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TacTurtle@reddit

I would prefer a magazine magazine, so it dispenses them one at a time.

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ManufacturerLost7686@reddit

Look a magazine magazine!

https://www.milspecmonkey.com/misc1/garrett-GI-SLMC-008.jpg

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Alita-Gunnm@reddit

It exists.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ds-OAWG6Fdc

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/-apu6Kmr2eg

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PSdRZF8MSes

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NoOnesSaint@reddit (OP)

You may be onto something... or on something.. either way.

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You should. You can get into the hobby for $300 and have a very capable printer. Spend a bit more and you can have multicolor, ability to print engineering filaments and do just about anything. Barrier to entry has come down SUBSTANTIALLY in recent years.

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Quadrenaro@reddit

For firearm accessories and such, what can you recommend.

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bangstitch@reddit

If you dont need multicolor a Centauri Carbon is $285. Unbox and press print, no tinkering. See my reply below for other options.

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maybeitsjack@reddit

+1 for CC, replaced my old ass ender 3 with it recently and it's night and day.

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Gunsensual@reddit

Just remember, don't use the most common low temp 3D printer filament, PLA, for sporting related prints.

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Jaruut@reddit

Yeah it would be fun if I could get the goddamned thing leveled and have the filament stick to the plate!

My resin printer is awesome, tho

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bangstitch@reddit

Clean the plate with soap and water, dry and do not get fingerprints and hand oils anywhere on the print surface. Press “Level” after youve selected the file to print and it will calibrate. You can also start from the beginning as if it was new and do the 3-4 calibrate/tune options and it should be fine. Also choose side B of the print bed for best adhesion. If youve used the build plate for a long time you should replace it as they can get sort of worn out causing adhesion issues. You can also use a glue stick but if the printer is calibrated its really a last option. Also be sure to set it to have a couple slow layers so the filament actually has time to adhere. If you have your speed at 250mm/s for the first layer then its definitely likely to fail and never adhere to begin with. Ive got 80-100 separate prints on mine within 3 months and havent had bed adhesion issues yet. Message me if you need help.

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GoGoGadgetPants@reddit

Printing has come a long way in just a short number of years, it's crazy. Hopefully a solid CAD software becomes more accessible too.

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INOMl@reddit

I can also recommend the Bamboo A1 Mini.

Almost as plug and play as a printer can get

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bangstitch@reddit

Yup. The Bambus are as easy as it gets. Unpack the box, download STL, press print.

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ButtstufferMan@reddit

300? Here I see ender 3's on sale for like 100 bucks on Facebook marketplace

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wv524@reddit

I wouldn't wish an Ender 3 on my worst enemy. Only buy one if you like to curse and swear more than you like to print. I finally sold mine because if didn't, it was going outside to be smashed with a sledge, Office Space style. I fought that thing for nearly a year, trying every tip and trick I could find and never printed the first damned thing with it. Bought a Bambu P2S and it worked the first try and has never given me an issue.

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NotJayKayPeeness@reddit

Skill issue

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ButtstufferMan@reddit

It literally is..... They work just fine but arent plug and play. People are becoming pussified

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bangstitch@reddit

Care to share any prints from an ender 3?

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ButtstufferMan@reddit

I had a modified one that was my workhorse for years. Printed just fine. I have been using other printers since, but the ender 3 would still work perfectly fine for a beginner.

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bangstitch@reddit

A Nokia 3310 works just fine too but there no reason not to choose something up to date. To make an ender 3 as capable as a Centauri Carbon or Bambu A1 you will have spent just as much money and still have an inferior printer. Its not that people are pussified its that theres no reason to choose an 8 year old printer and spend time being a technician instead of printing.

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NotJayKayPeeness@reddit

Yeah. I got some Ender 3 clone a couple years ago for like 75 bucks or something too cheap to pass up on Amazon.

Had to do a couple tests to level the bed, and then printed quite a few things. I haven't used it in a while, but with stls and setup instructions online it wasn't rocket surgery.

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ButtstufferMan@reddit

Hell yeah exactly. They are tanks.

For anyone struggling just follow this guide: https://teachingtechyt.github.io/calibration.html

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Fauropitotto@reddit

Hell no. Stick to Bambu.

