mick miller Posted March 22, 2015 Report Share Posted March 22, 2015 (edited) Taking a break from the night vision prototyping for a bit (it's going really well with this new material I've found), I turned my thoughts to something else that has been frustrating me again of late. With a new year of pigeon shooting ahead of me I was reminded how fed up I got last year leaning my shotgun against the hide netting whilst I nipped out. Only to have the barrels snag on return, or worse, the gun fall over (don't worry, so cautious was I about the whole falling over thing, I always broke the gun and emptied both barrels). I spent half an hour with my 3D application of choice coming up with this. It should clip onto the upper, sliding pole (so it can slide down and rest on the lower pole preventing and downward slip) but I also designed in a slot for a cable tie should I need a more permanent fixing. Here's the model ready to print. Edited April 30, 2015 by Beardo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDog Posted March 22, 2015 Report Share Posted March 22, 2015 That is very clever. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mick miller Posted March 22, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 22, 2015 It's finished! And wonder of wonders, it actually fits! All those years working as an engineer did pay off after all . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mick miller Posted March 22, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 22, 2015 That is very clever. It's just a bit of 3D design really, the real genius lies inside the brains of the people that designed the printer! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evo Posted March 22, 2015 Report Share Posted March 22, 2015 dave can I buy a blue one off ya,,I,m sick of getting the shotgun stuck in my netting just as a murder of crows comes over :lol: and I,m a blue nose Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mick miller Posted March 22, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 22, 2015 Umm, I only have green at the moment! The filament is single colour only. Plus, I'd need to know the exact diameter (within 0.1mm) of your upper pole. Don't have a problem tweaking the design and printing you one, but them's the limitations Evo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wildfowler Posted March 22, 2015 Report Share Posted March 22, 2015 Hello mick, May I ask what printer you have? It looks like it has a reasonable resolution. What's it like at printing the underside of an arch (like the top section of a 0 for example)? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mick miller Posted March 22, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 22, 2015 (edited) Arches are okay depending on material used. There is definitely a learning curve with current 3d printing in terms of designing to get the best from the printer but I'm sure you are aware of all that. I use CEL's Robox to realise all my designs and filament sourced from the Netherlands. What it currently struggles with is bridging at right angles, you get simply awful stringing on the underside as it tries to print in thin air. For that you need a dual material head that can print a dissolvable material as support, something my printer currently is unable to offer. Edited March 22, 2015 by mick miller Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deershooter Posted March 22, 2015 Report Share Posted March 22, 2015 Very good Deershooter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old farrier Posted March 22, 2015 Report Share Posted March 22, 2015 Hi Brilliant stuff very clever of you to utilise the printer to your advantage Any picture of the machine or it working Thanks for posting All the best Of Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evo Posted March 23, 2015 Report Share Posted March 23, 2015 (edited) Umm, I only have green at the moment! The filament is single colour only. Plus, I'd need to know the exact diameter (within 0.1mm) of your upper pole. Don't have a problem tweaking the design and printing you one, but them's the limitations Evo. will measure it in the morning bud and I,ll pm you the diameter much appreciated cheers Bob Edited March 23, 2015 by evo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
telf Posted March 23, 2015 Report Share Posted March 23, 2015 nice to see you got your printer and its up and running,cracking idea there sir,well done indeed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bubble Posted March 23, 2015 Report Share Posted March 23, 2015 Fantastic 3D printing at its best, well done Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mick miller Posted March 23, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 23, 2015 Thanks for your comments guys. For those wanting to see the printer in action just you tube the word ROBOX. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
activeviii Posted March 24, 2015 Report Share Posted March 24, 2015 I take my hat off to people that can draw in cad. Tried many a time and still can't. I can shape a lump of wood or metal the o D ways but, PC,s haha. That's me snookered. Just a thought. You could have put a T pin on it and then a couple of wraps with elastic band to lock it in place. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mick miller Posted March 27, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 27, 2015 That's not a bad idea! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reeceknight Posted April 20, 2015 Report Share Posted April 20, 2015 I'm assuming il get my free one next time I see you Dave? I am expecting a free one if I'm honest 😂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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