3D printing fun!

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   Today since the weather is so crappy I have this fantastic idea. Lets 3D print a hole bunch of things for my new gun. I designed a silencer and printed it out. Plus i 3D scanned a pellet and printed out 20 of these in my high detailed resin printer.. I put the pellets on my small scales and each of them come in at 1 grain each...well 0.985 grains to be exact.

The next thing to do was to see if these even held up under high pressure and would they seal in the chamber.

Well it turns out yes to both. How fast are they? 1300fps at full power (10 pumps) lol they can put a hole in a can and its a bit of fun. i would say accurate out to 15 feet. 

Now to the silencer. holy crap. it worked really well. didnt expect it to do much but it made a huge difference.

I will be doing more tests tomorrow and probably put up a youtube vid on it for a bit of fun,

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nunga Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Visit Members Homepage Add to Buddy List Forum Moderator Joined: 08 Mar 2013 Location: Pukekohe Status: Offline Posts: 944	Post Options Post Reply Quote nunga Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: 3D printing fun! Posted: 14 Sep 2024 at 4:52pm
	Today since the weather is so crappy I have this fantastic idea. Lets 3D print a hole bunch of things for my new gun. I designed a silencer and printed it out. Plus i 3D scanned a pellet and printed out 20 of these in my high detailed resin printer.. I put the pellets on my small scales and each of them come in at 1 grain each...well 0.985 grains to be exact. The next thing to do was to see if these even held up under high pressure and would they seal in the chamber. Well it turns out yes to both. How fast are they? 1300fps at full power (10 pumps) lol they can put a hole in a can and its a bit of fun. i would say accurate out to 15 feet. Now to the silencer. holy crap. it worked really well. didnt expect it to do much but it made a huge difference. I will be doing more tests tomorrow and probably put up a youtube vid on it for a bit of fun,
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Pauly5 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Forum Moderator Joined: 10 Mar 2013 Location: Titahi Bay Status: Offline Posts: 1323	Post Options Post Reply Quote Pauly5 Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 14 Sep 2024 at 5:00pm
	I'll be keen to see the silncer. Have heard they work well printed. Maybe you could print a good baffle system to go into carbon fibre tube if you think itll be strong enough to withstand the air shock without being attached to the outer shell.

nunga Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Visit Members Homepage Add to Buddy List Forum Moderator Joined: 08 Mar 2013 Location: Pukekohe Status: Offline Posts: 944	Post Options Post Reply Quote nunga Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 14 Sep 2024 at 5:10pm
	I printed it in two halfs and it is stuck together with duct tape. I did it like that so i can easily pull it apart after a few rounds to see how the internals are holding up.
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Pauly5 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Forum Moderator Joined: 10 Mar 2013 Location: Titahi Bay Status: Offline Posts: 1323	Post Options Post Reply Quote Pauly5 Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 14 Sep 2024 at 5:40pm
	Oh sweet! So if I have you length and diameter, you could make one to size?

nunga Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Visit Members Homepage Add to Buddy List Forum Moderator Joined: 08 Mar 2013 Location: Pukekohe Status: Offline Posts: 944	Post Options Post Reply Quote nunga Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 14 Sep 2024 at 5:55pm
	as long as it is not longer than 180mm because thats limit of my printer
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RangerPete Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 18 Apr 2023 Location: Cambridge. Status: Offline Posts: 719	Post Options Post Reply Quote RangerPete Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 14 Sep 2024 at 8:45pm
	Interesting. 3D printers are amazing and it’s only your imagination that’s the limit to what u can make. I was thinking the other day, a good project would be a tray to hold pellets in, head first, down a suitable depth and carefully sized hole. The purpose of which is to quickly and easily drop 100 pellets onto the tray, jiggle it around and let the pellets drop into the holes, head first. Once they are in the holes you can inspect 100 skirts very easily, and reform any damaged ones with the end of a ball point pen if needed. If you have ever reloaded for powder burners and used a “self righting” tray to get your primers all facing up the right way you’ll know what I’m talking about 😉
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nunga Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Visit Members Homepage Add to Buddy List Forum Moderator Joined: 08 Mar 2013 Location: Pukekohe Status: Offline Posts: 944	Post Options Post Reply Quote nunga Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 15 Sep 2024 at 11:55am
	I just put those 3d printed pellets through the misses crosman fury NP it spat them out at just over 1800fps lol...sounded like a rimfire going off. super loud.
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nunga Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Visit Members Homepage Add to Buddy List Forum Moderator Joined: 08 Mar 2013 Location: Pukekohe Status: Offline Posts: 944	Post Options Post Reply Quote nunga Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 15 Sep 2024 at 3:19pm
	Well after more testing with my 3d printed silencer i can say that it is not good. the thing is hitting all over the place. so i shall have a rethink and see if i can come up with a better design. Might try printing it hole instead of in two halves and see if that improves anything.
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nunga Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Visit Members Homepage Add to Buddy List Forum Moderator Joined: 08 Mar 2013 Location: Pukekohe Status: Offline Posts: 944	Post Options Post Reply Quote nunga Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 16 Sep 2024 at 9:55am
	So i shortened the silencer by 20mm to 160. made the internal hole bigger and left the baffles the same. Printed it in one piece this time. Ive put 10 shots through it and it is bang on target now and reduces the sound down just as good. Just have to work on the wall thickness now as it is a bit thin.
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Pauly5 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Forum Moderator Joined: 10 Mar 2013 Location: Titahi Bay Status: Offline Posts: 1323	Post Options Post Reply Quote Pauly5 Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 16 Sep 2024 at 10:08am
	Are the tolerances from the printer good? For example if you printed the exit hole 5.5 mm for a .177 or a 6.5 mm for a .22, would it be good enough to stop clipping? Does the print include the female thread and all, so you print, then just thread it on? Sorry for noob questions, I have never printed stuff before.