August 28, 2025
Description
I was recently asked by a coworker to help replace a handle for his Swiss Gear luggage, that had started falling apart and refused to have the extension arms collapse. I didn't find a model for it already, nor could I find replacement parts, so it needed to be created.
I modeled this using Fusion 360, and designed it to utilize the existing Swiss Gear logoed push button, and the 2 removable grommets that wrap the pillars at the top of the handle.
Print with the insides facing the build plate using supports so the support scars remain hidden on the inside of the print when assembled. This was printed on a Prusa XL 0.4mm nozzle with Polymaker ASA at 0.10mm layer height.
Insert the push button into the top, and attach it to the bottom of the handle with the original screws. Insert the grommets into the bottom of the handle, then slip the push bars into the bottom of the handle while aligning them and the handle on the posts. Screw the handle into the posts with the original screws, and give it a test. Follow the pictures and install the handle top rotated 180 degrees to what I did, so the handle is in the proper orientation. I did not install it properly myself.
License:
Creative Commons — Attribution — Noncommercial — Share Alike