Miniature Table Football Handle

thingiverse

The handles of my kids' miniature table football broke so I printed a replacement part by following this simple guide. Obviously you can adjust the dimensions according to your needs by editing the .scad file, although I didn't bother making it parametric myself. My second version features some internal reinforcement structures that significantly improve stability. Additionally, the third version includes tiny inner holes that force the printer to use more material for added reinforcement in the critical areas. Instructions for printing: OpenSCAD is the preferred tool for drawing this model. The result will look even nicer if you use concentric fills on the top and bottom layers. With my 0.35mm dia nozzle printer, it prints perfectly using 0.15mm layers and a combined infill of 2. However, I have already broken two handles at the point where the handle starts to get thicker again. That's when I came up with v2 featuring additional internal structure for enhanced reinforcement. Printing with enough infill is essential - at least 20% should do it, making sure that your part turns out stable. In case you use a capable slicer software that lets you specify variable infill settings within the rod hole area, consider printing at an optimized setting: try going up to 25% infill up until the upper edge of the rod hole, then reduce it down to 15%. That should help optimize your print results. I haven't broken any v2 handle yet and thus continued on with version 3 that offers even more internal reinforcement.