What about 3D printed tees?

[Firebat138]

what if they have a real tee inside so it stuck in thhe ground and didnt go flying away. that would be cool

[glnrd11]

I think FDM with Nylon or PETG offers the best balance. These materials are stronger and more rigid than TPU, making them ideal for withstanding the force of a golf swing. Nylon adds slight flexibility to prevent snapping, while PETG is impact-resistant and easier to print than Nylon. TPU is too soft and flexible, which may cause the tee to bend or not stay upright during use.

[Goodys07]

I have printed a few different types with TPU and they just break apart. Has anyone had any luck with TPU and if so what are your print settings?

[Adam Prince]

I use these, they work great. Cut to desired length.

https://www.amazon.com/FINGER-TEN-Ru.../dp/B081YNL5YL

[Jtangm04]

A lot of great info in this thread. Trying to figure out which are the winning designs. I take it that post #65 and post #74 are the most durable.

Also never printed with ninjatek ninjaflex. What are your nozzle temp and bed temp settings?
I have an ender 3.

Thanks

[leibin]

Has anybody made any more progress with printing a good durable tee?

I recently rebuilt my sim and have tee strike turf to use real tees, but my last design for my mat seemed to be pretty solid (didn't break in the last few hundred drives on the old mat). You can just resize it as needed and it has a loop to tie it down. Prior versions of this without the supports in the center would eventually break in half. This has to be printed with Ninjaflex or a similar soft material. Just rename the file to .stl: Teev17_1.3875.txt

[Diceberg]

Has anybody made any more progress with printing a good durable tee?

[Jerome]

My first nylon print crumbled as I took it off the printer(250 degree hot end), Running 260 now... might need to rebuild the hot end after this.

[Jerome]

I tried it and needed to use supports to print hollow tubes and cones sideways. Removing supports from TPU/TPE prints is a pain. I guess it is an option but I'm satisfied with a tee lasting 100+ shots like I'm getting with some NinjaFlex printed designs. 200g of nylon filament is being dilivered today with a low enough melting point for my printer. I might try sideways printing with that.

[dugue4]

I don’t know anything about 3D printing, so this may be impossible, but has anyone tried printing the tee on its side and tested hitting with the grain (or against it) like you would with a wood bat?

[Jonathan Webb]

last year i designed a tee set to be used at ranges that dont have the right tee height...printed them in Ninjaflex so they are super flexible and durable...there is a hole in each tee so i took some paracord, tied a knot and now they are all tethered together so you dont have to go chasing them down after each hit...i was selling these but i have the .stl available for anyone interested

What are you charging for these? Very interested!!

[Justin JY Christensen]

last year i designed a tee set to be used at ranges that dont have the right tee height...printed them in Ninjaflex so they are super flexible and durable...there is a hole in each tee so i took some paracord, tied a knot and now they are all tethered together so you dont have to go chasing them down after each hit...i was selling these but i have the .stl available for anyone interested

[Jerome]

NinjaFlex version went over 100 shots before staring to break down. It is still serviceable but the end is near. $0.38 well spent, in my opinion(ignore the cost of the printer).

[jpotas]

Agree 100% with that statement. I only use 2 out the pack of 8. Still buy them though because they are great for my sim.

[Jerome]

Here is a tee modeled after a pac-man ghost. I'm guessing you can scale the Z down as low as a BirdTee #1. Prints better upside down.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/16Q8C16Ul4aI67pJr23kb0rNIYOB_hmCm/view?usp=sharing