3D printing / manufacturing resources

[Flopsweat]

Prusa i3 which is czech

Original Prusa i3 MK3S+ | Original Prusa 3D printers directly from Josef Prusa

Loved by makers, valued by professionals. Silent, reliable and powerful 3D printing workhorse by Josef Prusa. 24/7 support. Made in EU, worldwide shipping.

www.prusa3d.com

MK3S‘S FUNCTIONALITY CAN BE FURTHER EXPANDED WITH THE UNIQUE MULTI-MATERIAL UPGRADE 2.0 ADDON FOR PRINTING WITH UP TO 5 MATERIALS SIMULTANEOUSLY.

 

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3D printed 12ga ammo

 

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Det_disp released their guided today on making 9mm ammo. This is a guide for mostly for manufacturing 9mm ammo from legally obtained stuff in Europe. The guide covers 3D printing a small part to help reload. Powder comes from blanks used in power-actuated tools and it uses once fired brass.

Odysee

Explore a whole universe of videos on Odysee from regular people just like you!

lbry.tv

 

[RicInOR]

3d Metal Printing - a puff piece from the NRA

An Official Journal Of The NRA | 3-D Metal Printing Gaining Traction

Small metal-injection-molded (MIM) parts are common in firearms, but the decades-old process for lower-pressure components may be short-lived if the latest figures from 3DEO are any indication.

www.shootingillustrated.com

Metal 3D Printing & Additive Manufacturing

3D Metal Printing and Additive Manufacturing Service Bureau

news.3deo.co

 

[arakboss]

Is anybody aware of fn fns frame files?

 

[ATCclears]

Can you 3D print Damascus steel? Pretty much, yeah

Steel structure is controlled with clever use of the laser.

arstechnica.com

 

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wildfire receiver released, download in usual locations

 

[RicInOR]

Free STL Files & 3D Printer Models: Best Sites in 2023

Check out our list of the best sites to download free STL files, 3D printer files, 3D print models, and 3D printing designs in other file formats.

all3dp.com

 

[Witsendidk]

E-sun PLA+ is where it's at. Watch out for other brands, QC varies widely in filament brands. You can also get nylon based stuff that is stronger, but doesn't seem super necessary if you follow Ivanthetroll's work. Then again, why not make it stronger? Just remember that those kinds of filaments often require hardened steel nozzles because they can be corrosive, they'll eat through standard brass nozzles quickly.

I have a Prusa MK3 and love it to death. Would definitely recommend to anyone with the 700+budget, I'd be happy to answer any questions about this particular printer of anyone has any!

 

[Witsendidk]

Need some DNA too -

3D-printed bunny contains DNA instructions to make a copy of itself

A 3D-printed bunny contains tiny glass beads in which there are DNA-encoded instructions to replicate the rabbit, and they can still be read after nine months

www.newscientist.com

"A 3D-printed polyester rabbit has been embedded with DNA that contains a blueprint for printing additional bunnies. Using the information, researchers have replicated the rabbit several times, highlighting the potential for using DNA to store information in everyday objects.

The four DNA bases –adenine (A), cytosine (C), thymine (T) and guanine (G) – were used to encode the 45 kilobyte instructions for making the bunny and the corresponding DNA sequence was then synthesised. The DNA was first packaged into microscopic spheres of glass to protect it, before being incorporated into the plastic that formed the bunny. "

I'm all for making lowers multiply like rabbits

 

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FGC-9 mark 2.

added the HK happy slap

 

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Did you guys notice we have 3d printed mortars now?

 

[Flopsweat]

Did you guys notice we have 3d printed morters now?

 

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new new "Tac Daddy" version was released on the gatalog.

 

[Skier]

Ha, That's what i'm using! Good to know PLA can take the strain.
I just got a Creality Ender 3 Pro and have been playing with it non stop! While S-L-O-W, it does a really good job! Cant wait for my first round of upgrades and may revisit my thoughts of printing Firearm parts! I cannot say enough good things about this printer, and the interwebs confirm my findings!

PLA might be able to take strain, but I had a friend that printed a lower in PLA a few years ago, and it was fine until it was sitting in his safe in his garage and got a little hot and warped. Heat would be a bigger concern with PLA.

 

[ilikegunspdx]

I don't know anything about 3D printing but I'm curious is there anyone that can 3d print small parts around Portland if you give them a drawing? I have some oddball projects that come up like for cars, knives, and guns such as a little "filler" piece for a stock on a pistol muzzleloader.

How does 3 d printing work can you bring a drawing and they can produce it? Or for example can they scan something such as a knife scale and produce new knife scales that are thicker or contoured instead of flat?

Thx for any ideas, I'm clueless in this area. I don't know if such things are easy, difficult/expensive, or impossible. I don't really want to buy a 3d printer (unless they are way cheaper than I think they are but I have no clue really), would like to hire it out. Cheers!

 

[powersbj]

I don't know anything about 3D printing but I'm curious is there anyone that can 3d print small parts around Portland if you give them a drawing? I have some oddball projects that come up like for cars, knives, and guns such as a little "filler" piece for a stock on a pistol muzzleloader.

How does 3 d printing work can you bring a drawing and they can produce it? Or for example can they scan something such as a knife scale and produce new knife scales that are thicker or contoured instead of flat?

Thx for any ideas, I'm clueless in this area. I don't know if such things are easy, difficult/expensive, or impossible. I don't really want to buy a 3d printer (unless they are way cheaper than I think they are but I have no clue really), would like to hire it out. Cheers!

You need a 3d model, either make one, scan one, download one. There are lots of simple ones available for free. Then you convert that 3d file into the print instructions using a slicer program... sounds complicated but its not. Then you print it... have it fail to stick to the bed and make a Picasso of filament wire... so you steak some settings fail a few more times and eventually create something that you measured wrong in the first place.... and start all over at version 2... rinse repeat and 50 bucks of filament and 20 hours later you manage to make a 50 cent part....

 

[It-That]

While I have a Serious interest in 3D Printing, I have no real desire to print firearms or parts! I'm more interested in the modeling aspect, especially in very fine detail prints like you find in Model kits! I have been shopping the Printers but havn't made a decision yet! Any experience or imput would be awesome!

You'd want a resin printer then.

 

[It-That]

Hey I'm in Milwaukie and am taking off to calibrate my printer to make cerme c bending jigs for some of the guys here. If anyone wants to come learn to use fdm printers or modelling parts, shoot me a DM. I do private one on one lessons, and you can rent shop time here in my home shop. 3d printing is a game changer. It makes stuff like mag bans and such just an obsolete concept. Must have skill for 21st century prepping. It's brings a new level of self sufficiency

 

[CamoDeafie]

5 months later.....ish...

I'm wondering if this is a great price?

Newest 4K LCD Resin 3d printer Voxelab Proxima 6.0 4K - Voxelab3dp

Voxelab Proxima 6.0 is a 4K high precision LCD Resin 3D printer in budget. Support VoxelPrint and CHITUBOX. Good for individual studios, garage KIT resin printing use.

www.voxelab3dp.com

@Ura-Ki I know you were talking about something for fine scale modeling... this seems to be one of these? I'm kinda wanting one too, and I already have an idea for the first few projects... one being a customized TIE fighter model based on Darth Vader's and Interceptor... Basically Vader's ship but with Interceptor's dagger points grafted on... I do have to wonder; what 3d modeling program is really the most like Solid works 3D? Got a line on a relatively cheap large (1/32-1/36 scale) Vader TIE fighter model kit, as opposed to Bandai's tiny 1/72 scale kits... as lovely detailed as these are.... very rough sketch of what I'm visualizing for the wing panels