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Bouncing PLA Ball

InscripThom avatarInscripThom

July 23, 2025

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Simple Bouncing ball. 

Prints flat like a petal flower. Bend and snap it together to make a bouncing ball.
 

The assembly is pretty self explanatory. Choose the PillarRing with the right tolerance for your printer to achieve a secure snap fit. 

The extra lock-ring isn’t required—the ball stays together without it—but it adds a bit more security.
(For reference, I used the 0mm tolerance on an x1 carbon printer.)


Print in PLA with 0.2 layer height - about 25 mins print.

 

Original model was made by @LostInTech3D
https://www.patreon.com/posts/bouncing-pla-116197272
The assembly of the petal was modified to this ring-pillar snapfit instead of the original snap clips which caused the ring to delaminate during assembly.

TODO: Maybe improve weight distribution to obtain a more natural rolling ball.

License:

Creative Commons — Attribution — Noncommercial — Share Alike

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