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Cat Ring Toy

A ring track with a ball in it. The cat bats the ball, it rolls round and comes back — and it never comes out: both rims lean in over the track, so the opening is narrower than the ball. Made as one piece with the ball already inside; snap the little tab that held it and it rolls free, in there for good. The cat's name round the outside — engraved, or raised in a second color.

Round the outside of the ring, on the side that faces you. Up to 16 letters.

How it's made. A 240 mm ring in PLA, made upright with no supports: a 56 mm track with a 2.4 mm floor, a 42 mm outer wall and a 28 mm inner one, each leaning in over the track at 45° with rounded edges, so the gap between them is 32 mm — and the ball is 36. The ball is made in place inside the track, standing on a 3 mm tab a hair above the floor; snap the tab and it rolls, and it can never leave. The name is cut 0.8 mm into the outer wall, or stands 0.8 mm proud in its own color. Wipes clean; no small parts.