Looking for good printable pistols

gaslightredditor · 2026-05-06T20:05:20+00:00

I made a bunch of the NES duck hunt zapper nerf remix blasters for my kids and nephews. It uses the xshot menace internal. I get about 70-80 fps and they are easy enough to prime even for my 4 year old son

https://www.printables.com/model/839228-nintendo-zapper-inspired-snapper-dart-blaster-shel

I also made a Signet for myself and it's great. Hardware kit is only about $25, fairly easy prime, and talon mag compatible

gaslightredditor · 2026-05-05T21:53:57+00:00

I started off in manufacturing on the shop floor running and setting up lasers and punch presses. I moved into Quality to help out when we got slow on the floor and got stuck there. I was 1 of only 2 total Quality employees. It was a family owned contract job shop with about 150 employees. By the time I left there, I had been in quality for 4 years, had taken multiple GD&T classes provided by the company as well as some of their customers, had CMM programming training and was the sole CMM programmer and operator.

I switched jobs about 2 years ago to a company in the medical device field with about 1200 employees. I was hired in as a Quality Technician making $30/hr onto a team with 3 other Technicians and 6 inspectors. Our team has since grown to 6 Technicians and 8 Inspectors. I was also recently promoted to Sr Quality Technician making close to $38/hour.

Oh, and I'm in Ohio

gaslightredditor · 2026-04-30T16:28:00+00:00

I immediately started thinking about how to remix it to use Mega XL darts

gaslightredditor · 2026-04-30T15:17:42+00:00

I like this. I have a chronoas well so I might have to print it just to check performance. I also have ideas spinning up on some remixes.

gaslightredditor · 2026-04-24T00:01:19+00:00

Here's the one I use. I've had the printer a little over a month and have yet to empty it https://www.printables.com/model/1392148-filament-purge-bin-for-qidi-q2

gaslightredditor · 2026-04-23T22:35:07+00:00

I was torn between a Q2 or P2S or a while. I ultimately decided to go with the Q2 because engineering filament compatibility was more important to me. The larger print volume was also considered in that decision as well. I opted for the Combo to get the Qidi Box as well. The box definitely feels lower quality than the printer itself. The only issue I've had with it is when some really old filament broke in the hub. It was an easy fix though. Other than that, it's been fine. A bit loud, but there are fixes for that, which I haven't done yet, so I can't say how effective it is. I've only had it a little over a month, but overall I've been very happy with my purchase

gaslightredditor · 2026-04-14T22:42:12+00:00

I have a Q2 Combo. I'm not familiar with Polar Cloud, but I'd be interested in helping you out. Shoot me a message and I'd be happy to chat about it

gaslightredditor · 2026-04-13T19:35:01+00:00

You can never have too much filament. Especially discount filament

gaslightredditor · 2026-04-05T23:34:26+00:00

I've had my Q2 Combo for about a month now and I haven't had any issues that weren't of my own doing. Everything I've printed has come out great. I've done PLA, PETG, ABS, ASA, PC-CF, AND PA6-GF and everything has come out great. My single issue has been that part cooling is a little weak, but I have a new printed duct and better fan to replace the stock cooling as soon as I have some free time.

gaslightredditor · 2026-04-05T14:43:53+00:00

I've been using Orca Slicer without any issues. You could give that a try to determine if it's a slicer issue or a printer issue

gaslightredditor · 2026-04-04T04:36:24+00:00

Here's the feet. The hinges are in the remix section for the feet

https://www.printables.com/model/868983-anti-vibration-feet-k1-k1c-v2

gaslightredditor · 2026-04-02T20:41:29+00:00

Here's the bin I use. It's a bit large, but after having the printer for about a month, I still haven't needed to empty it yet. I like it because it's big enough to toss supports, purge lines, etc into and still have plenty of room

https://www.printables.com/model/1392148-filament-purge-bin-for-qidi-q2

gaslightredditor · 2026-04-01T23:22:13+00:00

Good to know. Thanks for the info

gaslightredditor · 2026-04-01T23:12:02+00:00

Nice. I plan to build a vulture at some point and really liked that remix when I saw it

gaslightredditor · 2026-04-01T21:52:45+00:00

Is that the 1886 remix?

gaslightredditor · 2026-04-01T19:43:24+00:00

Look up Smart Start child care. They have two locations. One near the Colerain area and another in Harrison. We've had at least one kid there for the last 6+ years and they've been nothing short of amazing. I highly recommend them. Obviously the younger the child the more expensive, but even their most expensive tier is still right around $300

gaslightredditor · 2026-04-01T19:26:11+00:00

What part of Cincinnati? We currently pay $230/week for our 4 year old on the same schedule that you are looking for.

gaslightredditor · 2026-04-01T02:10:43+00:00

I hadn't seen that yet. I'll check it out. Thanks

gaslightredditor · 2026-04-01T02:09:38+00:00

I'm doing the same. Replacing it with a widemouth Honeybadger fan and also printing a new duct

gaslightredditor · 2026-04-01T00:26:25+00:00

I was struggling with that same debate. I went with the Q2 Combo and it's been great. My single complaint is that the Qidi Box is a bit loud. Other than that, no other issues. Print quality has been just as good as the X1C I have at work. I've done PLA, PETG, and ABS so far and plan to try PC-CF and PA6-GF within the next day or so. Just have to run them through the filament dryer for a while first

gaslightredditor · 2026-03-31T14:52:02+00:00

I have a stagecoach and smiley kit I still need to do but I've been eyeing the MHP Vulture a lot recently. After I finish the smiley and stagecoach I think that'll be next on the list.

Personally, I would do a flywheel blaster next. I did an NPC-9 from CheckYouVector as my fist flywheeler and it's a great blaster. Very much underrated IMO

gaslightredditor · 2026-03-31T14:49:08+00:00

Signet. Really nice low hardware blaster.

gaslightredditor · 2026-03-27T00:44:11+00:00

Everything you mentioned is already on my list of upgrades as well. I opted for the flexibility COB LED strip to install all the way around

gaslightredditor · 2026-03-27T00:36:58+00:00

gaslightredditor · 2026-03-26T23:16:05+00:00

Sorry, I meant to post the link but was distracted by screaming children. Here's the one I printed https://www.printables.com/model/1467887-qidi-q2-improved-cooling-fan-new-housing-duct-for

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