This document provides assembly instructions for a 3D printed toothbrush holder. It includes a bill of materials and 9 steps to assemble the parts. The parts are laser cut from perspex and assembled using super glue. Table clamps and non-slip adhesive foil are used to secure the bottom. Plastic straps and spacers are used to secure an electric toothbrush in place. The total assembly time is estimated to be 1 hour and 40 minutes and costs approximately 25 euros to produce.

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2. TOOTHBRUSH
€ 25 1 hour 40 minutes
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3. ASSEMBLY MANUAL
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4. TOOTHBRUSH 1.5
BILL OF MATERIAL
- 2 x candy containers with hinge
- 4 x table clamp
- 2 x plastic strap 5 mm
- 100 x 100 mm adhesive nonslip foil
- 100 x 500 mm perspex 3 mm thick
- (super glue)
Wood clamp, lassercutter/fretsaw, cutter
Eight
Twelve

5. TOOTHBRUSH 1.5
DESCRIPTION Lasercut or saw all
parts out of the piece of perspex.
1
When lasercutting, 4 extra spacers are cut as
spare parts.
Yes
30 minutes
Lasercutter or fretsaw
Perspex
N/a
€ 15

6. TOOTHBRUSH 1.5
DESCRIPTION Glue two table clamps
onto the bottom of each container. Fixate for 10
minutes.
2
Glue two spacers next to the hinge onto each
container.
No
24 minutes
Super glue for plastics, wood clamp
2 x container, 4 x table clamps
Eight
€0

7. TOOTHBRUSH 1.5
DESCRIPTION Cut out 4 pieces of 10 x
35 mm out of the nonslip foil. Attach them to
the table clamps so the foil will touch the table.
3
No
5 minutes
Cutter
Adhesive nonslip foil
Four
€0

8. TOOTHBRUSH 1.5
DESCRIPTION Glue a lever onto the
top of each container and fixate for 10 minutes
4
No
12 minutes
Super glue
N/a
Two
€0

9. TOOTHBRUSH 1.5
DESCRIPTION
spacers onto the lever.
Position and glue two
5
No
2 minutes
Super glue
N/a
Two
€0

10. TOOTHBRUSH 1.5
DESCRIPTION Put one of the plastic
straps through the other, then position the two
thickenings at a distance of 24 mm and cut the
6
remaining end. Put the other strap through the
lever holes and through the remaining tickening.
Do not tighten yet.
No
5 minutes
Cutter
Plastic straps
Two
€0

11. TOOTHBRUSH 1.5
DESCRIPTION Take your electric
toothbrush and put the lever with plastic straps
around it. Position the spacer onto the button
7
and try until you get the positioning right. Then
tighten the strap as tight as you can and cut the
remaining end.
No
2 minutes
Cutter
None
One
€0

12. TOOTHBRUSH 1.5
DESCRIPTION Take the adhesive
nonslip foil and cut it out using the big ring as a
template and attach it to the big ring.
8
No
10 minutes
Cutter
Adhesive nonslip foil
One
€0

13. TOOTHBRUSH 1.5
DESCRIPTION Take the big ring and
the open ring and glue them onto of each other.
Put the charger inside the glued rings and glue
9
the closed ring onto the open ring. Put some
pressure on it.
No
10 minutes
Super glue
None
Three
€0

14. TECHNICAL ADDENDUM
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15. Lasercut parts with Adobe Illustrator file.

16. TEAM CONTACTS
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17. BARTCATOOR@GMAIL.COM
TEL +32 4 99 32 82 70
MAAIKEKOCK@GMAIL.COM
TEL +32 4 98 64 05 29
JAN.SEYNAEVE@DOMINIEK.SAVIO.BE
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