Logitech G303 Shroud Edition Skates

UPDATES

1. 5/31/26 - Revised the model with smoother geometry and a more accurate trace of the original G303 SE skate shapes.

2. 6/15/26 - Removed all mentions of POM over PLA.. Just don't even try this stuff.. it's a warping nightmare! Save your $!!!

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Printable replacement mouse skates for the Logitech G303 SE / Shroud Edition.

I made these because I didn’t feel like spending $10 on replacement skates. The outlines were traced in Civil 3D, then converted into a printable OpenSCAD model with AI assistance.

This is not a remix of another model. The G303 SE outlines were traced by me, and the printable model was generated from my traced geometry.

The sloped edge profile was inspired by common aftermarket mouse skate geometry.

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PRINT NOTES

- Recommended thickness: 0.68 mm

- Print the glide face upward

- Use fine layers if possible

- I printed mine in PLA with a 0.12 mm first layer and 0.08 mm remaining layers

- Print time is roughly 7–8 minutes on my setup

- Finishing time is additional

Recommended slicer settings for the glide face:

- Top surface pattern: Concentric

- Top surface density: 100%

- Top shell layers: 5

- Top shell thickness: 1.0 mm

- Ironing: Off

I recommend leaving ironing off because it can smear the top surface, create small edge lips, and make the final thickness less predictable. Since the glide face should be wet-sanded anyway, sanding is a better way to flatten and finish the surface.

PLA works well for testing the shape, thickness, sanding process, and overall feel.

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FINISHING NOTES

- Lightly wet-sand the glide face with 3000-grit sandpaper before applying adhesive

- Use a small amount of water while sanding

- Sand evenly across the glide face until the printed surface feels smooth

- Clean and fully dry the skates before applying tape

- Use thin double-sided tape

- Use an X-Acto blade or sharp hobby knife to trim the adhesive cleanly

Tape I used:

https://www.amazon.com/Ultra-Thin-Permanent-Double-Sided-Photography-Scrapbooking/dp/B01NBJVU04

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TESTING

Testing below is based on PLA skates finished with 3000-grit wet sanding.

These printed in roughly 7–8 minutes on my setup. Finishing adds a few more minutes depending on sanding and adhesive trimming.

Let the skates cool before removing them from the build plate. Peel them off carefully and avoid flexing one section too much.

I am not responsible for any damage you cause to your mousepad, mouse, or skates. Use these at your own risk.

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GENERAL FEEL

PLA skates can work great, especially for testing. They are cheap, easy to print, and good enough to dial in the design before trying a more difficult material.

Compared to PTFE, PLA feels slower and has more surface feedback. Tracking can feel slightly grainy, which is expected with FDM-printed skates.

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MOUSEPAD TESTING NOTES

Smooth, harder cloth pads

Smooth, harder cloth pads perform decently with PLA. Expect a slower-than-PTFE glide, but still usable.

Textured cloth pads

Textured cloth pads can feel good, but they make the skate texture more noticeable. Expect more feedback than PTFE.

Artisan Raiden Soft

The Artisan Raiden Soft feels possibly the best so far. The surface is forgiving and works well with the extra control from PLA skates. (PLA is higher friction than PTFE so long-term this might be a bad pairing)

If the Raiden feels too fast with PTFE for tac FPS games, PLA skates may help slow it down. (PLA is still higher friction this is not advice)

PureTrak CL1 (IMO ideal cheap pad for these skates)

The PureTrak CL1 feels decent with PLA.

Artisan Hayate Otsu

The Artisan Hayate Otsu has a lot of feedback with PLA skates.

Mud pads

Mud pads are too slow and sticky with PLA. The LethalGG Jupiter feels terrible with these. I do not like the Jupiter much even with PTFE, but this feels worse.

Typical cloth pads

Typical cloth pads feel fine with PLA.

PureTrak CL2

The thin and cheap PureTrak CL2 actually feels pretty good with PLA skates. Smooth, harder cloth-style pads seem to work well with this kind of skate.

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HARDPAD TESTING NOTES

Hardpad users may like these because they are cheap to make, and hardpads tend to wear through skates quickly.

SkyPAD 3.0

PLA skates are workable on the SkyPAD 3.0, but not the smoothest

Glorious Helios

The Glorious Helios plastic pad is a hard pass with PLA skates, in my opinion. It feels bad

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CONCLUSION

PLA can work great, especially for testing. It is cheap, easy to print, and useful for dialing in the design before trying a more difficult material.

For long-term use, PTFE is still the better traditional skate material overall, but for FDM-printed skates are interesting.