Tennis Ball Stamp

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Tennis Ball Stamp

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Today I will show you how to make a tennis ball stamp for tennis balls. You can add custom names or sayings.

Supplies

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A 3d printer

3d design site (Tinker Cad is the easiest for this)

Tennis Balls

Paint (Any color)

Go to Your Site

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Go to Tinker Cad

Find Curve Text

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Find curved text

Apply Settings

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Apply these settings and add your text in where it say "Your text here"

Turn Your Model

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Turn the text so its facing parallel with the front side of the base plate

Make a Circle

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Make a circle (My circle is 3.5 by 3.5)

Fit Circle

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Fit circle around the text (you can always make the text thickness to be bigger)

Trim

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Trim your circle as close to the letters as possible

Add Handle

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Add a handle (My handle was 2.5 inches long and 0.5 inches wide

Done

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Done (Make sure to print with supports on)

How to Use...

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Apply paint to the letters

Put the ball on a flat surface with the stamp side up

Pull the edges apart with little pressure while moving the stamp (Down) towards the ball

Apply pressure to the stamp on all sides once the stamp is fully touching the ball

Wait 20 to 30 seconds

Pull the edges apart with little pressure while moving the stamp (Up) away from the ball

Let the ball dry for 5 to 10 mins

Done