If you want to tinker and use the printer as a hobby, use an Ender3 to learn on.

If you want a printer as a tool, stick to Bambu.

2026 plug and play solutions are the pathway forward for folks that want to be productive.

If you don't care about productivity and want to grind through learning a new skill for the sake of skillbuilding, then by all means, stick to Ender. Maybe build a voron one day.

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INOMl@reddit

+1 for Bambu.

A1 Mini is great!

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bangstitch@reddit

Just because you can doesn’t mean you should. I have an Ender 5 pro that ill sell for $100. No one on marketplace ever came through so i will literally be throwing it away because its a paper weight compared to my Centauri Carbon. Without exaggeration Ive printed more in the past 3 months on my CC than i did in 5 years with the Ender 5.

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ButtstufferMan@reddit

You arent wrong. I am just saying if people are strapped there is still a printer for them as well. Some printer is better than no printer!

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GeneralMilkman@reddit

What's an inexpensive multicolor printer you would recommend?

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bangstitch@reddit

Elegoo Centauri Carbon 2 is their new multicolor option, available for $420. All Bambu printers are multicolor capable but the AMS multicolor system is a separate unit. The Bambu A1 combo is $400, the Bambu P1S combo is $550, P2S combo is $800 and beyond that you get into larger machines with multiple tool heads and tons of other features. Incredible machines and easy to use. There are other brands but personally i would choose Bambu if you can afford it. I have a Centauri Carbon without multicolor option and its a perfectly capable, incredible printer so i trust that the new version would be just as reliable but because the price is the same as the Bambus and the Bambus are a bit better overall and been around longer among other reasons I will choose Bambu when i upgrade. I would suggest a P1s or P2s if its within your budget. They will all do all of the 3D2A stuff you see people posting and anything else you would like with ease. They are the most commonly used in the community

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work_blocked_destiny@reddit

Qidi q2 is amazing and well priced

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rabiddonky2020@reddit

400$ got me a creality hi with CFS. Prints like a dream for a bed slinger. I’ve got almost 650hrs on it. It’s currently printing 2 parts in 1 go. 6hour print. 239g of PETG. I’ve had 5 failures. 2 nozzle clogs and 2 blobs in about 250 prints. Sooooo 9 failures in 250 prints. Way better than my ender 3v2 which had a failure rate higher than its success rate. 1 print out of 5 would complete

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233115cam2@reddit

Could it be made to fit in a 50 cal ammo can, folding hinge on the lift tab?

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NoOnesSaint@reddit (OP)

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233115cam2@reddit

Is the the regular 50 cal can, the m2a1 or is this a fat 50? Nice either way

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NoOnesSaint@reddit (OP)

Regular. I'd dump my fat can but right now it's full of stripper clips and I can't be bothered to refill it.

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233115cam2@reddit

Haha, All good. Glad it’s the regular one anyways as that’s what I use. If you do make a refined version of it for use in the ammo can I’d be interested for sure

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NoOnesSaint@reddit (OP)

Debating changing to a mag release style so I don't have to rig a retention system but not 100% sure yet. It would also allow for polymer mag use. Only problem is it makes it wider.

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NoOnesSaint@reddit (OP)

Fat 50 for scale.

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NoOnesSaint@reddit (OP)

regular

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NoOnesSaint@reddit (OP)

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NoOnesSaint@reddit (OP)

Too tall standing up. Laying down it's fine and a folding hinge should help.

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NoOnesSaint@reddit (OP)

Folding hinge was my first thought. As far as fitting the can I haven't tried it yet.

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MandaloreZA@reddit

I think it's interesting. But I don't get it. Like what do you do with this? Is it for storage or?

Like if it is for transport why not just throw in a bag?

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chewedgummiebears@reddit

This is a gimmick that puts unneeded stress on the mag lips. They make mag pouches that go into larger bags that would serve the same purpose without potentially bending the lips on the mags.

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NoOnesSaint@reddit (OP)

You realize a loaded mag puts more force on the lips right? This distributes the load lower on the lip so less leverage is applied. Especially when there are two inline and resting against each other to prevent flex. And while yes it works with loaded mags I would so far not recommend loaded polymer. No clue about aluminum yet.

