hitmanNo2 Posted September 24, 2020 Posted September 24, 2020 Sweet. I've been tempted by one of those but I have no need for a 3D printer other than because heh.
PopRocket123 Posted September 24, 2020 Posted September 24, 2020 58 minutes ago, hitmanNo2 said: Sweet. I've been tempted by one of those but I have no need for a 3D printer other than because heh. You don't need any more reason than that
Supporters sp00n Posted September 29, 2020 Author Supporters Posted September 29, 2020 Cannot believe it been almost 5 years since I started this thread ? been printing loads of stuff (and 650 face shields during the initial wave of covid), not much airsoft though, but I did make this over silencer mod that gave me a nice optic rail for my glock PopRocket123 and Samurai 1 1
Popular Post mightyjebus Posted October 3, 2020 Popular Post Posted October 3, 2020 designed, 3D printed then moulded and cast. Tokyo Marui NGRS EMAGS. ziCk_, PopRocket123, Samurai and 3 others 3 3
mightyjebus Posted October 8, 2020 Posted October 8, 2020 Latest 3D print - MOLLE holder for Atom impact grenades. File can be found here: https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:4618298
hitmanNo2 Posted October 8, 2020 Posted October 8, 2020 On 03/10/2020 at 23:39, mightyjebus said: designed, 3D printed then moulded and cast. Tokyo Marui NGRS EMAGS. Did you just transfer the internals from existing mags or can you buy the internals separately?
mightyjebus Posted October 8, 2020 Posted October 8, 2020 I used the existing mag internals. You need to snap off 4 little tabs for them to fit.
rj1986 Posted June 26, 2021 Posted June 26, 2021 Thread revival time - any suggestions on where I can get extended magpul butt pads printed?
Tommikka Posted June 26, 2021 Posted June 26, 2021 32 minutes ago, rj1986 said: Thread revival time - any suggestions on where I can get extended magpul butt pads printed? I’ve used treatstock for 3D printing, you will need the files to upload so if you don’t have them then thingverse has quite a few magpul designs https://www.treatstock.co.uk/ https://www.thingiverse.com rj1986 1
sjhirst Posted June 27, 2021 Posted June 27, 2021 Just made these suppressors for the WE MP5 GBB Speedbird_666 and PopRocket123 2
Speedbird_666 Posted June 27, 2021 Posted June 27, 2021 22 minutes ago, sjhirst said: Just made these suppressors for the WE MP5 GBB What material did you print those in out of interest?
sjhirst Posted June 27, 2021 Posted June 27, 2021 just plain ol' pla+ its strong enough due to the wall thickness
Speedbird_666 Posted June 28, 2021 Posted June 28, 2021 Knocked up a simple fan mount for my goggles: A quick and dirty print (0.3mm layer height so the curves aren't all that smooth) to test the concept - and it works great. The PLA works surprisingly well to dampen nearly all the fan vibration. MK2 will have a rubber gasket between the fan and mount and integrated on/off switch with concealed wiring for the switch and fan.
rj1986 Posted June 29, 2021 Posted June 29, 2021 So gone down a rabbit hole - the Ender 3 printer is like £130-150. Worth the investment?
sjhirst Posted June 29, 2021 Posted June 29, 2021 They certainly seem very popular, so theres loads of support out there. Loads of upgrades for it too. I use an anycubic mega s, which coming up to a year of a lot of use, has been practically faultless. rj1986 1
Speedbird_666 Posted June 29, 2021 Posted June 29, 2021 2 hours ago, rj1986 said: Worth the investment? Yep - If you like making stuff then it's a great tool to have. I'm toying with making an OpenRC F1 Car over the next few weeks because whilst it'll take hours/days to print, it'll cost very little in material cost. I want to model some scale RC boats too, so that's on my 'to-do' list also. I have various Airsoft ideas I want to try, but I need to improve on my modelling skills in Fusion360 first. I would splurge the extra on the Pro model over the stock Ender 3 I think, and it can be had for £136 (£142 with glass bed) from the new dedicated Creality UK warehouse website that launched last week. 1st time customers get £8 off on orders over £150 so I would add a roll of filament to get started with. I have the V2 (approx £170), which is pretty much a Pro with a different screen, 32 bit board and a power supply stupidly tucked away and shrouded underneath which makes it sound like a Jet engine due to the lack of airflow. The (older) Pro has the power supply in a more sensible location, a more practical screen, yet has a few nice upgrades over the stock Ender 3 model, but I'm not sure what board it comes with though. As it's open source, there a stupid amount of upgrades and spares available for it, along with the community support and YouTube videos to help guide you. rj1986 1
MiK Posted June 29, 2021 Posted June 29, 2021 @Speedbird_666 Is it worth paying a bit more for the Ender-3 Max be a good investment @ £213 ?
Supporters Samurai Posted June 30, 2021 Supporters Posted June 30, 2021 My tip is to not to get the glass bed. Get an aluminium one and stick a 0.3mm PEI sheet on it. That stuff is brilliant. Sand it once thoroughly with fine sandpaper. rj1986 1
Speedbird_666 Posted June 30, 2021 Posted June 30, 2021 9 hours ago, MiK said: @Speedbird_666 Is it worth paying a bit more for the Ender-3 Max be a good investment @ £213 ? I think it's a slightly scaled-up Ender 3 Pro, with a couple of upgrades (metal extruder) - I'm new to 3D printing myself, so I can only go on what I researched on YouTube etc. Here's quite a good review: Whilst having the extra build area is probably nice to have, bear in mind 3D printing takes ages. So if you have a print that fully fills the Max, expect 24hr+ prints, especially if it's something intricate. I'm lucky in that my work is shifting to a permanent work from home model, where at most I'll only ever be in the office two days a week, it means that I can set prints off in the morning and keep an eye on them throughout the day. I would be gutted if a 10-15hr print failed halfway through whilst I'm out and I came home to a colossal mess of plastic.
MiK Posted June 30, 2021 Posted June 30, 2021 @Speedbird_666 You are a level up on my 3D printing skillz Yea the 3Max has a ton of upgrades which means I don’t have to (and kill it) so I think the extra £quids imho is worth the less amount of stress and besides the wife is gonna kill me for £150 or £230 and when I get out of the doghouse I’ll still have the printer. I am also gonna use the “Well Darling I won’t buy that new pewpew I was looking at” she doesn’t know or understand the UKARA thing or that fact I don’t have mine atm so I couldn’t buy the pewpew anyways
Speedbird_666 Posted June 30, 2021 Posted June 30, 2021 1 hour ago, rj1986 said: I'm telling my mum Don't forget to pick up some Yellow bed springs (amazon etc.). They make bed-levelling much easier and consistent. 4 minutes ago, MiK said: @Speedbird_666 You are a level up on my 3D printing skillz Yea the 3Max has a ton of upgrades which means I don’t have to (and kill it) so I think the extra £quids imho is worth the less amount of stress and besides the wife is gonna kill me for £150 or £230 and when I get out of the doghouse I’ll still have the printer. I am also gonna use the “Well Darling I won’t buy that new pewpew I was looking at” she doesn’t know or understand the UKARA thing or that fact I don’t have mine atm so I couldn’t buy the pewpew anyways I got lucky, my youngest son has been hounding my missus for a 3D printer for the last 6 months (he's obsessed with the idea of making his own table-top games and scenery - he's only 8 bless him), so when they were on offer via the Creality website to coincide with Amazon's prime day, she couldn't really say no.
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