Thermoscan lens filter container

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So you have a fantastic Braun Thermoscan for measuring your kids' temperatures, and you're cleverly reusing lens filters to save money instead of buying hundreds. That's a great idea! But where do you store the lens filters when they're not in use on the thermometer? I've found an excellent solution that works perfectly for me! Place the lens filter into this specially designed container, which is tailored to fit exactly around it. Then close the cap tightly. No more crushed or dirty lens filters! If you have multiple kids to measure temperature, just print additional containers - they're free! You can also add a small label with each child's name. Please consider adding a picture of your creation in the "made" section as a token of appreciation for my idea. Here are the print settings I used: Printer: New Matter MOD-t Rafts: No Supports: No Resolution: 0.2mm layer Infill: 25% Notes: I printed it in PLA with a 1.2mm shell thickness, bottom/top thickness, and a print speed of 60 mm/s. My nozzle size is 0.4mm. Important note: Print the cap as it's designed in the STL file, but rotate the body by 180° to ensure a perfect print without supports. Post-Printing Cap Insertion Depending on your printer's precision, you may need to lightly sand the area where the cap meets the body. I had to do this because it was almost impossible to open it after inserting the cap. Sand a little and try again until you find the right insertion force. Designing This Model I used Fusion 360 (which I absolutely love) to create this design. To begin, I marked some lines on a lens filter at 5mm intervals. Then, using a digital caliper, I measured the diameters at each height. Next, I drew circles at 5mm distances in Fusion 360. To finish the body, I used a loft command and created a representation of the filter. The rest was relatively easy: I removed the previously created object from a cylinder, added some fillets, and it was ready! The cap is made with a circle (the main one) and a smaller circle centered on its circumference. This smaller circle was repeated using a circle array, and then extruded. Finally, I added a smaller circle extruded on top of that, and the two objects were complete.