That is the cotton bud container I got from MakerWorld.com and printed yesterday. I used the same combination of a Sunlu “Transparent Orange” body and Sunlu “Brass” lid as on my previous container print but the ribbing on most of the body largely negates the translucency of the filament. I also found that I got a few little nibs and sharp edges which needed cleaning and sanding but that could have been down to my filament choice. That said, closely-spaced ridges, while an attractive surface with good strength, do prove quite challenging for printers.

The other feature of this design is that the centre pulls up and the buds splay out a bit to be picked. I think it will be quite useful and I’m planning to print another in more solid colours. First though I’ll use this one for a few days and see just how well it does in practise. It turns out to hold only a small part of a new box of buds and I’m not sure if they will reliably slide back in place or stick out and prevent it closing. Neat idea: testing to do.