3D Printer.... CAD... Henry AR-7 .... DIY GUN ACCESSORIES!

Gobc said:
I dont know what material you used but if its ABS, you can use acetone to give it a reaaly nice glossy finish.Google acetone vapr finishing and check out youtube. Ive seen finishes that looke like injction molded abs. Very smooth and not print lines.
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Thanks for the tip, I will look into it.
 
Can-down said:
Thanks for sharing Daver!
What's a decent hobby/entry pro printer and software package go for these days?
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Build your own printer from a kit $300

Buy an off the shelf one $1000-$250000 Quality varies.... lol

Software can be free online. but solid works is not cheap.
 



New grip is well underway, I have designed my stock version 2.0

The collapsable stock was not really rigid enough and I didn't need the collapsable feature, instead I decided to skeletonize it and add spare mag storage.




 
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Grip is done, front side looks great, but the bottom of the print is not perfect.
I will adjust settings and try again another day. This one will do fine until I work out the kinks.

 
I just noticed there's a 3d printing place that sells various 3d printed items, including some firearm parts.
Shape ways
 
sherlockbonez said:
Thats cool! No more waiting for crappy ramline stocks.
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Nope.... . but at 30+ hours to design and another 30+ hours to print it... I get edge of my seat excitement.... until I run out of filament 95% through my print or the breaker blows.

It is a great fun pastime though.
 
Well Update, Version 2 is well underway.

I will do a few finishing touches to it, (I am going to try plastic-dip spray paint for a rubberized coating)

I printed faster this time, and on a much cheaper printer at home, so the quality is lower, but it is just a prototype.

Here are the pics:






And a video of operation.


[video]http://vid1311.photobucket.com/albums/s664/Daver_II/Mobile%20Uploads/20170105_125911_zpsq0zrg3tn.mp4[/video]
 
lavino said:
How big of a 3D printer do you need? I have an AR-7 and I am interested in it. If one of these prototype is up for sale I wouldn't mind paying for one to try out ^_^
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My printer does 220mm X 220mm X 220mm

So I print in sections.

But i am in the process of building a printer that can do 26"x10"x4"
 
Daver_II said:
My printer does 220mm X 220mm X 220mm

So I print in sections.

But i am in the process of building a printer that can do 26"x10"x4"
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Daver, Very impressive! Not just the technology, but I like your design work. I noticed you are using SolidWorks; I'm no expert, but I have been using SW for about 4 years (mainly for work). I have a question; can you upload the 3-d model directly from SW to the printer, or does it have to be converted to a different format? Does the version of SW cause any comparability issues with the printer software? I run 2013 at work, and I'm still running an old student version of 2014 at home... you have me thinking about some custom grips for my M-57.
 
Meroh said:
Daver, Very impressive! Not just the technology, but I like your design work. I noticed you are using SolidWorks; I'm no expert, but I have been using SW for about 4 years (mainly for work). I have a question; can you upload the 3-d model directly from SW to the printer, or does it have to be converted to a different format? Does the version of SW cause any comparability issues with the printer software? I run 2013 at work, and I'm still running an old student version of 2014 at home... you have me thinking about some custom grips for my M-57.
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When you are done your model. Save it in solid works as an .STL file. Then import it into your 3d printer software (I use Cura)

You can then tweak your settings for infill and thickness. And press print.
 
I might be interested in some kind of aftermarket Tokarev grips. Also, great work, it shows that you put a lot of time and thought into the design!
 
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