Just thought I'd show off my minigun I've been working on for about the last 3 years (on & off) I Started creating the CAD files about 3 years ago from actual minigun parts. I reverse engineered the parts and created the CAD models (in Spaceclaim) The receiver I created from actual blueprints since this is the registered part of the gun. I received my 3d printer about the end of January and have been printing minigun parts ever since. Everything on the gun is 3d printed except the fasteners and the stainless steel tube inserts in the barrels for rigidity. The gun assembles and disassembles exactly like the real thing. The feeder actually feeds but I don't think it will strip a round from a link, not unless I modify the links to hold a lot looser, Remember, the pushrods are only plastic. I have many hours in the finishing of the 3d printed parts. My printer is the Type A Machines Series 1, your typical plastic extruder printer. You can see the post on their site of my progress here: Type A Machines Forum | View topic - Minigun project I'll try to post as many pics as I can. I'm still working on the mount system. It will be mounted on the MK-16 style Naval mount. Eventually want to make a handheld mount (Terminator or Predator style) I even 3d printed the ammo feed chute, which took 1.5 hours per link to print. I'm quite happy with the outcome. Even an expert will have a hard time telling mine from a real one without actually picking it up (it only weighs about 7 pounds, 1/10th of a real one) Enjoy the pics. :)
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