Safety Razor Stand, plus Blade Dispenser / Disposal

DESCRIPTION

A free-standing stand to hold a safety razor vertically, with all sharp edges covered during storage. Also includes a blade dispenser and an optional blade disposal area.

 It's designed for safety, convenient access, and conserving filament.  This design should fit most sizes of safety razor and double-sided blade.

This design requires a small amount of assembly, but it prints with no supports or rafts, and with layers in the strong direction where it counts.  

FEATURES

• Holds razor vertically, to allow moisture to drain away from the head and blade.
• When stowed, covers all exposed edges of the blade, and can be easily pulled out without getting your hands near the blade.  
• Reasonably stable
• Allows easy storage and dispensing of blades.  You can usually pull out a single blade at a time with one hand.
• Optional disposal area for used blades, which you shouldn't need to empty for a while.

VARIATIONS

Disposal vs Non-Disposal

The Disposal version has a second container (under a slot in the lid), where you can dispose of used blades.  Assuming they settle reasonably well, it should hold 50-100 blades, enough that you don't need to think about it for a while.  When you DO need to empty it out, make sure to remove the stored new blades (and the razor) first, since you'll have to tip it upside down over an appropriate recepticle.  There is a hole at the bottom of the disposal area to allow moisture to drain out, and to allow for poking a pencil or similar through the hole to dislodge any blades that have gotten stuck when emptying.  

The Non-Disposal version doesn't have the disposal section.  It still has the blade dispensing section.  It's a bit narrower, and takes less filament to print. 

Blade Dispensing Weight

Dispensing of the blades works best when there is something pressing down on the blades, especially when there are only a few blades left in the dispenser.  The WeightBase and WeigthtLid are designed to fit in on top of the stack of blades, weighing them down and keeping them in the right orientation.  It's not necessary, but I found it to be useful. 

The weight comes in two parts so that you can put some small metal weights (I used a couple of old ¼-20 nuts) in and glue the lid down, to give it additional heft without wasting filament.  If you have trouble retrieving the weight from the dispenser channel to load new blades, there is a loop to tie a bit of string around.  

PRINTING

Material

PLA works just fine.

Material Use

Disposal: 68 grams

Non-Disposal: 45 grams

Weight: +7 grams

Layers/Nozzle

Optimized for 0.2mm layer heights and 04.mm nozzle.  Nothing is SUPER complicated, but there are overhangs and bridges that work better with a reasonable layer height.  

Supports

No need for supports or rafts.  Print the Holder standing upright and the Cradle with the “front” facing up.  The Lid, Weight Base, and Weight Lid should be printed flat side down.  You don't NEED a brim for any of these, but it's not a bad idea to add one for the Cradle, since it has very little contact area.

Perimeters and Infill

There is almost no “internal” area in these models.  I'd recommend 2-3 perimeters and 100% infill.  

POST-PROCESSING

Cradle

Use your choice of glue (I use CA glue, but epoxy should work fine) to glue the Cradle into the supports on the side of the Holder.  It should settle into an even position, but it's good to do a dry-fit first and make sure it makes good contact with the supports.  

(Optional) Weight

Place any weights you desire into the WeightBase, and then glue the WeightLid on top.  It should be inset, resting on the little ledges.

TO USE

Razor should slot into the Cradle without interference.  There is a small lip to prevent it from sliding out, but you should be able to lift it over the lip when removing.

To fill dispenser, simply remove blades from outer packaging (BUT NOT FROM THEIR PAPER WRAPPER) and place them into the dispenser area, so they lie flat and stack.  If the first few don't settle properly, you may have to tilt or shake the dispenser to get them to settle.  Once all blades are in, place weight on top (optional) and close lid.

To dispense a blade, just place your finger under the dispenser to push the bottom blade forward from the back.  Then pull the blade the rest of the way out.  Rarely a second blade will come with it, but you can just stick this back into the slot.  

To dispose of a blade (optional), just put it through the slot in the lid.  

VERSIONS

v1

• Initial version

v2 (Pictured)

• Made slightly taller to accommodate more razor sizes (should fit anything with a handle less than 110mm long).
• Added Non-Disposal version.

v3

• Increased razor cradle height by 2mm to accommodate taller razor heads, as suggested by @CMEngineer_453007 

FEEDBACK

I'm more than happy to consider any recommendations or variation requests.  This fits the razors of myself and my housemate, but if you have a razor that doesn't fit, let me know and I can modify the design to accommodate.