3D Printed Colt 1911

[KahrMan]

One of the guys here printed a Colt 1911 on our 3D printer.  It turned out really good.  Of course it is non functioning but will make a cool display piece.

 

[peejman]

Cool. How'd you make the CAD model?

[KahrMan]

I think he found it online. 

[buck1032]

That's pretty freaking cool!

[Capbyrd]

Ultimaker 2?

 

What did he print in?  There are some bridges there that look like they would have frayed a good bit but he print looks great.  

Edited November 17, 2016 by Capbyrd

[GlockSpock]

That's awesome.

 

Now, if someone wanted to do it right, they'd print each piece individually and then fit/assemble.

 

I'd love to have one that is 1:1, all major parts removable, etc, and be able to buy a few real springs so that it felt operational other than the fact it isn't. Have the barrel 1:1 but do something like leave the chamber solid/filled so no round could go in it. Sure, you might say it doesn't have a firing pin, etc but someone else might say lets drill a hole and make one in zipgunesque.

[GlockSpock]

Or, one could just buy a Glock because it is practically the same thing

I love Glocks by the way.

[Capbyrd]

33 minutes ago, CZ9MM said:

That's awesome.

 

Now, if someone wanted to do it right, they'd print each piece individually and then fit/assemble.

 

I'd love to have one that is 1:1, all major parts removable, etc, and be able to buy a few real springs so that it felt operational other than the fact it isn't. Have the barrel 1:1 but do something like leave the chamber solid/filled so no round could go in it. Sure, you might say it doesn't have a firing pin, etc but someone else might say lets drill a hole and make one in zipgunesque.

I don't have the cad skills but no reason that it couldn't be done.  Some of the areas would be a little tricky.  But materials are getting better constantly and some of the old issues aren't issues anymore.  I love 3d printing. 

[KahrMan]

It is a Ultimaker 2+  It came out real smooth and with nice definition.  On the other side of the slide it says Colt and has the patent numbers just like it is supposed to.

This is the media we use.

[Capbyrd]

I'm jealous.  I want an ultimaker pretty badly. 

[DaveTN]

Does the printer come with software that lets you make a 3D model from scratch?

Can you use a 3D solid such as as a .CatPart or .STP?

[Capbyrd]

33 minutes ago, DaveTN said:

Does the printer come with software that lets you make a 3D model from scratch?

Can you use a 3D solid such as as a .CatPart or .STP?

No but there are free programs out there like the autodesk suite.   I think the ultimaker communicates with cura for a slicer and I don't know what file types you can import.  But I know you can use .stl.  Your solidity of print and all that is set in the slicer. 

[peejman]

We have a cheap Dremel brand 3D printer at work. We also have a high resolution optical scanner, so yeah.... 

4 hours ago, CZ9MM said:

That's awesome.

 

Now, if someone wanted to do it right, they'd print each piece individually and then fit/assemble.

 

I'd love to have one that is 1:1, all major parts removable, etc, and be able to buy a few real springs so that it felt operational other than the fact it isn't. Have the barrel 1:1 but do something like leave the chamber solid/filled so no round could go in it. Sure, you might say it doesn't have a firing pin, etc but someone else might say lets drill a hole and make one in zipgunesque.

We have a cheap Dremel brand 3D printer at work. We also have a high resolution optical scanner and Inventor, so yeah....