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What have you made?

Shamal said:
Nice. How do you get the threads into the nut? 
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Modeled in Fusion 360 (M32x1.5) and printed them - they needed to be scaled up by 2.5% to account for slight inaccuracies in the 3d Printing process.

So I needed to remove the proprietary barrel nut for the stock G&G front end - so had to design/print a tool to do it:

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I knocked up a 'proper' barrel nut to check barrel fitting - y'know I think speedsofters have got the right idea when it comes to ergonomics, this thing feels super light, balanced and point-able:

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(I know, I know, haters gonna hate - this is an exercise in curiosity more than anything else)

I intend to make a whole front-end using a ~40mm Carbon tube epoxied onto a 3D printed barrel nut, a printed outer barrel stub at the receiver end, a printed barrel stabiliser cap at the front, with the inner barrel free-floating in between.

 
Speedbird_666 said:
Modeled in Fusion 360 (M32x1.5) and printed them - they needed to be scaled up by 2.5% to account for slight inaccuracies in the 3d Printing process.

So I needed to remove the proprietary barrel nut for the stock G&G front end - so had to design/print a tool to do it:

View attachment 77354

I knocked up a 'proper' barrel nut to check barrel fitting - y'know I think speedsofters have got the right idea when it comes to ergonomics, this thing feels super light, balanced and point-able:

View attachment 77355

(I know, I know, haters gonna hate - this is an exercise in curiosity more than anything else)

I intend to make a whole front-end using a ~40mm Carbon tube epoxied onto a 3D printed barrel nut, a printed outer barrel stub at the receiver end, a printed barrel stabiliser cap at the front, with the inner barrel free-floating in between.
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Mmm. So does this fusion 360 actually 'print' the nuts with a thread in them?

It's bit like the replicator on the uss enterprise. Lol

Regards 

 
Speedbird_666 said:
y'know I think speedsofters have got the right idea when it comes to ergonomics, this thing feels super light, balanced and point-able:
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think it's less having the right idea, as more adapting to the requirements/limitations of the platform.

standard m4 ergonomics make a lot more sense when you need things like the buffer tube and gas tube for the gun to work and recoil is a thing.

 
Adolf Hamster said:
as more adapting to the requirements/limitations of the platform.
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Indeed Herr Hamster.

My overall (long term) aim is to produce the most minimal viable gun that will work around a V2 gearbox. That will mean a receiver of my own design, but I'm not skilled enough to model such a thing yet...however these smaller projects have helped immeasurably.

It's unlikely that I would ever rock up at a field with such a setup myself though, because that would just look stupid - fat middle aged guy thinking he's a speedsofter? Nah. However my middle son (13) loves playing airsoft, but has no real interest in realistic guns/RIFs (he sees the hobby almost as big-kids extension of Nerf), so he has no problems with rolling with such a gun if it's light and easy to shoot.

 
Ok, last of the Speedsoft content - moving on to other projects now.

Made a hand guard using 40mm PVC pipe that acts as a sleeve over the stock outer barrel. Barrel nut epoxied to one end, and a cap that is a tight interference fit on the outer barrel epoxied to the other.

Very solid given the soft plastic of the pipe, no flex or wobble. Perfectly usable I reckon, assuming you don't plan to use it as a club and wrap it around a tree.

I call it - the fleshlight....?

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(Note - no guns were harmed in the making of this project, all bits will be reverted back to stock shortly.)

 
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Speedbird_666 said:
Ok, last of the Speedsoft content - moving on to other projects now.

Made a hand guard using 40mm PVC pipe that acts as a sleeve over the stock outer barrel. Barrel nut epoxied to one end, and a cap that is a tight interference fit on the outer barrel epoxied to the other.

Very solid given the soft plastic of the pipe, no flex or wobble. Perfectly usable I reckon, assuming you don't plan to use it as a club and wrap it around a tree.

I call it - the fleshlight....?

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(Note - no guns were harmed in the making of this project, all bits will be reverted back to stock shortly.)
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Can certainly appreciate the technicality of the work that went in to the printed parts but f**k me sideways and call me Florence that has to be the most fugly gun it has EVER been my misfortune to see !? 

Think I need to go wash my eyes out with neat shampoo ! ?

 
The STAR L86 revitalization project continues. Shell is printed, engine is acquired and installed, both microswitches have been installed, donor parts have been transferred, and all thats left is to wait for Polarstar to hurry up and send over the wiring and boards I need.

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Druid799 said:
Can certainly appreciate the technicality of the work that went in to the printed parts but f**k me sideways and call me Florence that has to be the most fugly gun it has EVER been my misfortune to see !? 

Think I need to go wash my eyes out with neat shampoo ! ?
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Yeh - I know right?

Whilst I'm pleased with this little project from a technical and learning perspective, I've realised pretty quickly that just because you can do something, it doesn't mean you should... ?

Rest assured all stock parts have now been re-fitted.

SeniorSpaz87 said:
The STAR L86 revitalization project continues. Shell is printed, engine is acquired and installed, both microswitches have been installed, donor parts have been transferred, and all thats left is to wait for Polarstar to hurry up and send over the wiring and boards I need.
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That really does look like a very cool project - how did you go about printing the shell? It looks almost like SLS?

 
Speedbird_666 said:
That really does look like a very cool project - how did you go about printing the shell? It looks almost like SLS?
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Good eye - it is indeed SLS. I cant print in it, but I do prototyping myself, and when Im happy with a final product I send it off to be made in better materials - whether that be SLS, metal, etc. Currently I only really use PLA and PETG in my printer.

 
If you heat those stocks you may be able to bend them straight. Really careless of somebody to bend three! One I could understand. Lol ?

Regards 

 
Speedbird_666 said:
I can't help myself...

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Ended up with three unique designs for ICS, G&G and Specna Edge guns:

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Really comfortable with a mask on. I know they look wank, but they are so practical. Much like Crocs or Bum bags.
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Not speedsoft....honestly!

I've been modelling a real steel B&T Visor/Gas Mask Stock for a G36 using pictures as a reference.

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Not sure if I'll actually make this one (although it's dimensionally accurate to TM spec guns), but it's been fun to model nonetheless.

RS references:

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