3D printed firearms interest?

[Jtgarner]

What brands of 3D printers have you had experiance with and how did you find/choose to purchase it? Are there any companies that you would steer completely away from?

I have an Ender 3, but I have access to the Prusa i3 MK3 at work.

I have had some minor issues with my Ender but it has been fun for me to learn each time and to fix it all myself.

 

[Altrex]

I have an Ender 3, but I have access to the Prusa i3 MK3 at work.

I have had some minor issues with my Ender but it has been fun for me to learn each time and to fix it all myself.

Have you calibrated your steps, flow and retraction? Make a huge difference on end results. Supports come off easier and holes need minimal clean up.

 

[Jtgarner]

Have you calibrated your steps, flow and retraction? Make a huge difference on end results. Supports come off easier and holes need minimal clean up.

Steps yes, flow and retraction no. I have a small quick retraction test that prints clean and then I sometimes get stringing anyway with the same settings on other prints.

 

[Altrex]

Steps yes, flow and retraction no. I have a small quick retraction test that prints clean and then I sometimes get stringing anyway with the same settings on other prints.

I have found that stringing had a lot to do with the particular brand of filament and even colors within a brand. Gotta optimize for each. Also forgot to mention the temperature tower. There is a person on youtube that put together a nice printer calibration procedure with tools on github I think. Will find it and post a link.

 

[Jtgarner]

Yeah I have noticed that I need different temps for different colors. I have a tac board behind my printer that I am trying to keep track of temps on.
Looking for some cheap kits to build something loud in the future.

 

[BroodXI]

pla
cfpetg

 

[Altrex]

pla View attachment 181641
cfpetg
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Very nice, that is some cool texturing. Let us know how it does on the range. I will throw some pics up this week.

 

[BroodXI]

chairmanwon's stipple pack, thats the 19x version. the pla snapped alon the lines, it was printed at .2 layer instead of .15. glass fiber nylon filament just showed up so going to test that stuff next.
here is the cfpetg sitting in it's new home.

 

[Jtgarner]

I need to try a digital nimbus invader with the chairman stipples.

 

[Altrex]

It's funny, how big the printed firearms community is. I have never heard of either of these lol

 

[Altrex]

chairmanwon's stipple pack, thats the 19x version. the pla snapped alon the lines, it was printed at .2 layer instead of .15. glass fiber nylon filament just showed up so going to test that stuff next.
here is the cfpetg sitting in it's new home.
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Did you have to mod for the rail connection or is it accurate to glock dimensions all the way around?

 

[Jtgarner]

This isn’t mine, but is a picture of the digital nimbus labs invader brace with the chairmanwon stippling. I’d like to print one of these at some point.
To be honest I want to print it and take a deer with my 24 slide on it so that I can unequivocally argue that 3D printed guns can be used to hunt, and are therefore designed for sporting purposes.

 

[BroodXI]

Did you have to mod for the rail connection or is it accurate to glock dimensions all the way around?

AVES rails drop right in for the free men don't ask dd19.2 files. https://www.avesrails.com/FMDA-DD192-Rail-Kit-_p_29.html

 

[Altrex]

AVES rails drop right in for the free men don't ask dd19.2 files. https://www.avesrails.com/FMDA-DD192-Rail-Kit-_p_29.html

I meant the accessory rail on the lower front. That's where the mck locks along with the rear closure correct?

 

[BroodXI]

I meant the accessory rail on the lower front. That's where the mck locks along with the rear closure correct?

had to sand off the texture on the trigger guard, and the beaver tail

 

[BroodXI]

really waiting on the fdm-9 files to drop

 

[B40B]

Out of curiosity, where does a person look for firearm related 3d files that won't attract attention... Extremely new to 3d printing, I've only really printed a couple things for the kids and different files for my CNC machine.

 

[BroodXI]

if you're worried about attention get a vpn. check out /r/fosscad

 

[Altrex]

Google gatalog also

 

[BroodXI]

Do your buddies ever get thristy? Have you ever thought of sending a 66mm can of beer down the pipe to them across the way? If so, behold the Canzerfaust.



Glow bois, pic is for reference (my balls are not big enough to try one of these)