Horizontal Safety Razor Stand

Are you tired of razor blades losing their edge due to water sitting on them after you shave? Looking for a razor stand with a little more customizability? Are you tired of boring, typical razor stands? Me too!

That's why I created this the horizontal razor stand. It never really made sense to me why all of the razor stands on Amazon hold the razor in a vertical position, allowing water to sit on the razor and dull blades after a shave. This horizontal razor stand allows the water to drip off the head of the razor, creating less chance for rust, and keeping blades sharper for longer!

If you have a 3D printer and filament/resin, that's all you need!

The first step in making this stand is the design. These designs were created in SolidWorks as two separate parts, then combined in an assembly. The two parts are the base with a tapered stand, and a holder with an angled hole going through the middle. Having two separate parts makes printing easy because there is no need for supports.

Once the parts have been created, save them as .stl files so they can be sliced.

If you do not have access to CAD software, or if you do not want to make your own design, the .stl files attached can be dowloaded and used. However, creating your own design will allow for more customization.

Before the parts can be printed, the .stl files have to be sliced and processed as gcode for a 3D printer to read. I prefer using Cura, which is free to download, and very easy to use.

To slice the parts, simply drag and drop them into Cura, adjust the settings to your liking, and click slice. I found a 17% infill printing at 60 mm/s worked very well, giving the stand enough strength while not taking too long of a time to print.

Depending on the size and length of your razor, the sizing of the parts might also need to be adjusted. I have a larger razor, so the provided .stl files may be too large if you have a smaller razor.

Once the parts have been sliced, save the gcode to a micro USB.

Plug your USB into your 3D printer and get printing! I used an Elegoo Neptune 2 when creating my stand, with a printing temperature of 220 degrees celsius with standard PLA as my material. The material can be changed depending on what you have or want to use.

Printing time for the base at 17% infill and 60 mm/s was 11 hours, and the holder printing time was 1 hour using the same settings.

Once the pieces are printed, they are ready to be used! The holder can be glued to the base, but I found that the stand fits snugly enough in the hole of the holder that glue was not needed.

All that's left to do is shave and use the stand once you are done!