Ear Gauge and Stretcher Holder

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This is my final project of the semester, aka the BIG MONEY Project. For my final project, I decided to design an earring holder. However, it's not a traditional earring holder. This one is designed specifically for gauges and the expanders used for gauges in the stretching set. There are no official numbers for how many people wear gauges, but it's been increasing since 2011, therefore it's a pretty significant market. I looked around on amazon and other websites, but I couldn't find a gauge holder that lets you organize your gauges and the stretchers. I based my evaluation of savings on this jewelry box that is suggested when you look for a gauge organizer. [https://www.amazon.com/Glenor-Co-Classic-Earrings-Organizer/dp/B00KQ2MM8A?source=ps-sl-shoppingads-lpcontext&psc=1]. It goes for $33. My design, which comes in two parts and takes about 7 hours to print, costs about $4.30 (107 gram at 4ct/gram). The savings on this comes out to about $28, or 86%. Another advantage of my design is that it actually lets you organize the stretchers as well, which the one marketed on amazon does not. Make sure you rotate the gauge holder and the base when you prepare it for the printer so it prints properly. :)