Overview
This is an improvement to my first Padel Racket keychain model.
After printing and carrying around the original padel racket keychain for a while, a couple of weak points became obvious. The perforation holes across the racket face were on the small side, which made them prone to clogging with stray strings of filament and hard to clean out afterward, and the flat handle was not the most comfortable or realistic shape to hold. Rather than let those small annoyances sit, I went back into the CAD model and reworked both.
Holes are now larger and the racket handle is circular instead of flat. It should be printed vertically with a small amount of support and a large brim. Printing it standing up on its edge, rather than flat on the bed like the original version, gives a cleaner finish on the racket face and keeps the perforations crisp, at the cost of needing a bit of support material under the overhangs and a wide brim to stop the tall, narrow print from tipping or lifting off the bed.
Print profiles
The following profiles are authored by Myzhar and currently available on MakerWorld. They are synchronized from its public design API; select a profile to open it on MakerWorld.
| Profile | Materials | Weight | Print time |
|---|---|---|---|
| PLA-HighQuality-0.08mm layer, 2 walls, 30% gyroid infill | PLA | Not published | Not published |
| Stronger PLA - 0.08mm layer, 2 walls, 30% infill | PLA 5 g | 5 g | 1 h 20 min |
Download
The model is free to download and print, licensed under the Standard Digital File License.