Light in Dark Artwork: electrical ties

Tuesday, September 6, 2016

Home Made Brush Holder with all Plastic Parts - Part 4 of 6 - Drilling & Assembly

This is a professional brush holder and cleaner

Fig.1 Art Accessories

By Gary Boutin

Tools and Supplies:
Aviation metal Snips
Brushes Long Handle
Channellocks pliers
Cordless 12-volt Drill with drilling bits (Ryobi )
DAP Kwik Seal Silicone Caulking
Duct tape (cloth)
Drill Bit (Ryobi Drill Bits)
Electrical Ties (small)
Gloves leather
Metal Hardware Cloth
Paper (for template)
Pencil
Plastic Container 1-Gallon (old joint compound tub)
Plastic Fencing (Poultry Netting)
Strong Scissors
Westpack Material All Purpose Tub

There plenty of ways to spend money on art. This post is all about saving money and spending it on paint. We need the extra accessories and many do purchase them like Fig.1 above right.

This post shows the four steps on the assembly of a brush holder.

Step 1: Fig.2 and fig.3 shows the Ryobi Drill Driver and the Ryobi Drill Bits that will be used to drill many holes into the top rim of the plastic container.

Ryobi Cordless Drill Bit with Makita bit holder

Fig.2 Ryobi 12 volt drill

Ryobi Drill bit holder witn Titanium drills

Fig.3 Ryobi Drill Bits

Step 2: Fig.4 through fig.6 shows that a 9/64 (3.57124 millimeter) Titanium Drill Bit will be used and is the perfect size for small electrical ties. Use a cordless drill with a 9/64 (3.57124 millimeter) inch drill bit to drill into the plastic bucket.

Fig.4 - 9/64
(3.57124 mm Drill Bit

Use drill to make holes into top trim of bucket

Fig.5 Drilled Holes

Fig.6 Close up of
drilled holes

Step 3: Fig.7 shows the easiest way to tie the plastic fence to the plastic bucket is to use electrical Ties. Fig.8 shows all the holes that were drilled into the plastic bucket. Not all the holes will be filled, we need some holes to get the best advantage of the plastic netting.

Fig.7 Loose Electrical Ties

Fig.8 Electrical Ties
into bucket holes

Step 4: Fig.9 and fig.10 shows the electrical ties have been placed into a hole and holding the plastic netting against the plastic bucket. Fig.11 shows the use pliers to pull the zip tie closer to the edge of the plastic bucket. The next post is optional, the coloring of the bucket.

Close up of electrical ties in the top trim of plastic bucket

Fig.9 Placing the tie

Fig.10 All ties tied up

Fig.11 Pliers

Home Made brush Holder with all Plastic Parts:

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Sunday, September 4, 2016

Home Made Brush Holder with all Plastic Parts - Part 1 of 6 - The Parts and Tools

This is the standard painter brush holder and cleaner

Fig.1 Brush holder
and cleaner

By Gary Boutin

Tools and Supplies:
Aviation metal Snips
Brushes Long Handle
Cordless 12-volt Drill with drilling bits (Ryobi )
DAP Kwik Seal Silicone Caulking
Drill Bit (Ryobi Drill Bits)
Electrical Ties (small)
Gloves Nitrile
Metal Hardware Cloth
Paper (for template)
Pencil or Marker
Plastic Container 1-Gallon (old joint compound tub)
Plastic Fencing (Poultry Netting)
Strong Scissors
Westpack Material All Purpose Tub

There plenty of ways to spend money on art. This post is all about saving money and spending it on paint. We need the extra accessories and many do purchase them like Fig.1 above right. This is an upcycling project.

This post shows the twelve steps on the assembly of a simple brush holder.

Step 1: Find an empty wide bottom plastic container. Fig.2 shows the container below is from Westpack Material All Purpose Joint Compound. One gallon plastic buckets can be purchased at hardware stores for about $3 each. The choice is white, black and sometimes blue. Small container can also be purchased with lids.

This is a Westpack Material all purpose joint compound empty bucket

Fig.2 Plastic bucket

Step 2: Find or purchase plastic fencing. Fig.3 shows the plastic poultry netting. You can also use plastic netting. Just make sure the net has wide enough area for the brushes.

This poultry plastic netting is what was used to keep brushed standing up

Fig.3 Poultry Netting

Step 3: Fig.4 shows Ryobi Titanium Drill Set. Use a drill bit larger then the electrical ties.

Fig.4 Ryobi
Titanium Drill Set

Step 4: Fig.5 shows Ryobi 12 volt cordless drill with Makita drill bit holder.

12 Volt Cordless Drill with Makita Bit Holder

Fig.5 Ryobi 12-volt
Cordless Drill

Step 5: Fig.5 shows the use of a measurement tape to measure each top and bottom of the bucket.

Fig.6 Tape

Step 6: Fig.7 shows the Aviation Snips that will cut the plastic netting.

Aviation metal snitp is what is used to cut just about anything

Fig.7 Aviation Snips

Step 7: Fig.8 shows pliers will be needed to pull the electrical ties.

Fig.8 Pliers

Step 8: Manual caulking gun used to finish the Bucket.

Fig.9 Caulking

Step 9: Fig.10 shows the Long Brushes from your inventory that are placed for safe keeping.

These brushed need a new home, the brush holder

Fig.10 Art Brushes

Home Made Brush Holder with all Plastic Parts:

Other post that are brush containers:

Handyman Blog: DIY Advisor

Food Blog: From Kiwis To Pistachios

Artwork Blog: Light in Dark Artwork

Class-A Tests: DIY Class-A Drivers License Tests

Class-A Tests Sitemap: Class-A Sitemap

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