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Quoted: https://i.imgur.com/si9xh0j.jpg https://i.imgur.com/60DTUTY.jpg https://i.imgur.com/BKsxoez.jpg It took many, many, many iterations and minus a small ringing issue in the middle, my first N1 brace has been successfully printed! Finally. Helps that I bought a whole nother printer for these :P. I’ll open orders soon, just gotta make sure they come out right in the black filament now! View Quote I want one! |
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Quoted: I want one! View Quote HMU at my email [email protected] and once I’m 100% certain they’re printing well I’ll let you know! And for the record, the price of these will be $75 vs the $70 for the XM177-style ones simply due to increased print time and material costs. Hope nobody has an issue with that |
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Quoted: HMU at my email [email protected] and once I’m 100% certain they’re printing well I’ll let you know! And for the record, the price of these will be $75 vs the $70 for the XM177-style ones simply due to increased print time and material costs. Hope nobody has an issue with that View Quote Done |
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Oooh! Bumping so I can put this on my in progress 733 clone whilst I wait for Form 1!
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Quoted: https://i.imgur.com/si9xh0j.jpg https://i.imgur.com/60DTUTY.jpg https://i.imgur.com/BKsxoez.jpg It took many, many, many iterations and minus a small ringing issue in the middle, my first N1 brace has been successfully printed! Finally. Helps that I bought a whole nother printer for these :P. I’ll open orders soon, just gotta make sure they come out right in the black filament now! View Quote neat! |
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Hopefully the first of many Now accepting orders for N1 braces at [email protected], payable via PayPal (same email, family & friends) or $redmccloud on CashApp at $75 per brace. These took a while to get printing well, but hopefully y’all think they’re worth the wait! For those who buy one, expect a 1-2 week ship time due to how I ship these in batches. Thank you all for the continued interest! |
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Quoted: https://i.imgur.com/f3qlEW4.jpg Hopefully the first of many Now accepting orders for N1 braces at [email protected], payable via PayPal (same email, family & friends) or $redmccloud on CashApp at $75 per brace. These took a while to get printing well, but hopefully y’all think they’re worth the wait! For those who buy one, expect a 1-2 week ship time due to how I ship these in batches. Thank you all for the continued interest! View Quote ...aaaand 9 days later and nobody actually wants one of these, including the people who actually emailed me and wanted to buy them. I guess I'll go back solely to the XM177-style braces then? |
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Quoted: ...aaaand 9 days later and nobody actually wants one of these, including the people who actually emailed me and wanted to buy them. I guess I'll go back solely to the XM177-style braces then? View Quote Really? That’s super surprising! I wish I had some spare money cause I’d take one; I know that doesn’t help but still. Maybe post more pictures? Show more details? I don’t know… just brainstorming. |
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I'll take one, will be sending payment right after this posting.
Thanks, Brian Powell Payment sent. |
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Here’s a question for you all, alongside a reminder that I still have N1 braces printing now alongside the ‘XM177’ style:
What other kinds of furniture would y’all perchance like to see printed and available? One of you emailed me asking about printed boxy Colt LMG handguards, which I’ve been working on printing for a while as a result, and I’ve had other things like Colt 605 rear handguard caps (to look like the custom-made metal handguard cap but simply fitting via pressure over those plastic triangular carbine handguards available) just sitting here, although I didn’t think of selling them because they’re so hyper specific and would likely cost just as much to ship them these days as it would to make them lmao. So I am curious if anyone has any ideas what could be done next! |
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installed the pistol brace On my latest project. Finally finished it and I shot it today, and I love it!
Attached File Probably going to get rid of the silent sling and use a green carry strap, or none at all. Can’t wait to see the finished hand guards! |
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I, personally, would love to see a Colt M4 brace or a SOPMOD brace.
