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Tuning Fork Mallet, a 3D-printed mallet
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Tuning Fork Mallet

A two-part mallet for tuning forks, with a soft TPU head

Designed by rmanz13, published on Printables

CC BY Commercial use OK Build info 1/5

Licence verified on Printables, 20 October 2026.

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Head
TPU, 20% infill, at least 5 walls
Handle
PLA, 15% infill, at least 4 walls
Assembly
The two parts screw together
Difficulty
Easy (if your printer handles TPU)
On Printables
1 likes · 6 downloads · 0 makes · 0 comments (as of 20 Oct 2026)

About the tuning fork mallet

A teacher needed more mallets for the classroom tuning forks, so they printed these. The soft TPU head sets the fork ringing without the harsh clank you'd get from hard plastic, and it screws onto a PLA handle.

The designer says they work pretty well.

What you'll need

Printed parts

  • Head (TPU)
  • Handle (PLA)

Bought parts

  • Nothing

Tools

  • Nothing

Build overview

Print settings

  • Head: TPU, 20% infill, 5+ walls
  • Handle: PLA, 15% infill, 4+ walls

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