Airless Basketball Gen 11

Airless basketball
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I wasn't satisfied with the current models of the airless basketball on here as they only had a single lattice. This took me days make sure the double lattice worked in CAD - SolidWorks was not built for this! As I don't have $2,500 to spare, I worked from the images available online.

GEN 11: I have not printed or tested this new version. I can only estimate that it will bounce better. Testing is required. I believe this one is going to be a little too light to match the original ball

 

MATERIALS I'VE TESTED:

  • Extrudr Hard TPU (58D) - good durability about 40% bounce
  • Overture Super PLA+ - 100% bounce but broke easily
  • Overture easy nylon (PA6) - broke almost instantly (the community have suggested “annealing” the print in water to increase durability)
  • BASF Forward AM Ultrafuse TPU 64D - good durability and 60% bounce (BEST SO FAR)

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The author remixed this model.

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GEN 11: I have added cut-outs into the seams to make them more flexible. This should improve the consistency of the bounce

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