Earlier in the thread there was some prototypes and ideas but that’s it. Maybe some experiments with acetone smoothing? |
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Quoted: I, personally, would love to see a Colt M4 brace or a SOPMOD brace. Earlier in the thread there was some prototypes and ideas but that’s it. Maybe some experiments with acetone smoothing? View Quote Someone on Thingiverse made a M4/Sopmod style brace a while ago that I think is still the best option out there, and I don't personally feel great printing and selling someone else's design unmodified aha. https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2934481 Acetone smoothing only works on ABS, which I don't use due to it being effectively outclassed by most other modern filaments due to modern ease of printing (and ABS is notoriously awful to get to print); I tried it on one of my old brace prototypes and it slightly smoothed out the surface but gave the entire thing the consistency of rubber, which was odd and I definitely didn't feel like it was durable. I'll post some pictures of the LMG handguards in this thread alongside something else I've been tinkering with once I get the third revision of the handguards printing (this stuff takes time!) |
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Quoted: Here’s a question for you all, alongside a reminder that I still have N1 braces printing now alongside the ‘XM177’ style: What other kinds of furniture would y’all perchance like to see printed and available? One of you emailed me asking about printed boxy Colt LMG handguards, which I’ve been working on printing for a while as a result, and I’ve had other things like Colt 605 rear handguard caps (to look like the custom-made metal handguard cap but simply fitting via pressure over those plastic triangular carbine handguards available) just sitting here, although I didn’t think of selling them because they’re so hyper specific and would likely cost just as much to ship them these days as it would to make them lmao. So I am curious if anyone has any ideas what could be done next! View Quote How about a handguard for the AR-15 survival rifle that never went into production? |
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My brace came in a little while ago. Fit and works great, very good craftsmanship. Thank you.
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Quoted: Here is the M-Forearm Brace 2.0 I have been working on. Designed from the ground up to help provide a flat surface to rest against the forearm. This is made on an industrial grade SLS printer using Nylon12. It is as close as you can get to injection molding in terms of strength and finish in additive manufacturing. It is capable of accepting CAA style cheek saddles. https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0597/6109/8930/products/20211020_093958-01_bd701ae8-8234-47b5-8430-fcc125db8ada_1024x1024.jpg?v=1634754403 https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0597/6109/8930/products/20211020_094401-01_1024x1024.jpg View Quote Any chance you can make a few more? Asking for a friend... |
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Quoted: Here is the M-Forearm Brace 2.0 I have been working on. Designed from the ground up to help provide a flat surface to rest against the forearm. This is made on an industrial grade SLS printer using Nylon12. It is as close as you can get to injection molding in terms of strength and finish in additive manufacturing. It is capable of accepting CAA style cheek saddles. https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0597/6109/8930/products/20211020_093958-01_bd701ae8-8234-47b5-8430-fcc125db8ada_1024x1024.jpg?v=1634754403 https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0597/6109/8930/products/20211020_094401-01_1024x1024.jpg View Quote SLS Nylon printing... wow! That looks phenomenal! |
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Quoted: Here is the M-Forearm Brace 2.0 I have been working on. Designed from the ground up to help provide a flat surface to rest against the forearm. This is made on an industrial grade SLS printer using Nylon12. It is as close as you can get to injection molding in terms of strength and finish in additive manufacturing. It is capable of accepting CAA style cheek saddles. https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0597/6109/8930/products/20211020_093958-01_bd701ae8-8234-47b5-8430-fcc125db8ada_1024x1024.jpg?v=1634754403 https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0597/6109/8930/products/20211020_094401-01_1024x1024.jpg View Quote Reading on that print process, yeah, that’s pretty impressive! Amazing work being done in this thread! Now we just need a SOPMOD stock for MK18 clones. I dont know shit about CAD or 3D printing but maybe something could be had from here: https://grabcad.com/library/lmt-sopmod-stock |
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Quoted: Reading on that print process, yeah, that’s pretty impressive! Amazing work being done in this thread! Now we just need a SOPMOD stock for MK18 clones. I dont know shit about CAD or 3D printing but maybe something could be had from here: https://grabcad.com/library/lmt-sopmod-stock View Quote One is printing as we speak. Standby for impact. |
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View Quote Doooood……. Yes! |