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dreadeddrifter@reddit

Why would you need a carrier for empty mags?

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NoOnesSaint@reddit (OP)

You don't. But you can have one!

i was trying to find the least amount of materials necessary to keep them n a compact form factor without having to empty other bags or cans. Right now they just sit in a box on the floor. Can in pic was emptied for testing.

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dreadeddrifter@reddit

You don't. But you can have one!

Hell yeah that's all the reason you need!

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chewedgummiebears@reddit

I figured you were doing with this loaded mags, as I've seen people with printers doing this with them. I still think it is one of those "useless invention" type of deals with there are pouches and other organizational methods that aren't intrusive to the magazine itself.

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NoOnesSaint@reddit (OP)

It is a solution looking for a problem I will admit that. The concept started as unloaded and I found that I could load them without seeing any drawbacks (yet). Testing will tell what it's purpose should be, but I also don't have much use for it outside of having a pile of mags rattling around that I didn't want to carry or move 4-6 by hand every other day. All my bags and cans are full of guns and ammo whereas this can sit on a shelf.

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SirRudytheGreat@reddit

This is the correct response.

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bangstitch@reddit

So that its organized while in the bag. It appears it would function as a dust cover as well.

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Mikebjackson@reddit

But if any pressure is put on the mags in the bag, specifically shifting around and sliding, the leverage could easily either damage the feed lips or snap the tab inside the lips. …and it’s not really solving a problem that a rubber band couldn’t solve.

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rabiddonky2020@reddit

400$ got me a creality hi with CFS. Prints like a dream for a bed slinger. I’ve got almost 650hrs on it. It’s currently printing 2 parts in 1 go. 6hour print. 239g of PETG. I’ve had 5 failures. 2 nozzle clogs and 2 blobs in about 250 prints. Sooooo 9 failures in 250 prints. Way better than my ender 3v2 which had a failure rate higher than its success rate. 1 print out of 5 would complete

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Ok_Ordinary6694@reddit

Until it falls off a table and the mags pop out like Sonic the Hedgehog. Ammo cans are The Way.

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NoOnesSaint@reddit (OP)

Skill issue.. but valid concern

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f0rcedinducti0n@reddit

Do you expect this to work with full magazines?

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NoOnesSaint@reddit (OP)

Does so far.

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gunsforevery1@reddit

Does it work with loaded mags? Can it support the weight of 10 fully loaded mags? Does it hang up when you remove a magazine with a loaded mag?

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NoOnesSaint@reddit (OP)

Works just fine and it's not even 100% solid. People need to learn more about 3d prints.

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gunsforevery1@reddit

Works fine with 10 pounds of weight?

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NoOnesSaint@reddit (OP)

So far. Haven't swung it around or banged it on anything hard but that's what V2 is for.

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Underwater_Karma@reddit

It's going to work poorly at best with loaded mags. Assuming it doesn't break while trying to slide it in up top of the rounds, friction is going to pull the top round out with it when it's removed.

I don't hate the idea of a 3D printed magazine carrier, but this isn't it

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gunsforevery1@reddit

At best it’ll pull the top round out. At worst it breaks and you’re unable to use the magazine because a piece of plastic is stuck in the feedlips.

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NoOnesSaint@reddit (OP)

Round sits low enough that it shouldn't be able to pull out. While it's not a tactical solution I don't see it causing problems on the range. Still improvements and testing to be done either way.

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OldCarry4838@reddit

How to destroy your Mags 101.

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NoOnesSaint@reddit (OP)

Yeah all that force on one feed lip is definitely a problem... oh wait that's how mags normally work and this spreads it over two lips lower down so there's less leverage and force.

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RandallOfLegend@reddit

Neat idea. I think you will break it the first time you use it. But keep learning. This is a good model to design for strength and manufacturability

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NoOnesSaint@reddit (OP)

Biggest concern at the moment is mag dropping off with movement. The tabs need to be wider and the ribs on the top need to be bulked up. Otherwise there's not a lot of flex.

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NoOnesSaint@reddit (OP)

Sì

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