HardPouch

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This item was designed using Tinkercad. Edit it online at https://www.tinkercad.com/things/5InwdkUdM4S. I've been working from home lately, but I occasionally step out to visit my local grocery store. Several times I've realized while shopping that I'd forgotten to bring along my face mask. That's when I decided to create a small pouch that could be attached to my belt or added to various straps for easy access to a mask at all times. There are other solutions available, such as keeping extra masks in the car door pocket, but this design covers me even if I take public transportation or walk the 3 blocks to the bus stop. I've printed mine using PLA with a .3 mm layer height. Support is optional, but I usually turn it on and get small support towers inside the print to prevent the top ring from collapsing and also to keep the belt loop top secure. For temperature, I follow the manufacturer's guidelines for the filament and find the best temperature for my printer. I didn't design this item to be visually striking, but if you want to print multiple colors, go ahead and do so. You might even create a color shift tower that allows you to print these in an identical pattern of color changes. I'll leave that up to your creativity. The printer I used for this project is either my Ender 3 or Wanhao I3+. Both are comfortable for me to work with, but you can easily print these on a TronXY X1, as they're not large. Feel free to grab a copy of this design from Tinkercad and make any modifications you like. It should also import into Fusion 360, although I don't use that software, so I have no advice to offer in that area. The mask I'm carrying is a 3-layer quilting fabric and flannel earloop procedural mask with 2 pleats. This design folds in thirds from both ends, leaving the nose bridge wire undisturbed, while the earloops are tucked in. To insert the mask into the pouch, simply fold it top to bottom, and it should slip in securely yet remain easy to remove and put on.