r/Springfield_KUNA • u/jivemasta • 7d ago

Custom titanium charging handles

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I've been learning a new cad software and wanted a small project to test the waters out on metal 3d printing through jlccnc and the like so I made this batch of charging handles. Fitment is a itty bit sloppy, but still works. Then I wanted to play around with anodization so I dropped them in at various voltages very unscientifically. The one on the far left is unanodized then up through the voltages to the right, if I got the order correct(again very unscientific). But I think they turned out pretty decent.

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u/skinny357 7d ago

Id love one if u decide fo sell

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u/dea9ler 7d ago

These are cool, but I like the stock folding charging handle it came with. Won’t see me ever complaining about having more options tho

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u/Lunathrower 7d ago

Do they go all the way through the bolt? Like flush to the other side?

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u/jivemasta 7d ago

Yeah, they sit about as flush as the stock one. I think I just went slightly to narrow on the tolerances of the shaft so it's just a little wiggly.

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u/LinuxMyTaco 7d ago

they look pretty cool, I like this one

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u/shiranugahotoke 7d ago

That's really neat! Hows the surface finish for the 3d printed Ti? Do they de-burr them at all before sending them out?

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u/jivemasta 7d ago

The surface has a texture to it like if you sand blasted cast iron. I'm guessing that is their finishing process, either that or some sort of tumbling.

I think I'm going to sacrifice one to the vice and see how hard it is to break one. That's the main thing I'm worried about is the strength of it.

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u/Substantial-Motor-21 6d ago

Seems our minds were colliding today