Is this print orientation dumb? (i.redd.it)

submitted 4 months ago by noah@fosscad.io to c/ark@fosscad.io

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Originally posted by u/MuPingPing at 2025-06-19T13:34:46Z

Any structural concerns printing a lower/upper in 2 half, and bolting/gluing them together afterwards? Its only a .22lr so it'll probably be fine, but I'm also curious how something like that would handle 9mm or even 5.56.

I was going to use pins to locate the two halves and marry them together with bolt and some 2 part epoxy.

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[-] noah@fosscad.io 1 points 4 months ago

u/Knee_High_Cat_Beef · 2025-06-19 13:39:57 UTC · score 66

Why not just print it in one piece? You're adding more supports required by splitting it

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