Lift and squeeze a hot tea bag cleanly
Lift the tea bag out of the mug with the paddles, give it a squeeze over the cup and drop it in the bin: the U spring opens the tongs again on its own, so no burnt fingers and no spoon dripping on the worktop.
Food-safe PETG.
Prints flat as a plate, no supports.
Filament: at most about 12.6 g of PLA printed solid (roughly $0.25 at $20 per kg); normal infill uses less.
To get the files, open it in the generator and choose File › Download STL (one file per part) or Download 3MF (every part on one plate).
The tea bag squeeze tongs model measures 152 × 30 × 10 mm (width × depth × height). You can change every size in the free SO3D.xyz generator before you download it.
No. Food-safe PETG. Prints flat as a plate, no supports.
At most about 12.6 g of PLA (10.2 cm³ printed solid), roughly $0.25 of filament at $20 per kg. Normal infill uses less.
Yes. Open it in the SO3D.xyz generator (free, in your browser), change the size, walls, dividers, holes, text or anything else, then download it as STL or 3MF for your slicer.
Change the size, walls, dividers, holes and labels of the tea bag squeeze tongs model in your browser, then download it for your printer. Free, no CAD needed.
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