Card Holder Stand

A tiny card stand for small cards up to 80 mm tall. Print one to prop a card up, or print a mirrored pair and clip one on each side for a stand that actually stays put.

What you get

• Sprung clip grips the card while the triangular foot stops it tipping backwards

• Use one on its own, or print a mirrored L/R pair and clip one on each edge for a much more stable stand

• One piece measures 25.4 x 40.8 x 25.2 mm and uses almost no filament

• Bundled 3mf is a complete L + R set on one plate, laid flat, no supports

• Prints in well under an hour for the full pair

Fit check

• Sized for small cards up to 80 mm tall — photo cards, business cards, place cards, small greeting cards

• Card thickness works best from about 0.3 mm up

• Thinner than 0.3 mm can feel loose in the clip — slip a second card in behind the first so the spring stays compressed

• One unit props a card up fine; two mirrored units on both edges is what makes it stable

• Every photo is the actual printed part, no renders

Print settings

Bambu Lab P1S with a 0.4 mm nozzle, stock 0.20mm Standard profile.

• PETG recommended — the clip is a spring, and PETG holds its springiness far longer than PLA

• My test prints are PLA (Bambu PLA Matte) and work fine, they just relax over time

• 0.20 mm layers / 2 walls / 15% infill

• Supports: none — the parts lie on their side in the bundled 3mf

• Need the pair? Print the STL twice with one copy mirrored, or just slice the bundled 3mf

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Need a different size?

STEP file is included, so you can widen the clip slot for thicker cards or scale the foot for taller ones. The full Onshape source is public too: https://cad.onshape.com/documents/903f3ca4d2fbc464536b13e9/w/46986c3322da12d62a213a67/e/247e7f67de5748d6aa93e134

LICENSE: CC BY-NC