Ammo Case Insert (2 Viewers)

[THRA5H3R]

If not super glue, then 3D Gloop. It's actually designed to glue and/or smooth 3D prints.

 

[Al Azouri]

My biggest obstacle right now is parting with my printer for two days while it prints this thing.

 

[tabletalker7]

My biggest obstacle right now is parting with my printer for two days while it prints this thing.

(I'm sorry but the a**hole side of my personality can't help itself)

 

[Al Azouri]

I started the print at about midnight this morning. Here is what it looked like before I went to bed.

 

[Al Azouri]

And here is what it looked like six hours later this morning. Will post a pic when I get home from work.

 

[Schmendr1ck]

BRB, blowing the dust off my printer and knocking out a quick Benchy to make sure it's in good shape before giving this a go.

 

[Al Azouri]

BRB, blowing the dust off my printer and knocking out a quick Benchy to make sure it's in good shape before giving this a go.

Lol. Happy to share the STL once I’m done printing. I really hope I picked the right infill and support structure settings. This thing is gonna consume half a spool of filament.

 

[Al Azouri]

18 hours in and 42% of the way there. I feel like I’m watching a baby grow up.

 

[Al Azouri]

32 hours in and about 8 to go….the anticipation is rising.

 

[Al Azouri]

She is done! One day, 14 hours and 20 minutes!

Here are some pics. Please don’t judge the chips. While I appreciate a nice chip I’m not a chip guy. (I’m more of a table guy myself.)

 

[Al Azouri]

I’m gonna do the center compartment inserts next. Should I go purple, yellow or red?

 

[philhut]

I made a modification. I made room for two more barrels with a couple inserts to secure them and hold a pair

I made a modification. I made room for two more barrels with a couple inserts to secure them and hold a pair of bridge sized playing cards.


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How many chips would this design hold? Any plans for a 50cal tin design also?

 

[Benjaminotaur]

I’m gonna do the center compartment inserts next. Should I go purple, yellow or red?

Usually I’m a matchy matchy guy, but I think I’d go red or yellow on this one

 

[Himewad]

I have to say, that’s really cool. How many chips does it hold?

 

[Al Azouri]

I have to say, that’s really cool. How many chips does it hold?

356, but I could have gone to 380 if I gave it just a little more height.

 

[ktran]

Possible to make a 600 chip carrier? It doesn't need to fit in a ammo case.

 

[Al Azouri]

Possible to make a 600 chip carrier? It doesn't need to fit in a ammo case.

It might fit in a 50 caliber ammo case. The one I made a is for a 30 caliber case.

But to answer your question, it should be possible. The only thing I'd begin to worry about is the plastic's ability to handle the weight. I gotta say though, the one I just made is way sturdier than I expected.

 

[ktran]

It might fit in a 50 caliber ammo case. The one I made a is for a 30 caliber case.

But to answer your question, it should be possible. The only thing I'd begin to worry about is the plastic's ability to handle the weight. I gotta say though, the one I just made is way sturdier than I expected.

I'm sure it could hold that weight with a few mods. Those are metal slug chip weight also. Adding height on each barrel to fit 25 each would add 200 more chips and the middle section (where the cards are) could finish it off to 600. Adding that middle part will give it more integrity too. The handle part might have to be thicker for it to happen. Hand grooves might be a nice touch of possible. Haha reminds of the old days where they had these with interlocking chips. Coming back in style I see.

 

[Al Azouri]

356, but I could have gone to 380 if I gave it just a little more height.

Correction. My math was off. 376. And an even 400 if I built it to full height. (Next time maybe)

 

[ktran]

She is done! One day, 14 hours and 20 minutes!

Here are some pics. Please don’t judge the chips. While I appreciate a nice chip I’m not a chip guy. (I’m more of a table guy myself.)

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Is that a bridge Desjgn deck? If so what case brand did you go with and does it fit snug snug where it keeps the cards flat with no play area?

 

[Al Azouri]

Is that a bridge Desjgn deck? If so what case brand did you go with and does it fit snug snug where it keeps the cards flat with no play area?

Yes (good eye). They fit snug snug. Like really snug.

Currently printing caps to keep everything in place even if the box is turned upside down and reprinting the card inserts so that they are a millimeter more narrow - they are a little tight right now.

 

[Schmendr1ck]

Please don’t judge the chips.

Totally judging the chips.

Seriously, this is a fun idea and well executed. Did it end up hitting your estimate of half a spool of filament? Thoughts on tweaking infill or other settings to speed up the print and/or reduce material usage?

 

[Al Azouri]

Totally judging the chips.

Seriously, this is a fun idea and well executed. Did it end up hitting your estimate of half a spool of filament? Thoughts on tweaking infill or other settings to speed up the print and/or reduce material usage?

Yeah. About half a spool. I used 30% infill and that was probably overkill.

I tweaked some speed parameters specifically for the infill and inner walls. That shaved a couple hours.

 

[Al Azouri]

I finished a few accessories for this project.

1. A set of caps to keep the chips in place no matter what the orientation of the box is.
2. A set of inserts to hold two decks of cards.
3. An insert to store a dealer button.

 

[Al Azouri]

For any of you who may be interested, here is the STL file containing the insert and all the accessories shown above. Just download it and get rid of the .txt extension. (hopefully this works)

 

[markleteenie]

For any of you who may be interested, here is the STL file containing the insert and all the accessories shown above. Just download it and get rid of the .txt extension. (hopefully this works)

That's cool of you to share. What infill would you do if you printed it again?

 

[Al Azouri]

That's cool of you to share. What infill would you do if you printed it again?

I did mine at 30%. If I were to do it again I think I’d go 20%. Though that difference doesn’t translate into a whole lot of filament or time savings.

You will obviously need to enable supports in your slicer. I did mine at 10% and the were easy to remove.

If you’re printing on glass as I did you’ll find it difficult to separate. I let mom cool then removed the glass and placed the combination in front of an AC vent for a few minutes. After that it popped right off.

You might consider printing on a raft to avoid this.

Hope this helps.

 

[Al Azouri]

Quick update on my ammo case. I redesigned the card caddies to make room for thicker decks. As a result this made room for more chips in the center compartment. I also created an handle insert to keep the cards and chips in the center compartment in place. Here is the finished product.
I’ll post all the STL files soon.

 

[Al Azouri]

And as promised here is a Zip file with all the STLs.
Just get rid of the .txt extension after you download it.

 

[tabletalker7]

Quick updated on my ammo case. I redesigned the card caddies to make room for thicker decks. As a result this made room for more chips in the center compartment. I also created an handle insert to keep the cards and chips in the center compartment in place. Here is the finished product.
I’ll post all the STL files soon.

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Dibs.

Ok, in all seriousness, how much?