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Posted: 11/23/2022 2:56:01 PM EDT
I'd like to experiment with 3d printing what is basically M50a2 rounds- 60mm ammunition propelled by a shotgun blank, which also carries a 12ga blank in the nose as a spotting charge.
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Posted: 11/23/2022 8:10:45 PM EDT
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I haven't heard of anyone specifically doing this, but i don't see why it wouldn't work. May be worth while to poke around on Grog's DD forum. I have seen posts on there from the last few years of folks tinkering with mortars.
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Posted: 11/24/2022 11:40:48 AM EDT
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I think there’s going to be a balancing act between print times and durability. Less infill, faster print times, more fragile. Also, anything printed is gonna be really light compared to a metal projo. I would think printing something that could be filled with something (birdshot, sand, etc) to add weight would be beneficial, especially trying to set off the nose mounted blank…
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Posted: 11/24/2022 12:53:19 PM EDT
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Ideally we would find someone with a 3d printer that can do metal, otherwise adding sand for weight would be worthwhile.
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Posted: 11/24/2022 1:04:20 PM EDT
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Weren’t people using aluminum beer bottles for mortar rounds for a while? I imagine it would be pretty cheap to 3d print heads and tail fins for those.
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Posted: 11/30/2022 2:11:36 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Ben:Ideally we would find someone with a 3d printer that can do metal, otherwise adding sand for weight would be worthwhile. Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Ben:Ideally we would find someone with a 3d printer that can do metal, otherwise adding sand for weight would be worthwhile. Just buy the trainers available. They'll be much cheaper than having ones printed and cured/sintered. Originally Posted By Landsat8: Weren’t people using aluminum beer bottles for mortar rounds for a while? I imagine it would be pretty cheap to 3d print heads and tail fins for those. Yup, filled w/ concrete. There are plans out there for the base/socket/fins |
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