Fun with 3D Printers

[philintheblank]

Ok, I picked up one of the Ender 3's. Anyone have some cool files they'd care to share?

Go to thingiverse.com and search for things like ultralight, hunting, camping, and you will find all kinds of free plans.

 

[Meety Peety]

Love 3D printing. I have made countless useful shooting/reloading/tripod/etc gadgets. One of my favorites are some simple bino caps that are super durable and have saved my glass numerous times. Great for dumping them in a hurry and not having to worry about what they might land on when you set them down.

 

[Loomin]

Love 3D printing. I have made countless useful shooting/reloading/tripod/etc gadgets. One of my favorites are some simple bino caps that are super durable and have saved my glass numerous times. Great for dumping them in a hurry and not having to worry about what they might land on when you set them down.

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Nice work on those lens caps!! On a side note, how do you like the geovids? I am considering the same ones.

 

[Eli Bertrand]

I got a 3d printer from Santa and have been making some cool things!

 

[Meety Peety]

Nice work on those lens caps!! On a side note, how do you like the geovids? I am considering the same ones.

I like them a lot! Glass and laser are great. The Bluetooth to kestrel is just okay, but I also don't use it very much as I run hard dope instead (NRL Hunter matches). If the onboard ballistics is an important feature for you, the new Leica Pro series has AB Elite on board and they are making a 10x42 option (supposedly). If you aren't as interested in AB Elite, the glass and laser on the 3200.com is excellent and will serve you very well and they do have the on board Leica Ballistics app, which isn't great but it is definitely usable inside 800 or so yards..and of course the ability to link to a Kestrel if you have one that has link.

 

[Loomin]

Awesome thanks! I’ll check those out

 

[Tbuckus]

3D printers are awesome! I have an Ultimaker. Some of the outdoor related things I’ve made (the arrow saw was the most work):

Any chance you’d be willing to share the file for the brass catcher, arca rifle rest and arrow holder?
My son and I just went in together on a printer.

 

[07yzryder]

We got in trouble for people filling out a checklist in colorful pens. The excuse was I didn't have a black pen. No more excuses as this sits next to the form on the door lol.

 

[Loomin]

We got in trouble for people filling out a checklist in colorful pens. The excuse was I didn't have a black pen. No more excuses as this sits next to the form on the door lol.

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That is awesome!

 

[RedBeard22]

Printed a spacer for my new (to me) Tight Spot 7 Arrow quiver. Normally the sight mount is the the spacer, but I'm utilizing the Bridge-Lock system for dovetails on my Mathews V3x.

The spacer is thinner, lighter, and wider than the sight mount and the extra width reduces the quiver flex a little since it fully supports the back of the QD mount.

 

[philintheblank]

Got inspiration from the range finder clip thread that was recently posted here

Rangefinder holder

I used a CB radio microphone hanger and button (The round thing that mounts to the CB mic) to make the perfect rangefinder holder that I mounted to my bino harness. This allows me to mount the rangefinder up high minimizing arm movement and keeping it away from other gear. I also never have to...

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So I printed the holder and a backer plate so I could attach with some 2M cap screws.

Used some random bolts and washers to make the tab and some good quality 2 sided tape to attached to my rangefinder.

Works pretty slick, thanks again to the OP for posting about their sweet setup.

 

[pods8 (Rugged Stitching)]

I remixed a chamber cooler file this weekend to clear the windage knobs on my scope. I haven't tried this thing out yet but I can feel air coming out of the barrel and the fan was fairly cheap to try this out (it was $9 when I ordered it).

Chamber Cooler - Angled by pods8

I remixed this STL from alcarl88: https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:3631688 Which uses this fan: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07L9M8T8F/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o01_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1The original STL didn't clear the windage knob on some of my scopes so I lengthened and angled the neck. I...

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Fan: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07L9M8T8F/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o01_s00?ie=UTF8&th=1

 

[BingenBongo]

Also done some 3D printing, i've made some 3D print version of the "sling hook" rifle sling that attached to your pack strap with a few tweaks. Couldn't find a picture of the 3D print easily, but this is the original Slink Hook.

 

[BingenBongo]

Also have printed a shooting rest quick attachment for the tripod. Has already been handy more than once!
Have a Prusa MK3 printer available.

 

[6.5PRC]

I recommend the Ender V3 KE - it has auto leveling. There’s a Reddit group for it too.

I recently made some 10mm snap caps using this: https://www.printables.com/model/500916-10mm-auto-replica-and-snap-cap/files

For the rubber part of the snap caps I used seam grip glue to fill in the primer pocket and cure.

 

[252to208]

3D printers are awesome! I have an Ultimaker. Some of the outdoor related things I’ve made (the arrow saw was the most work):

I love that arrow rack! I'm not a 3D printer guy but is that something easy for my buddy that has one to make?

 

[sodaksooner]

old thread but cool stuff. My wife just got me a QIDI Q1 for my bday. I haven't done any hunting related stuff but am working out a design to mount my tight spot quiver to my pack versus the bow. Ive done several things though, just trying to figure out the software. Ive done some speaker rings and a center console for an old Muscle car I own, but not much further than that yet. It's pretty cool tech.

 

[j43097]

busted the bracket for my e-bike screen. I end up throwing the bike over deadfall across trails frequently and decided to beef it up at bit.

 

[OutdoorPhilip]

Here are a few more projects

I made a powder cup for my buddies reloading setup

I am playing around with a few different versions of the Swarovski custom turrets and different ways to attached the yardage labels

A few different ARCA quick attach plates and plates that will fit the outdoorsman's system

Another buddy wanted a scope throw lever for his Swaro Z5

Love the throw lever idea. I just bought a bino clamp from Aziak Equipment to tripod mount my Leica's and i'm pretty sure they just 3D print them.

Bino Clamp | Aziak Equipment

The Bino Clamp is lightweight, low profile, simple and incredibly secure binocular to tripod adapter. It fits into a bino harness while installed and quickly and securely mounts to a tripod. Simply the best way to mount your binoculars to a tripod for stability while glassing! For detailed...

www.aziakequipment.com

 

[jc123]

nicely done!