The hoses of the ZD-917 desoldering station get tangled up very easily.
These small clips can be lasercut (or printed) and snapped between the suction hose and the electrical cable to keep them parallel and prevent them from getting tangled up.
Just lasercut a bunch of them out of acrylic (3mm works fine, wood might also do the job) and clip them on. The air hose is easy, but use your fingernail on the electrical cable's insulation to gently push it into the clip. Should be a nice, snug fit.
I cut 12 of them and spaced them about 15cm / 6in apart. Don't forget to straighten the hoses afterwards to get them nice and parallel to each other.
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