Firearm 3D Printing General - Cody Wilson Did Absolutely Nothing Wrong

[Nate Higgers]

Daily reminder to air-gap your printer.

A team of minor attracted persons academic researchers (Montclair State University) partnered with cloud-based 3d printing management platform 3DPrinterOS to develop a 3dprinting tool. The tool detects if firearm components are being printed, and will block/abort the print.
This unholy alliance is targeting popular 3dprinter manufactures to force-feed this algo into their code.

Development goals include print terminations and surreptitious alerts to federal, state, and local authorities.

Print&Go is also using this algorithm and have developed a tool called 3D GUN'T.
No, I am not kidding.
3D GUN'T has developed a database of 'ghost guns' and firearm components. The software boasts about the use of AI to continually update the database. Additionally, the software logs every print into an encrypted file accessible to authorities. It also uses the 3d printer camera(s) to monitor, record, and terminate any print of 'ghost gun' components.

Of course, our glowing agencies have nothing to do with these efforts

Progressives will have their gun control and abortions, regardless

Man what the fuck. Do I basically need to learn milling and machining at this point?

 

[Akran]

Looking at the X1C. Creality is great for learning - but 50% of my original components failed, and now I have some crazy z-axis vibration.

I want the 'it just works' experience. Auto Bed Leveling will go a long way for that experience.

(people are modding the Bambus like crazy now - there is a BigTreeTech upgrade for the Revo nozzles)

I decided on a P1S after researching a bit, should be here next week or so. 37mm chalkies and STGs here I come. Obviously I'll start small before I go full retard but I mostly retained the knowledge gained from my ender 3 days. Hopefully it'll be easier this go around without retarded issues every 1-3 weeks.

 

[Orange Rhymer]

I am currently bracing for 3dprinting legislation, post-United CEO shooting.
I haven't seen definitive evidence that it was a 3d firearm, so it might be propaganda.

Either way, air gap those printers.

 

[Aero the Alcoholic Bat]

Daily reminder to air-gap your printer.

Thank you for teaching me a new word/term for using a computer/device offline.

 

[888Flux]

Looking at the X1C. Creality is great for learning - but 50% of my original components failed, and now I have some crazy z-axis vibration.

The X1C is the most plug and play printer there is. It's expensive, but the quality is well worth it. Mine is nearing about 500 hours of print time and I've had to do nothing besides the initial setup and replacing the hot end. It just werks.

 

[Orange Rhymer]

The X1C is the most plug and play printer there is. It's expensive, but the quality is well worth it. Mine is nearing about 500 hours of print time and I've had to do nothing besides the initial setup and replacing the hot end. It just werks.

Good to know.
I am on the precipice of buying one - cost is the number 1 concern.
My second concern: The 'Walled Garden' template.
The third is the amount of wasted filament- 'poops'. However, I have wasted a ton of filament dialing in the flow on my Ender6.

Have you attempted to install any 3rd party accessories? Big Tree Tech has gone in hard with all sorts of Bambu components.
Any issues with the GUI or software? Do you use the cloud service?

 

[888Flux]

My second concern: The 'Walled Garden' template.

There are options for both LAN (non-cloud) and using the cloud service. You won't lose out on any functionality besides the remote printing stuff.

I would say it's not a walled garden but rather there is emphasis on the first party tools like Bambu Studio. Bambu Studio can pretty much do everything that Cura can and I believe that files from Cura can be imported into Bambu Studio but not 100% sure of how that process works (google can probably tell you).

Have you attempted to install any 3rd party accessories? Big Tree Tech has gone in hard with all sorts of Bambu components.

I have not unfortunately. I only know of the touch screen they sell for the P1S.

 

[Hyperbolic Steroids]

I am currently bracing for 3dprinting legislation, post-United CEO shooting.
I haven't seen definitive evidence that it was a 3d firearm, so it might be propaganda.

Either way, air gap those printers.

