printed rails, Interest thread

[knownothingmags]

Got another crazy printing idea that may just work. If you pay attention to my blabbering, you may know that I just "finished" a Z body pump mag. By finished I mean made it functional, and it's a whole hell of a lot of fun.

An idea struck me. What about making a "classic feed" for where the powertube attaches. The body uses as a dovetailed, removable powerfeed setup. If I can go with a classic feed, I can easily bolt on a very low profile stick feed. Biggest problem is that I'm drawing up a product with a market of one buyer (I think). Then again, I thought 3D printing was all about the capacity to do one offs and rapid prototypes?

So I took to my free CAD software and came up with this. I'm pretty sure this is a printable part, no?

[ATTACH=CONFIG]89668[/ATTACH]


I also made one with a fully revolved and extruded 12 round tube, but that might not be possible to print because of dimensions and geometry? See below.

[ATTACH=CONFIG]89669[/ATTACH][ATTACH=CONFIG]89670[/ATTACH]

Yeah its a good idea.
I have the same idea already in my drawing file. Just waiting to get the shop back up to do some testing.

[KurtPB]

Jeez, if you make this rail I may just have to pick up one of XMT's carbon bodies, a DW cf foregrip/barrel and an old CF frame.

[GoatBoy]

Goatboy please design & print drum magazine for .68 paint 20 rounds or so

I think someone already made something like that...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z4LY5nMvrZg