IC Shipping Tube Plug

Whenever I order some integrated circuits from one of the major suppliers, often they come packaged in an ESD safe plastic tube that sometimes has rubber plugs in the ends and sometimes the ends are just taped. Tape is a pain to remove so I decided do my own version of the end plugs. I used PLA which is rigid, but works just fine. If you need a more flexible version and are comfortable printing Nylon or TPU, that might be the way to go.

These parameters are for PLA though and using other type materials, your results will certainly vary.