3D Printing

45CalPal · Jan 18, 2022

Hello, i am fairly new on here, but I have been 3D printing for the past 4 years, I have some firearms related prints if anyone is interested in checking them out, they can be found here for file download.

https://www.thingiverse.com/search?q=PrintMechanic&type=things&sort=relevant

troy fairweather · Jan 19, 2022

I really need to get one.

NorthBorder · Jan 19, 2022

That's really generous of you. I bought my son a 3-D printer a few years ago. Something here may come in handy.
And, welcome to THR.

RevolvingGarbage · Jan 19, 2022

I’m a firearms tinkerer and an amateur gunsmith myself and I’ve recognized that owning a 3D printer is one of the next big steps I need to take. There’s obviously limitations to the technology at this point but the amount of things that can be done with 3D printing which are otherwise very complicated if not practically impossible make it a very attractive fabrication technology to explore.

Thanks for making your work available to the public, and being part of ensuring that the signal cannot be stopped.

45CalPal · Jan 19, 2022

RevolvingGarbage said:
I’m a firearms tinkerer and an amateur gunsmith myself and I’ve recognized that owning a 3D printer is one of the next big steps I need to take. There’s obviously limitations to the technology at this point but the amount of things that can be done with 3D printing which are otherwise very complicated if not practically impossible make it a very attractive fabrication technology to explore.

Thanks for making your work available to the public, and being part of ensuring that the signal cannot be stopped.

I agree, a 3d printer is a must for anyone who does tinkering/hobbying. there are almost limitless items you can design and print. the only downfalls is thei:

1. you need to be somewhat good with a CAD program to do any designing. the printers are verry sensitive to incorrectly designed parts.
2. in electrinics you usually get what you pay for. 3d printers are relativly cheap these days, but a good one will cost you.
3. the first use learning curve is pricey and time consuming. the materials are used quick and are costly.

But once its all figured out, they are verry fun and useful.

gobsauce · Jan 20, 2022

Aaaaand I'm off to Gaia to start 3d printing stuff.

45CalPal · Jan 20, 2022

hertes another great reason to own a 3D printer...

I made about 20 of these in 2 3/4"- 3" 12g and a bout 10 .410 g blank shells for dry firing and firing pin locating testing. Also used for newly aquired shotguns that have issues with a failure to feed or eject issue testing. theses can be used to do a full cycle with trigger pull and all.
Best part is the cad is already done, and the file is already on a disk. So all i have to do is turn the printer on, let it heat up, choose the print file and hit go!

I have not uploaded this file up to my site with other prints yet, but I will in time.

gobsauce · Jan 20, 2022

45CalPal said:
hertes another great reason to own a 3D printer...

I made about 20 of these in 2 3/4"- 3" 12g and a bout 10 .410 g blank shells for dry firing and firing pin locating testing. Also used for newly aquired shotguns that have issues with a failure to feed or eject issue testing. theses can be used to do a full cycle with trigger pull and all.
Best part is the cad is already done, and the file is already on a disk. So all i have to do is turn the printer on, let it heat up, choose the print file and hit go!

I have not uploaded this file up to my site with other prints yet, but I will in time.
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Snap caps, basically. That's actually a really neat idea!

45CalPal · Jan 20, 2022

Yes.. and they technically diden't cost a thing... A roll of filament on average cost abot $30 usd, but I make purchases in bulk of about 5 to 10 rolls so the cost drops to about 18 to 25 bucks each... I have a usual length of use for about 70 to 100 prints depending on thier size. So Like I mentioned previously, once you get it all figured out it really pays for it's self.

I have printed and with great useful success, a bench block, a ar15 2 [iece block for the vise holding, butt stocks etc..

RevolvingGarbage · Jan 20, 2022

With some work in brass or steel tubing you could make those dummy shells shoot a .177 or .22 pellet using plastic caps or even primers (although they are too valuable to use for such activities anymore I would say). Would be a cool cheap way to get practice if you engineered it for use with toy gun caps.

45CalPal · Jan 20, 2022

I have recently printed

30 - 5.56 dummy rounds. Designed a 3 and a 5 round pictany mount 12g shell holder that does not require a screw/bolt and nut to mount. it fits super tight to the rail and just slips on and off.

I got bored and made a stackable 5.56 quick access stroage bin. hell i even made a bunch of ofset rifle wall mounts.

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