Magic Santa Key

About the Magic Santa Key

A magic Santa key for homes without a chimney: hang it on the door on Christmas Eve so Father Christmas can let himself in. It’s a big ornate key with the child’s name along the shaft and a star, snowflake, holly or heart on the bow, to bring out every year.

What you can change

• Type your own name and engraved on the back.
• Make one, or a whole batch at once: paste a list of names and get one each.
• Bow: star in a ring, snowflake, holly wreath and heart.
• Font: 26 to choose from, from script to stencil.
• Pick the key and name & decoration colours.
• Adjust key length, letter height, key thickness and raised name thickness.

Size

About 13.1 × 5.8 × 0.4 cm (width × depth × height), one piece at the starting settings.

What you download

An STL for any slicer, and a 3MF with each colour as its own part, ready for an AMS or a filament change.

Printing it

About 10 g of PLA and about 40 minutes to print, one piece at the starting settings (15% infill, 2 walls, 0.2 mm layers, on a Bambu Lab A1). Your slicer gives the exact figures for your printer and settings.

No printer? Buy it printed in our shop

Read: 12 personalised Christmas decorations you can 3D print this year

Questions

What is a Santa key?

A Christmas Eve tradition for homes with no chimney (or a blocked-up one): a special key left on the door or by the tree, so Santa can get in. It’s a lovely way to reassure little ones.

Can I add more than one name?

Yes: make one key per child with a batch, or put the family name on one key.

When should I print it for Christmas?

Most of these print in an evening, but give yourself a week or two before Christmas for a whole family’s worth, a colour change or a reprint. If you’re posting them, print by mid-December.

What size is it?

About 13.1 × 5.8 × 0.4 cm (width × depth × height), one piece at the starting settings. Every size is a setting, so make it as big or small as you need.

Do I need a multi-colour printer?

No. Print it in one colour, or in colours with a filament change: the Colours line under the 3D view says at which height to change. With an AMS or another multi-colour printer, the 3MF prints it in one go.

Which printers and slicers does it work with?

Any FDM printer. The STL opens in every slicer; the 3MF keeps the colours as separate parts in Bambu Studio, Orca Slicer, PrusaSlicer and Cura. Pick your printer in the designer to check it fits the plate.

No 3D printer? Can you print it for me?

Yes. Buy it printed from our shop, with your names and colours from the designer, made to order in our UK studio.

Can I sell what I make?

On Pro and Ultimate you can sell the prints you make, for example on Etsy or at craft fairs. On Free and Maker, print it for yourself or give it as a gift. The STL and 3MF files themselves are never for sharing or selling.