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fLHyktiN6tQ). I wanted to make a paintbrush cleaner that can 1) separate paint and turpentine after washing so that the liquid always stays relatively clear; 2) hold paintbrushes of different sizes when they're not in use; 3) hold a roll of paper towel for drying.
Furthermore, besides holding paintbrushes, it can be used for dining as well. The aluminum sink can be used for placing dining wares. The acrylic display disks can be used for umm...bread sticks? or forks and knifes... A soup bowl can be suspended on the swing-like structure. Doesn't that make an awesome meal? Hell yes!
The entire project is made of aluminum, acrylic and polycarbonate which I machined on lathe, mill and laser-camm. Three acrylic disks have holes of different sizes and can slide past each other.
