Message from @Red Korvo
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@Snowback oh yeah, I've been meaning to post my truck, since it counts now. I'm not as much of a poorfag as I thought. And are regular sunsmithing tools gear?
they are the only sufficiently advanced industrial equipment worthy of being called gear in a first-world country, because you can bet your ass that shit is gucci
No shit. But are you just talking about really accurate lathes and the like, or specialized stuff?
yes
you need a lathe to make nod tubes
the specialized shit for the photon amplifier
it takes a really accurate carbide cutter to shape the photocathodes to gen 3 tolerances
If cheap cheat rigs are gear, then lathes aren't disqualified for not being gucci.
okay show me the gear you made with a lathe
cause guns aren't ⚙
machining is cool and all. But it's not a discord about machining
sewing machines are gear
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Oh. I assumed that the photocathodes where strung together as a wire mesh or something.
Make steel plates with a lathe
Maybe I'm not understanding photocathodes construction then. My bad.
imagine not making bulletproof chainmail
ok
well yeah they are but you need to cut them into shape before you put them in the mesh
I'll watch some vids about them.
I like to make my micro-channel plates on a sheet metal brake
if you can cut even gen 2 photocathode-grade meshes with a manual lathe, what the absolute fuck are you doing not swimming in dosh
Ok, so we're going with "the only gun manufacturing tools that count as gear are photocathodes machines?" We should make these into a list of rules.
rules are not gear
so no rules
gear is gear
thats all you need to know
Oh cool thanks for the advice.
You're welcome
Crye time
Have any of you guys messed around with printing gear/gun parts? I have a printer and i really want to try printing a lower on it. I just need to put the stock print head back on so I can print a better cooling nozzle for the upgraded print head.
That lower is going to be complete garbage
even if ar lowers don't go through all that much stress
Tactical knee holes.
Just use your stupid machine to make magazines
Sure, try it
They only have to work for the first 30 rounds
and you can just use piano wire
Depends. If you use the right material and treat it right (ie, anneal it, vapor bath, etc depending on the material) it can be fairly strong. I would start with pla but once I get the hang of it, I would try nylon or something, maybe with carbon fiber filling. A few pieces of aluminum can probably reinforce any areas that you can't get to be structurally reliable with those methods.
@Red Korvo I don't have kneepads for them yet
@Red Korvo printed lowers are shit and are a stopgap
What's the long term solution? Home CNC machines?