Gate Latch Retainer

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I made this a long time ago in tinker cad as an early effort in 3d printing. Its the engagement side for those pressed metal garden gate latches that you see everywhere (in the UK). The problem is they are usually not very good, however this latch is working well on my gate some years later so I guess its worth sharing. I've printed on an ender 5 in black PLA a few years ago and its going strong still, If I were to run it off again Id use PETG - just because it gets hit a lot. I designed the angle to be better suited to having the latch slide up over the retainer so the gate slams and stays shut - seems to work. Print with a low layer height and give it bit of sand.