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I run our local small week club here in the states. One of the biggest rackets in all of table tennis are flimsy net post caps that break or fall out of the posts and you have to buy a completely new new post set for around $70 give or take up or down depending on what you're looking for.
Furthermore, you'll notice the metal posts are not all the same size. Some might be pretty small in a net set clamp. Some are rather tight (of which our club members when helping out know not to force it).
Some time ago in CAD I thought the idea of printing just net post caps. I have a design that works. It fits fairly well in almost any post. However it slides in & out. I resort to putting scotch tape along the sides of the cap & post to hold them together. I can't help but think there must be a better method than the net post caps that simply squeeze fit in these posts which vary in size. Here in my picture of thinkercad here I have a setup that has pretty good tolerances fitting. You see the post & post cap. But I'd made a modification I wanted to see what you guys think of. What if there wasn't a net cap to get lost or broken. What if there's just a circular divot on the far side of the post to be the string guide. Now the net post on the inside could fall out if you were to hold the net upside down. Is this a bad idea? Is there a screw cap on method I'm not thinking about?
Appreciate any ideas you all might have. Thanks.
Furthermore, you'll notice the metal posts are not all the same size. Some might be pretty small in a net set clamp. Some are rather tight (of which our club members when helping out know not to force it).
Some time ago in CAD I thought the idea of printing just net post caps. I have a design that works. It fits fairly well in almost any post. However it slides in & out. I resort to putting scotch tape along the sides of the cap & post to hold them together. I can't help but think there must be a better method than the net post caps that simply squeeze fit in these posts which vary in size. Here in my picture of thinkercad here I have a setup that has pretty good tolerances fitting. You see the post & post cap. But I'd made a modification I wanted to see what you guys think of. What if there wasn't a net cap to get lost or broken. What if there's just a circular divot on the far side of the post to be the string guide. Now the net post on the inside could fall out if you were to hold the net upside down. Is this a bad idea? Is there a screw cap on method I'm not thinking about?
Appreciate any ideas you all might have. Thanks.