I'm not sure what legislation they could possibly hope to enact. It's in the same vein as 80% lowers. After a point you reduce it down to a point where it's basically unenforceable. We'd be more likely to see parts kits bans before 3D printing is "legislated". I can however see what was posted earlier being more wide spread: corporations stepping in to do what nobody asked for.

 

[Particle Bored]

Does anyone have experience printing Glock mags and can attest to how well they hold up/funtion, especially without the metal cores?

 

[SHIGGSHOGG]

Does anyone have experience printing Glock mags and can attest to how well they hold up/funtion, especially without the metal cores?

They're alright, but Pmags are preferred of course. Your best choice is either PETG or ABS unless it never gets above 60f where you're at. Nylons tend to creep, and anything with glass or carbon seems to make stuff more sticky and not feed as well. Springs are a lil annoying to come by for a decent price too.
I had 150 or so through a Menendez in PLA before it melted in my car.

 

[gagabobo1997]

Does anyone have experience printing Glock mags and can attest to how well they hold up/funtion, especially without the metal cores?

they work but you wouldn't want to rely on them. if you can make your own springs its better because you can pump out dozens of them for cheap. a few hundred rounds is what you'd hope for and keeping them loaded adds significantly more stress so even if they are just sitting around loaded they have a much shorter lifespan than a regular mag. I've heard that polycarbonate is good for magazines, but i've only tried PLA and CF-Nylon and both of those performed about the same.

 

[Particle Bored]

They're alright, but Pmags are preferred of course.

I'm generally an OEM-or-bust snob, but at cents-on-the-dollar I can make exceptions.

and keeping them loaded adds significantly more stress so even if they are just sitting around loaded

Has anyone maybe designed a clip/strap that could go around/over them to push down the rounds a bit to hold for loaded storage?

I'll probably pick up a couple springs (or try printing a winding jig) and give them a whirl once I'm up and running.

 

[SHIGGSHOGG]

I'm generally an OEM-or-bust snob, but at cents-on-the-dollar I can make exceptions.

I don't see a reason to gun official mags when Pmags exist. Never had any issues for thousands of rounds, never worn one out, and they're easy on brass if you wanna reload. Metal lipped mags seem to scratch the casings unless you have nickel brass. Being half or third the price is also sick, 3X more stickys for your blicky

 

[Lurkmastergarbo]

Guns are for soyboys and betas who need guns to defend themselves due to their weak arms. Don't @ me.

 

[Lurkmastergarbo]

Can you 3D print a good thread? Apparently not.

 

[Battlefield42]

Does anyone have experience printing Glock mags and can attest to how well they hold up/funtion, especially without the metal cores?

I wonder if someone has remixed FGC 9 already that don't use glock mags. A straight double stack with beefier walls would be simpler and better.

 

[Yours Truly 2095]

Just a heads-up for anyone still watching the thread, Cody Wilson of DEFCAD is experiencing an imminent meltdown and is lashing out at anyone who slights him. If you were one of the poor suckers who signed up using your personally identifiable information I'd work on distancing yourself as legally quickly as possible.
https://x.com/SuckBoyTony1/status/1844499274836607047 (A)
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The pathetic pled guilty pedo is so upset about a meme outlining his shitty website it's in a court document now. He is also now threatening people who publicly talk about but aren't part of his lolsuit. He's targeting tons of 3D print users who shit talk him. Awaiting his inevitable thread of his own

 

[888Flux]

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Index of 411.7GiB of 3D2A content with fully open source scraping tools for self-hosting

 

[Dr. Sexbot]

https://guncadindex.com/

Index of 411.7GiB of 3D2A content with fully open source scraping tools for self-hosting

Great, so how does one scrape it?

 

[needforsneed]

This thread is dead as hell, but I'll drop this here:

What recommendations do you all have for upgrading an Ender 3? I don't want to drop like $800+ dollars on something new if I can just upgrade what i have for $100-200 and significantly improve its baseline performance to at least compete with modern offerings.