Baby's First Baseball Bat

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This is a baseball bat rattle for your little baseball enthusiasts, but it's so much more than that! It's also just... well, a real baseball bat! Here's the bat/rattle in action: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MyliVKES1JM I carefully designed this bat to be easily assembled without any adhesives (although they wouldn't cause any harm). The files I uploaded create an assembled bat that measures about 16" in length. I created it this way so it can be used as a rattle and also as a small bat to teach toddlers how to hit. It can also be downsized by 1/2 and become a normal-sized rattle (roughly 8"), or it can be doubled in size and become a full-size wiffle ball bat! If you do decide to make the doubled version: A. It will require an extremely large printer (obviously) B. I recommend using epoxy for extra strength so you can really go for those dingers! Directions - Print out one of each STL file except for the Peas. I printed five sets (25) of the peas and that seemed very sufficient for the "rattle sound". Make sure to print out the peas before printing the barrel. While printing the barrel, pause your print roughly 1/3 of the way through to place the peas inside (I actually did not have any trouble placing the peas during the print, but pausing is probably the safer method). Check out the photo of this! I would like to thank @dutchmogul for inspiring me to create this thing. I made his mace a while back and my son loves it! I'm hoping he will enjoy this bat just as much! Print Settings Printer Brand: LulzBot Printer: TAZ 6 Rafts: No Supports: No Resolution: .1 mm Infill: 100% (especially if you plan on using it as a bat) Post-Printing Putting Your Bat Together Press fit your knob (Bat_Knob.stl) and handle (Bat_Handle1) together. Add glue if you would like (you shouldn't need it). Press fit your handle into the taper (Bat_Taper1.stl). Add glue if you would like (you shouldn't need it). Press fit the taper into the barrel (Bat_Barrell.stl). Add glue if you would like (you shouldn't need it). Press fit the end cap (Bat_EndCap1.stl) into the barrel. Add glue if you would like (you shouldn't need it). How I Designed This This was designed using Autodesk Inventor