BabyBel Cheese Dispenser Carousel

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We buy the mesh sacks of BabyBel cheese at Costco, but they always end up either difficult to remove from the bag or strewn around the shelf.  This dispenser neatly holds 18 small wheels of cheese that can be individually removed.This model was printed in white PETG.  There's no reason it couldn't be PLA, but I wanted it to be white to match our fridge, and that's the white I had lying around.NOTE:Wait for the print bed to cool before removing the base.  It's a large, thin circle.  When I peeled it off immediately after it was done printing, it warped a bit.  Not enough to affect the very basic functionality it has, but I still wish I'd been more patient. The original design had the lower cheese openings at 45 degrees to avoid supports.  This version had the problem of more than one cheese wheel coming out at once, so I decided to accept the supports.  If anybody wants the other version, let me know.Updated July 28, 2023 - V5I still had some trouble with the cheeses coming out of the front opening a bit too easily, so I added a lip to keep them retained.  Works great.  You can use this carousel with either of the bases.  Only minor tweaks to the base, like the height of the retention feature.Updated July 20, 2023 - V4Added an alternate base with walls partway around to keep the cheese from coming out of the back two tubes.  It also has a raised portion to keep the carousel indexed in the right orientation.