Grocery bag carrier/holder

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I was out and about, spotted this thing for sale, thought it'd be a blast to design one in Fusion360, so I did, and here's the result. No more struggling to carry 20 bags of groceries at once: now you can do it with just one hand! Print two and you're carrying 40 bags - or so the theory goes...\r\n\r\nI put this to the test using weights of known quantity and got one side of the carrier to hold 45lbs (which theoretically means this design could hold 90lbs when using both sides, possibly more). Asymmetrically loading this thing will bend it and make it more likely to break, so always load symmetrically. The simplest way to do that is to put each bag's handle on either side of the carrier - that way, the load is evenly distributed over both sides.\r\n\r\nThe image of the carrier holding a bag may not look like much, but the bag actually contains 50lbs of weights, which the carrier handled with no issues even when walking around. I'd say 50lbs is probably the working maximum load you should put on one carrier since carrying it while walking adds extra stress as you step.\r\n\r\nThe grip can be adjusted in length to fit your hand more comfortably.