A drawing paper stand

Both of my kids love to draw. The first thing that comes from their mouths when they get home is: “where do we have paper?”. We have piles of blank paper standing around everywhere, and if we don’t, it’ll be a bad day. I decided that now was the time to get organised and get rid of the piles on the kitchen table.

I designed a stand for blank pieces of paper that can hold a whole ream (500 sheets) in A4 size. It has a 3D printed wedge on the bottom so the outermost sheet is always sticking further up. This way it’s easier to take a piece even if you have little fingers. I also recruited my son to draw some decorations for it. There were many ideas that were considered, but we decided that the word “imagination” is fitting for the front. For the back my son drew instructions for what to do when we ran out of paper. I’ll let you decipher what it actually means!

This is how it ended up looking.
It has a large capacity, and it’s easy to fill with one ream of paper at time.

(Mini) Build Log:

The design is not very complex and only took couple of hours.
I ended up making the connecting tabs 1mm longer so I can sand them back down when the whole thing has been glued together.
“Imagination” drawn by my son. Inspired by the same font I always use on my projects.
The design for the back is also drawn by my son, and is bit more abstract.
The frame was laser cut out of 4mm birch plywood.
The wedge was 3D printed with marble PLA.
Ready for assembly.
Few dabs of wood glue will be plenty to hold the frame together.
Waiting for the glue to set.
After sanding the corners and tabs down, the frame is ready. I wiped it down with teak oil to get some resistance for stains.
The wedge slots perfectly on the bottom of the stand and makes it easier to pick up single pieces of paper.
Thanks to the wedge, the outermost sheet is always sticking further up.
It looks good enough to be standing on the kitchen table, also from the backside. It’s at least better than a messy pile of paper!
Instructions for how to refill the stand.
I’m happy with the result. It was a nice little weekend project.

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