Cloth Mask Pleater

thingiverse

There is now an upgraded version of the design for this available here: Mask Pleating Tool Version 2 https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:4243537 This tool assists in pleating masks as per the instructions at https://www.deaconess.com/How-to-make-a-Face-Mask A video demonstrates exactly how to utilize this tool, ensuring that pleating occurs in the same direction, unlike what happened in my sample video. I modified the tool to be slightly longer than shown in the video. It contains a live hinge, requiring pre-heating of materials before bending for proper fit; rapid exposure to heat from a cooking torch achieves this effect, with less than 0.5 seconds sufficient for most applications. A video illustrating the use of this tool is available at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=csUVccjc86I