Toothpick Handle

What does the 3D printing community do to clear the perf-boards some printers use as print beds when the item is putty-knifed off the perf-board leaving dozens, sometimes hundreds of little beads in the holes?

I have experimented with paper clips, tweezers with sharp points, needles, but the only thing I've found to consistently push out those little dots is a hardwood toothpick with square sides and pencil-points.

These can be strong enough to push out the most stubborn hanger-on, but they wear over time. Good news! They're very very cheap, and you have two ends, so when one frays or breaks, just turn it around and keep going.

However, I have found that holding one of these toothpicks with the strength needed to perform the task causes me blisters. So I came up with this, probably my most useful print to date, and simplest to make:

The Toothpick Handle.

This basically makes a toothpick into an awl, so you can easily and repetitively remove those little beads from your p