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Quoted: Alright, small update. Painted the brace to match. Made some small revisions to the next versions. PM for more info if interested. https://i.imgur.com/Zqckzkc.jpg View Quote I worked on a SopMod brace for awhile and the main problem I ran into was that the latch assembly was not the same as a standard AR-15 stock. I could not find a source for the hardware so I tried to design it using regular AR-15 stuff. Never did get it to look just right and it got pushed to the back burner. I really love the Nylon prints you are doing. Are you doing them in house? I had a company do a couple for me but it would have really ramped up the price of the braces I sell. Decided to keep doing them in ASA on my Prusa's. |
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Quoted: I worked on a SopMod brace for awhile and the main problem I ran into was that the latch assembly was not the same as a standard AR-15 stock. I could not find a source for the hardware so I tried to design it using regular AR-15 stuff. Never did get it to look just right and it got pushed to the back burner. I really love the Nylon prints you are doing. Are you doing them in house? I had a company do a couple for me but it would have really ramped up the price of the braces I sell. Decided to keep doing them in ASA on my Prusa's. View Quote Thanks, I made my own levers due to the angles. All prints done in house. |
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I sold all my pistols (converted to SBR), I have three of these, ready to go - in great condition. Will likely post on the EE
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Quoted: Solo, which one do you have? View Quote RedMcCloud Brace 733 by SoloDallas, on Flickr |
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Quoted: Alright, small update. Painted the brace to match. Made some small revisions to the next versions. PM for more info if interested. https://i.imgur.com/Zqckzkc.jpg View Quote Definitely interested. I sent you a message |
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Quoted: MMcCloud 2nd gen I think (they all look the same)? https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/49183608841_0142fbcb0f_k.jpgRedMcCloud Brace 733 by SoloDallas, on Flickr View Quote That’s a first gen Took me a while to perfect the smaller details! |
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Will there be anymore N23 braces?
PS If anyone has an N23 short brace they aren't needing and want to sell - Please PM me. |
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Quoted: Yes they are still available. https://ar180parts.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/62D4FC8D-3F75-40D3-8211-D3CD99E6588C-scaled.jpeg https://ar180parts.com/product/n23-pistol-brace/ View Quote shady website taking payments only in money orders or cryptocurrency. |
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Quoted: I thought the same thing - I'd prefer to buy from R Mcloud direct as we have before. I have some older Gen-1 braces of his I could cut down but they are on other pistols at the moment. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted: Quoted: shady website taking payments only in money orders or cryptocurrency. I thought the same thing - I'd prefer to buy from R Mcloud direct as we have before. I have some older Gen-1 braces of his I could cut down but they are on other pistols at the moment. Sorry you feel that way guys. I just don't sell enough volume to justify setting up a merchant account to take credit cards. I also got kicked to the curb by PayPal for selling pistol grips a couple years ago. They sat on my money for 6 months. My options are limited. If you read the whole thread you will see Red came up with the XM177 style brace. I was inspired by his work and designed my N1 brace. We have since overlapped and we all make versions of the XM177, N1, and N23. Hopefully you guys didn't think I was trying to steel his designs and sell them as my own. I've been around here for awhile and would never do something like that. My reputation is worth more than that. |
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Quoted: Sorry you feel that way guys. I just don't sell enough volume to justify setting up a merchant account to take credit cards. I also got kicked to the curb by PayPal for selling pistol grips a couple years ago. They sat on my money for 6 months. My options are limited. If you read the whole thread you will see Red came up with the XM177 style brace. I was inspired by his work and designed my N1 brace. We have since overlapped and we all make versions of the XM177, N1, and N23. Hopefully you guys didn't think I was trying to steel his designs and sell them as my own. I've been around here for awhile and would never do something like that. My reputation is worth more than that. View Quote Good to know its run by a member here - Whew! will be putting an order in. Thanks |
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Quoted: Alright, small update. Painted the brace to match. Made some small revisions to the next versions. PM for more info if interested. https://i.imgur.com/Zqckzkc.jpg View Quote Does anyone know how to get in touch with USMC59? He has his email disabled, and I have messaged him a few times, but zero response. That SOPMOD brace is outstanding |
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Quoted: Does anyone know how to get in touch with USMC59? He has his email disabled, and I have messaged him a few times, but zero response. That SOPMOD brace is outstanding View Quote I tried the same thing, with negative response, then found the site where he had posted them for sale. https://www.fightersolutionsgear.com/products/sopmod-stabilizing-brace |
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