Capstand

A quick model to solve an annoying problem - I like to stand up my toothpaste tubes, and those with a small cap always fall over. Plus, I have two different ones I use, and the caps are slightly different. So I designed this with a tapering, flexible inner spiral which tightens or loosens to fit the different caps. It's in two pieces so that the spring can move freely - if it was designed and printed as one piece, the spring would have been attached to the closed end. Ah, to have a SLS printed with powder bed support. Or a second extruder and dissolving support material. No big deal though, easy to print and put together; it's a tight press fit.

Makes me smile every time I brush my teeth.