Newbie here. Just finished printing AR-15 buffer tower with

[elqisqeyano]

Wow!

[rs50pilot]

Looking good. How did it come out when it bridged the trigger gaurd? Or was the gaurd not printed? Also what was the overall print time?

[elqisqeyano]

5 hours 37 minutes to print this lower. Rostock Max... You guys rock! Thanks to Turomar for providing me with the file. If any one is interested in the file I would be happy to pass it along. With the perfect settings to print it out.

[rs50pilot]

Is the hole for the grip threaded or does it use a nut on the backside? Im thinking that's why the cut out is there.
That's a pretty fast print. Kiss with some wipe would take care of a lot of the blobs and strings. How much clean up is there?

[elqisqeyano]

Looking good. How did it come out when it bridged the trigger gaurd? Or was the gaurd not printed? Also what was the overall print time?

I baby sat the Trigger bridge and sort help the hot end hold the bridges it was sending with a jig I made.

5 hours 37 minutes.

[elqisqeyano]

Is the hole for the grip threaded or does it use a nut on the backside? Im thinking that's why the cut out is there.
That's a pretty fast print. Kiss with some wipe would take care of a lot of the blobs and strings. How much clean up is there?

What do you mean Kiss with some wipe would fix the blobs and strings?

Looks like there isn't much to clean, my metal AR mag fits right in even while still on the hot bed.

[elqisqeyano]

Is the hole for the grip threaded or does it use a nut on the backside? Im thinking that's why the cut out is there.
That's a pretty fast print. Kiss with some wipe would take care of a lot of the blobs and strings. How much clean up is there?

The buffer tower is a separate piece that is bolted on with all the holes necessary to insert take down pin and bolt.

[cambo3d]

Id try to fine tune the settings more, you could do a lot better than that with this machine.

If your happy with how it looks, that's all that matter's though.

if you search the forum, you'll see how much better your prints could look.

[elqisqeyano]

Id try to fine tune the settings more, you could do a lot better than that with this machine.

If your happy with how it looks, that's all that matter's though.

Please enlighten me. Like I said before, I am brand new to this 3D printing. Any suggestions and or special settings you could share so I can get great prints?

[elqisqeyano]

Next I will try to print it using Taulman 618 Nylon.

[easybeans]

Pick up a Faxon Firearms ARAK 21 upper and you can get rid of the whole buffer system. Any idea as to why he included the trigger guard in the model? Most AR lowers allow you to change them out

[elqisqeyano]

Pick up a Faxon Firearms ARAK 21 upper and you can get rid of the whole buffer system. Any idea as to why he included the trigger guard in the model? Most AR lowers allow you to change them out

I guess he did the trigger guard for strength. There are versions you can print out that have the trigger guard as a separately printed piece. With a 1/8 hole for cotter pin or one that just buttons down and can be removed without tools. Thanks for the info will look into an ARAK 21

[rs50pilot]

Olympic arms and rock river both make a upper that doesn't use the buffer. Nice because a side folder ar is bad ass.

[rs50pilot]

Is the hole for the grip threaded or does it use a nut on the backside? Im thinking that's why the cut out is there.
That's a pretty fast print. Kiss with some wipe would take care of a lot of the blobs and strings. How much clean up is there?

What do you mean Kiss with some wipe would fix the blobs and strings?

Looks like there isn't much to clean, my metal AR mag fits right in even while still on the hot bed.

I was talking about KISS slicer. I has a wipe feature that works really well once you get it to work for you. It retracts the filament then backs up over a already printed area to "wipe" off any of the ooze. The toolpaths it creates are much better in my opinion to slic3r. There is a free version and a $42 dollar pro version. It is worth a look.

[elqisqeyano]

Is the hole for the grip threaded or does it use a nut on the backside? Im thinking that's why the cut out is there.
That's a pretty fast print. Kiss with some wipe would take care of a lot of the blobs and strings. How much clean up is there?

What do you mean Kiss with some wipe would fix the blobs and strings?

Looks like there isn't much to clean, my metal AR mag fits right in even while still on the hot bed.

I was talking about KISS slicer. I has a wipe feature that works really well once you get it to work for you. It retracts the filament then backs up over a already printed area to "wipe" off any of the ooze. The toolpaths it creates are much better in my opinion to slic3r. There is a free version and a $42 dollar pro version. It is worth a look.

I tried KISS but just seems like the setting are a bit complicating for me. Is there a good set up you can recommend I set Kiss settings at? Please.

[DaGroundZero]

I will take a copy of the file and give it a crack.

[elqisqeyano]

I will take a copy of the file and give it a crack.

Can't upload to forum, file too larg. If you send me your email address I can send it to you that way.