Sock Stretcher / Sockendehner

There used to be a time when socks were made to specific sizes, so that one could choose them accordingly and solve other, more important problems in life.

Nowadays the product lines have become "leaner" with socks coming in regimes spanning over many sizes. Most recently these regimes have been reduced once more from small-medium-large to just the two remaining regimes: small and large. In case you happen to be a quite average person that fell right in the middle of the former medium called regime around size 42/43 aka 9.5, you now have to face the dilemma to either buy large called socks and look how their heels suit your calves or buy the small called socks, where everything is at the right place but your feet are beeing strangled bloodless during the day by their too tight calve bands.

This situation is either degrading or painfull, so fight back to regain your decency with these sock stretchers!

Buy the small called socks that at least look the part and then force them to fit your bicycle trained calves. The stretcher provided here is for a size 42/43 aka 9.5 but you can of course 3D-scale it to your personal needs within the slicer before printing. Right after washing, put the socks (one each) with the calve band neatly on the stretcher and hang them by the integrated, fully articulated hook on your line right next to your other laundry to find them in the perfectly fitting shape once dried.

HOW TO PRINT:

• PLA is sufficient, so are

• a nozzle diameter of 0.4mm and a layer height of 0.2mm,

• 4 bottom and 5 top layers,

• 4 perimeter walls and

• a 40% grid infill.

• Print upright like in the given snapshot.

• Provide good cooling to the lower 45 layers for the hook joint to come out fully functional.

TIPS:

• Print only for one pair first and test the amount of stretch gained after a wash and then maybe finetune your exact model size within the slicer.

UPDATE:

• Find the new stockings stretcher (size 42/43 aka 9.5 ) that regards to the higher stocking bands attached to the package as a free gift!