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Part: clip — printed open, 180 mm long: the lower jaw (90 x 20 x 3.2) and the upper jaw (84 x 20 x 2.4) end to end with a 0.5 mm mechanisms.living_hinge_web between them. Fold the upper jaw over: a half-round rib along the lower jaw (mechanisms.snap_ridge) presses the bag into a matching channel in the upper jaw (mechanisms.snap_groove, 0.3 mm wider for the film), and the upper jaw's tip snaps under a lip on the catch block at the lower jaw's end. The upper jaw is the spring: pushing its tip down the lip's 45 deg ramp bows it, and it springs into the 0.8 mm undercut. To open, push a thumb into the scoop at the tip toward the hinge and lift. Two 10 x 2 mm disc magnets glued into pockets in the underside hold it on the fridge door.

Print flat as built, PETG (the living hinge is validated in PETG and TPU; PLA fatigue-cracks within tens of folds). Fold once while the print is still warm. Declared hinged: the 0.5 mm web is the design, not a thin-wall defect. The catch block's undercut is a 0.8 mm deep, 2.8 mm tall horizontal slot in a vertical face: it bridges without support.

Assumptions (user unavailable): sized for a 20 mm jaw and a ~2.4 mm bow-to-snap; magnets 10 x 2 (use MAGNET_H = 3 and JAW_T_LOW = 4.4 for 10 x 3); no text on the jaws.

Parts

PartSize (mm)VolumeThinnest wallPrintability
clip176.5 × 20 × 7.89.8 cm³0.5 mmpasses

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Library parts used

Parametric components shared with the other designs; see the parts library.

ComponentWhat it doesPrinted in
Magnet pocket
fasteners.magnet_pocket
Negative (subtract me) blind pocket for a disc magnet, press- or glue-fit; mouth at z=0, pocket extends down.not yet
Living hinge
mechanisms.living_hinge_web
Thin flexible web joining two thicker panels (single-strip living hinge), hinge axis along Y, printed flat.PETG, TPU
Snap groove
mechanisms.snap_groove
Negative (subtract me) half-round groove matching snap_ridge, cut into a wall face at y=0 going into -Y.PETG, PLA
Snap ridge
mechanisms.snap_ridge
Half-round snap ridge (bead) running along X, protruding in +Y from a wall face at y=0; sits on a lid lip.PETG, PLA
Finger notch
primitives.finger_notch
Negative (subtract me) rounded finger scoop cut into an edge so a lid or jaw can be lifted; centred on the edge at the origin, cutting through Z.not yet

Source: models/bag_clip · built 2026-09-18 01:23

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Fridge-magnet bag clip

A chip-bag clip with a living hinge, a sealing rib, a snap catch and two magnets so it lives on the fridge door.

Printed flat and open; fold it once while warm. The upper jaw is the spring: push its tip down the ramp and it snaps under the lip. A thumb in the scoop releases it. PETG, because the 0.5 mm hinge has to survive years of folding.

$10.00for one in PLA, printed as designed
Size
176 × 20 × 8 mm
Print plate
176 × 20 × 8 mm
Parts
1
Filament (PLA)
about 12 g
Print time
about 1.0 h
Status
Ready to print

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