MrCetrizine Posted February 3, 2019 Report Share Posted February 3, 2019 I just printed single shot adapters for my .308 RPR and .223 AICS chassis'd T3. Saved myself £140 Is anyone else using a 3D printer for stuff? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrCetrizine Posted February 3, 2019 Author Report Share Posted February 3, 2019 Just reprinted the .223 AICS one in a nicer colour and added some grabby grooves at the bottom. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gunner Posted February 5, 2019 Report Share Posted February 5, 2019 That's a great idea , whats the cost of the printer - the one you use / own ? Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrCetrizine Posted February 5, 2019 Author Report Share Posted February 5, 2019 Mine is a flashforge finder which was about £400 when I bought it two years ago but is down to £300 now. https://www.amazon.co.uk/FLASHFORGE-3D-PRINTER-FINDER/dp/B07J6NQC1G/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1549391598&sr=8-4&keywords=flashforge+finder I'm planning to get an Anycubic Mega-S though so I can print with glass reinforced nylon among other plastic types. https://www.amazon.co.uk/ANYCUBIC-Printer-Printing-UltraBase-Filament/dp/B07JN7HFYS/ref=sr_1_1_sspa?ie=UTF8&qid=1549392531&sr=8-1-spons&keywords=anycubic+mega-s&psc=1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ezmobile Posted February 7, 2019 Report Share Posted February 7, 2019 Good on you, I can see a business opportunity there. What about the small Tikka single shot mag insert? They're a lot of money for what they are.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrCetrizine Posted February 7, 2019 Author Report Share Posted February 7, 2019 I did actually make one of those based on an aluminium one a friend had. I put it on thingiverse for people to download but was contacted by a guy who apparently invented them. He asked me to take the design down and I didn't want to get sued, so I did. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ezmobile Posted February 7, 2019 Report Share Posted February 7, 2019 6 minutes ago, MrCetirizine said: I did actually make one of those based on an aluminium one a friend had. I put it on thingiverse for people to download but was contacted by a guy who apparently invented them. He asked me to take the design down and I didn't want to get sued, so I did. That'll be Bob Hahin I guess? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1066 Posted February 7, 2019 Report Share Posted February 7, 2019 I design and print loads of stuff on my cheap little printer, here's just a few: Shooting specs: Fore sight elements: Magnetic rack for cabinet or side of vehicle: Inserts for cap & ball box: .45-70 Loading tray: FWB 124 air rifle trigger: Primer catcher for Rock chucker press: Adapter to fit webcam to my spotting scope: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GT3_richy Posted February 7, 2019 Report Share Posted February 7, 2019 What software do you use for designing? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brown dog Posted February 7, 2019 Report Share Posted February 7, 2019 Eye opening stuff! - I know nothing about these capabilities. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1066 Posted February 7, 2019 Report Share Posted February 7, 2019 1 hour ago, GT3_richy said: What software do you use for designing? I use a CAD program called 123d design by Autodesk. It was a free program but unfortunately no longer available. Autodesk had three CAD software packages. Tinkercad, which is very basic, 123d, about half way house and Fusion 360. Tinkercad and Fusion 360 are still available and free I think. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrCetrizine Posted February 8, 2019 Author Report Share Posted February 8, 2019 I use Fusion 360. It is still available as a free non-commercial option. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrCetrizine Posted April 20, 2019 Author Report Share Posted April 20, 2019 I bought a new printer capable of printing in all kinds of filaments. Test print in Nylon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1066 Posted April 20, 2019 Report Share Posted April 20, 2019 Looks good, Prusa i3 ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrCetrizine Posted April 20, 2019 Author Report Share Posted April 20, 2019 Yep, mk3s but I got it a tungsten nozzle so I can print fibre reinforced filaments. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrCetrizine Posted April 20, 2019 Author Report Share Posted April 20, 2019 The same test piece (nut and bolt) but this time in polycarbonate... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrCetrizine Posted April 21, 2019 Author Report Share Posted April 21, 2019 After having a printer that's only capable of PLA for so long, it's fantastic to now have a choice of materials to make truly strong functional parts. PETG > Nylon 12 > Polycarbonate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1066 Posted April 21, 2019 Report Share Posted April 21, 2019 The technology is coming on in leaps and bounds Mr. C. and good to see it filtering down to us mere mortals at the bottom of the food chain. My cheap Chinese kit printer is putting out reasonable quality prints - These are BSA Superten air rifle single shot adapters in advanced PLA. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrCetrizine Posted April 22, 2019 Author Report Share Posted April 22, 2019 Here's a link to my Thingiverse which has a few things. https://www.thingiverse.com/MrCetirizine/designs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bradders Posted April 22, 2019 Report Share Posted April 22, 2019 13 minutes ago, MrCetirizine said: Here's a link to my Thingiverse which has a few things. https://www.thingiverse.com/MrCetirizine/designs How do those .303 chargers work? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrCetrizine Posted April 22, 2019 Author Report Share Posted April 22, 2019 Same as the metal ones only they don't cut your thumb or cause you to swear. They are a bit more flexible being plastic so they don't grip the cartridges quite as hard as the usual metal ones so I wouldn't want to go into battle with them but for range use, they are great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bradders Posted April 22, 2019 Report Share Posted April 22, 2019 4 minutes ago, MrCetirizine said: Same as the metal ones only they don't cut your thumb or cause you to swear. They are a bit more flexible being plastic so they don't grip the cartridges quite as hard as the usual metal ones so I wouldn't want to go into battle with them but for range use, they are great. Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
One on top of two Posted April 22, 2019 Report Share Posted April 22, 2019 Love the single shot followers 👍. I want two for my Tac A1s , but can’t get them anywhere so this maybe something to look into ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrCetrizine Posted June 11, 2019 Author Report Share Posted June 11, 2019 Wedge shaped bag rider for KRG X-ray? 20 minute design, 3 hour print (solid PETG). Thank you 3D printer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mick Miller Posted July 2, 2019 Report Share Posted July 2, 2019 They are fantastic. I have a nice little line in custom powder funnels for those calibers that are a pain to reload with an off the shelf, fitsall funnel (got bored of carefully weighing kernels and watching them fall onto the worktop as I pull the funnel off). My night vision add on, all 3D printed. My case annealer uses printed parts and an arduino to give 0.25 second fine tuning to the dwell time. In the house I've fixed fans, loos, ladders, taps and other stuff all with printed parts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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