About the Drum key
Drum tension rods have a square head with a small cone in the middle, a standard that gives the key extra grip. The designer found that other printable keys had a plain square socket that didn't grip properly, and made this one to fit the real standard, originally for a printable banjo.
It has an ergonomic grip, chamfered edges and a long handle with flared ends that let you spin it with one finger to take rods out quickly. The walls are thicker than on a metal key to reinforce the plastic. A tough filament with high infill makes sense ?.
What you'll need
Printed parts
- Drum key
Bought parts
- Nothing
Tools
- Nothing
Build overview
Print settings
- Layer height: 0.1 mm (Printables metadata)
- ? Material: PLA listed; PETG or nylon with high infill will be tougher