Acrylic Headphone Hook

[SXRguyinMA]

I was sitting at my computer desk one night playing MW2. I finished playing and took my headphones off. I put them on top of my computer like I usually do. Then it hit me...I need somewhere to put these other than on my computer. I tossed around some ideas, then decided to make a hook out of acrylic. I made it in the same fashion that I made the acrylic bracelet for my wife. The pics were taken with my cell phone, as I didnt think to bring the camera down lol.

Before (looks kinda messy):
http://i92.photobucket.com/albums/l11/sportrider12584/Acrylic%20Headphone%20Hook/0508001903.jpg

I marked 6 pieces of red and 5 pieces of green. Each piece was 4" x 2"
http://i92.photobucket.com/albums/l11/sportrider12584/Acrylic%20Headphone%20Hook/0506001856.jpg

and cut them out with the band saw
http://i92.photobucket.com/albums/l11/sportrider12584/Acrylic%20Headphone%20Hook/0506001906.jpg

then sanded them all down to the same size with the belt sander
http://i92.photobucket.com/albums/l11/sportrider12584/Acrylic%20Headphone%20Hook/0506001913.jpg

and glued them together with weld-on
http://i92.photobucket.com/albums/l11/sportrider12584/Acrylic%20Headphone%20Hook/0506001926.jpg

then after about an hour with the belt sander and a small diameter drum sander we get the basic shape
http://i92.photobucket.com/albums/l11/sportrider12584/Acrylic%20Headphone%20Hook/0508001752.jpg

then after 2 more hours of sanding from 80 grit all the way up to 1500 grit
http://i92.photobucket.com/albums/l11/sportrider12584/Acrylic%20Headphone%20Hook/0508001832.jpg

http://i92.photobucket.com/albums/l11/sportrider12584/Acrylic%20Headphone%20Hook/0508001832a.jpg

then I took the dremel to it, and used the always-amazing Novus plastic polish. I started with #3, then went to #2 with the white dremel buffing wheel. I then applied #1 by hand with a microfiber cloth
http://i92.photobucket.com/albums/l11/sportrider12584/Acrylic%20Headphone%20Hook/0508001853.jpg

http://i92.photobucket.com/albums/l11/sportrider12584/Acrylic%20Headphone%20Hook/0508001901.jpg

I used a pair of Command strips from 3M to secure it to the side of my desk
http://i92.photobucket.com/albums/l11/sportrider12584/Acrylic%20Headphone%20Hook/0508001904.jpg

http://i92.photobucket.com/albums/l11/sportrider12584/Acrylic%20Headphone%20Hook/0508001905.jpg

http://i92.photobucket.com/albums/l11/sportrider12584/Acrylic%20Headphone%20Hook/0508001905a.jpg

There, that looks much better!
http://i92.photobucket.com/albums/l11/sportrider12584/Acrylic%20Headphone%20Hook/0508001906.jpg

http://i92.photobucket.com/albums/l11/sportrider12584/Acrylic%20Headphone%20Hook/0508001906a.jpg

[x88x]

Nice. :D Great acrylic work.

[nevermind1534]

Great idea; I always find myself setting my headphones on the computer and wish I had a better place to put them.

[billygoat333]

you sir are a master of acrylic. good work!

[StormRider]

wow. I want one