3d Printing

Completed, and to exact specifications.

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We have a place nearby called ThePrintMachine that has a 3D printer...If it is to exact specs, do you have a lawyer???


HUMP
 
Wow! Great idea but like Hump said, maybe keep it on the QT.
 
HUMP DIESEL said:
We have a place nearby called ThePrintMachine that has a 3D printer...If it is to exact specs, do you have a lawyer???
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Is the Grit Guard patented? I have a package from about 10 years ago that says "patent pending". Besides, if he's not selling them he's not violating anything. If he whittled one out of wood, would he need a lawyer (if he wasn't selling them)?
 
You can make patented stuff all day long as long as you don't try to sell it.

Cool project but not practical. I'd bet it cost more in plastic wire than a real grit guard. And then printed stuff is about 30% as strong as cast or injected.
 
what kind of machine do you have access to? fdm or sla? if it is just an fdm then i would make the flat cross pieces that support the grid a bit thicker so they dont break easily (fdm is for the most part fragile in comparison to injection moulding or sla)
 
yakky said:
You can make patented stuff all day long as long as you don't try to sell it.

Cool project but not practical. I'd bet it cost more in plastic wire than a real grit guard. And then printed stuff is about 30% as strong as cast or injected.
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Exactly, I don't intend on selling anything. I was just using this as a topic starter. If anything, I would just post the file for free.

Setec Astronomy said:
Yeah, that's what I was thinking, but I'm sure part of this was the challenge of modeling it.
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That was pretty much the whole reason. I just wanted to see what I could do. A friend of mine got a printer, so I started playing around.

I will however be printing the grit guard extension I created. They don't seem to sell them separately from the universal pad washer, and it's the only piece I'm missing from my homemade pad washer.
 
I like the guy that printed entire high capacity magazines and entire receivers for a semi-auto 223. He did it not only to piss off the BATF but just to see if it would work. It did.

And my dentist makes custom dental stuff like temporaries in office with his 3D dental camera and CAD system.

It's a coming technology. Just saw someone making toy statues to order at a show. That way he only has to stock the material. Not 350 different characters.
 
I need a new truck! My old one is a 1999 so of you could print me a new one I'd be much obliged!! :props: :laughing:
 
My uncle has a 3D printer at his home... He sells them.. I would love the file and see if he can make it just for fun.

Are there any "improvments" that can be done taking advantage of the new 3D printing technology? Any ideas?

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oldmodman said:
I like the guy that printed entire high capacity magazines and entire receivers for a semi-auto 223. He did it not only to piss off the BATF but just to see if it would work. It did.

And my dentist makes custom dental stuff like temporaries in office with his 3D dental camera and CAD system.

It's a coming technology. Just saw someone making toy statues to order at a show. That way he only has to stock the material. Not 350 different characters.
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look into sintered metal 3d printing. i forgot the name of the company but they successfully printed a completely assembled and fully functioning 1911, threw a mag in and fired every round without any issue.
 
b0b said:
My uncle has a 3D printer at his home... He sells them.. I would love the file and see if he can make it just for fun.

Are there any "improvments" that can be done taking advantage of the new 3D printing technology? Any ideas?

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I actually created a thread about the grit guard extension to see if anyone had ideas for improvements, but I've had no replies. So for the moment, the grit guard is exactly like the real thing, and the extension is the best I could come up with from pictures, but it will fit properly on a real grit guard.
 
BlueBeast14GT said:
I actually created a thread about the grit guard extension to see if anyone had ideas for improvements, but I've had no replies. So for the moment, the grit guard is exactly like the real thing, and the extension is the best I could come up with from pictures, but it will fit properly on a real grit guard.
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I'm actually very familiar with 3D printing and I'm amazed at the products it can create. Although still in its infancy, 3D printing technology is beginning to explode and I can't imagine where it will be 10 years from now...:props:
 
My wife works for Dell I will have one here at my house soon can't wait to see it.
 
A buddy of mine just got a 3D printer, so I'm going to print the extension on his, but I would love to get one of my own. I'll find some way to share the cad files and share the link here after work tonight. Glad to see there is some shared interest here!
 
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