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NSD Gun Box Detail (FDM) V1

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This NSD Gun Box Detail has been modeled for use with FDM printers, if you have access to SLS type printers you will be better off using Hallam's model.

I used Slic3r 0.9.9 to generate the gcode and printed it in PLA on my home built Mendel Prusa i2, with Sanguinololu electronics, Marlin firmware, and a J-Head hot end with the settings below.

; layer_height = 0.20

; perimeters = 2

; top_solid_layers = 5

; bottom_solid_layers = 0

; fill_density = 0.1

; perimeter_speed = 35

; infill_speed = 55

; travel_speed = 130

; nozzle_diameter = 0.35

; filament_diameter = 2.82

; extrusion_multiplier = 1

; perimeters extrusion width = 0.50mm

; infill extrusion width = 0.50mm

; solid infill extrusion width = 0.50mm

; top infill extrusion width = 0.50mm

; first layer extrusion width = 0.50mm

I also enabled Brim with a 4mm width. I should have made the brim wider as I got a bit of curling on the corners. I recommend you use a heated bed for this part.

To counteract the curling I placed the part on a disc of hardboard just bigger than the center hole. I them placed weights (cans of beans) on the corners and gently heated the part with a hair dryer until the corners dropped. They are now curling in the opposite direction which will not be a problem once bolted in place.


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Wow, the reprap output has improved tremendously since the first iteration. Looks like you could use the parts direct rather than having to make a mold and cast each one like I had to do with my parts.

How much post finishing did the parts need?

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Not a lot for the gun detail, just a bit sanding, then primed and sanded, then primed and very lightly sanded, then a final coat of paint. I would personally cast the neck blocks but they could be used with very little post work if a thick coat of paint was applied.

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