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Mesh ghost

A hollow mesh ghost in two halves that snap together on printed pins, with a hanging hole on top of its head.

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3D render of a pink honeycomb-mesh ghost with a hanging hole on its head, beside the blue cavity, the flat net and the orange plug of the press that forms it
A pink honeycomb mesh ghost net fresh off the printer, lying flat on a textured print bed with the joint holes round its rim
The pink mesh ghost net seen at an angle on the print bed, showing the raised rim and the honeycomb net inside it
Print only ~164 g

A little sheet ghost you print flat: two honeycomb nets that you warm and press into halves, then push together on the pins printed on the rim. It closes into a hollow ghost 120 mm wide, 118 mm tall and about 35 mm deep, with stubby arms, a wavy hem and a 3 mm hole on top of its head for a string, so it hangs in a window, on a door or on a branch for Halloween.

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Made with our mesh former: it is the Ghost shape on the tool with a honeycomb net and the printed pins. Each net prints in about 40 minutes with no supports and weighs about 11 g. The ghost is not mirror-symmetric, so the back net has its own press, the mirror image of the front one. Both presses are printed once and make as many ghosts as you like.

Print the nets in white or glow-in-the-dark PETG for a classic ghost, or in a bright colour. The zip has both nets, both presses, a print sheet and the outline as an SVG you can drop on the mesh former to change the size, the net pattern or the depth.

The first picture is a 3D render of the closed ghost in front of the press. The others are photos of our own print: a net fresh off the printer.

Mesh ghost at a glance: every printed part with its size, print time, filament, print settings and the three steps to use it
How it is made

What you need

3
  • About 22 g of PETG or PLA per ghost, and 143 g of PLA once for the two presses
  • A heat gun, or a hair dryer on its hottest setting
  • String or fishing line for hanging, and a drop of glue if you want it closed for good

How to make it

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  1. Print the front net, the back net and both presses (plug and cavity, front and back), all flat on the bed.

  2. Lay the front net in the front cavity's pocket, flat face down, so the small locator pins go through the holes in its rim.

  3. Warm it with the heat gun kept moving 15 to 20 cm away until it goes limp. Turn the plug over side to side, like the page of a book (its left edge goes to the right, its top stays at the top), push it straight down and hold it for a minute while it cools.

  4. Do the same with the back net in the back press.

  5. Put the halves rim to rim and press the printed pins of the front into the holes of the back. Tie a string through the hole on the head.

Print details

4 h 50 minPrint time
~164 gFilament
6Printed parts
120 × 35 × 119 mmSize (W x D x H)
All print details
Print details
TypePrint only
Printed parts6
Size (W x D x H)120 x 35 x 119 mm
Print bed needed128 x 127 mm, 16 mm tall
Filament~164 g
Layer height0.2 mm
Infill10%
SupportsNot needed
DownloadZIP: front and back nets + two presses, plug and cavity each (STL) + outline (SVG) + print sheet
Added2026-10-02
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Questions about this design

Why does the mesh ghost need two presses?

The ghost is not the same on its left and right side, and a press only makes one handedness. The back half is the mirror image of the front, so it is formed in the mirrored press. You print both presses once and keep them.

Can I make the mesh ghost glow in the dark?

Yes. Print the two nets in glow-in-the-dark PETG or PLA; it forms the same way. Put an LED tea light inside before you close the halves and it glows from within too.

Can I make the mesh ghost bigger or with another net?

Yes. Open the mesh former, pick the Ghost shape (or drop the SVG from the zip on it) and change the size, the net pattern or the cell size. The tool rebuilds the nets and both presses to match, and fits the depth so the net does not tear.

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