by bhartsfield
This is my first thing (and first attempt at 3D modeling anything)! I had a lot of fun making it and putting it together so hopefully someone else will too.
I modeled it from scratch in Fusion 360 (.f3d export included) in parts that felt logical for printability and assembly. You can simply print the parts out, glue them together and start sanding/painting but I modeled the innards in a way that allowed me to run LEDs & wires and use a moveable trigger as the momentary on/off switch for a common ground.
I stored a couple coin cell batteries inside the magazine (a couple because the blue and white LEDs require more voltage than reds and causes too much drop to run all the lights off of one.
The flashlight magnifier is just a piece I pulled out of a cheap dollar store flash light lens. I also used some colored plastic notebook tabs form the dollar store for the red and blue light inserts (mostly to get the right color... behind them are red or blue printed .5mm PLA inserts to diffuse the light better.
You'll find some extras in the package, such as handle grips and some handled inserts for all the lighted areas so you can use them to cover the red/blue plastic when painting later (it was easier than tape for me).
Everything that is split in half should have registration holes 2mm deep. There is a Registration pin stl that you can print multiples of to tie the two halves together.
Enjoy
Printer Brand:
MK3
Printer:
Rafts:
Doesn't Matter
Supports:
Doesn't Matter
Filament: Amazon Basics PLA Black
Notes:
I printed mine 100% in amazon basics PLA. 99% black with a couple tiny blue inserts and a few red inserts.
