3d printed clear Chaparral scales
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3d printed clear Chaparral scales
This is just a test.... beeeeeeppppp :p. No really just test fitting to find anything I missed. I did forget the wire clip cutout. The depth of the liner in the scale needs adjustment. This is straight off the printer. I figured to start with the Chap since one of its purposes is showcasing different scale materials.
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Re: 3d printed clear Chaparral scales
That's cool!
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Re: 3d printed clear Chaparral scales
Nice work! How durable is this material?
Re: 3d printed clear Chaparral scales
nice work! looks like siraya tech blu?
current fav’s: K390 SS Stretch, PM2 CruWear Mircata, P.I.T.S., Subway Bowie
Re: 3d printed clear Chaparral scales
forgot to ask! what printer do ya use?
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Re: 3d printed clear Chaparral scales
Nice job! Did you have any problems with the action or the lockup?
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Re: 3d printed clear Chaparral scales
That's fantastic. Nice work!
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Re: 3d printed clear Chaparral scales
With both scales mounted the lockup felt the same as FRN. I think the liners hold most of the tolerances for you. I am having an issue with the very thin scale sections along the backspacer and lockbar. The border around the liner is less than 1mm thick and seems to stick to the print bed causing layer adhesion problems. They also need to be sanded to take out any imperfections.
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Re: 3d printed clear Chaparral scales
Whoa neat!
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Re: 3d printed clear Chaparral scales
That is interesting. If you did a Salt model you could have a perfectly clear knife except for the blade and thin lock bar.
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Re: 3d printed clear Chaparral scales
Very nice. Thanks for sharing.
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Re: 3d printed clear Chaparral scales
Very nifty. Thumb up.
Re: 3d printed clear Chaparral scales
It's like a Raffir Noble Chap where they forgot to add the wire screens to the resin.
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those anycubic printers are awesome once ya get your process dialed in. thank you for sharing!Joshcrutchley1 wrote: ↑Fri Apr 09, 2021 3:18 pmVery brittle almost like plexiglass.
I have the Anycubic Photon Zero, it was the cheapest available at the time ~230usd. The resin is also Anycubic translucent blue.rashman wrote:forgot to ask! what printer do ya use?
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Re: 3d printed clear Chaparral scales
Very cool Josh.
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Re: 3d printed clear Chaparral scales
I know I said it was brittle but that was an assumption based on the gray resin. I just tested a few of my test prints and they are all flexible but will eventually snap. It's not really comparable to plexiglass like I initally said.
Thanks! I hope to get access to a cnc to use more normal scale materials.sal wrote: Very cool Josh.
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Re: 3d printed clear Chaparral scales
Very nice!! :)
Did you keep the handle as thin as it is from the factory or made it more handfilling?
For me the Chap certainly is the best user Spyderco has among their small knives due to its thin, slicey blade, and as much as I like its thin handle (and think it still has great ergos): For prolongued use (and this is where the Chap blade would shine) a fatter handle would not hurt!
Did you keep the handle as thin as it is from the factory or made it more handfilling?
For me the Chap certainly is the best user Spyderco has among their small knives due to its thin, slicey blade, and as much as I like its thin handle (and think it still has great ergos): For prolongued use (and this is where the Chap blade would shine) a fatter handle would not hurt!
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