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I'm not much of a frills kind of guy, give to me straight without a lot of [email protected] if you know what I mean.
I am that way very much with my slingshots. You have all seen my Cheapos, my Luck Rings and my Daisy F-16's. All are very basic, no frills slings that just work. (they look cool in a utilitarian kind of way). My 17-4PH are the nicest Stainless Sling I have and I keep them under protection when I shoot them. I have slings made by a few of the big boys but never use them, they almost to a tee are to big, to wide, to fancy and all are to much money for me to spend on a slingshot.. For me all I want is something that holds the elastic where I want it ,, that is it.
The 3D printed sling once I get it right for me will in general be end my slingshot searches forever. I will keep working on her until she fits my needs .. as she stands now she is 5.5" tall, (same as my Cheapos) .400 thick, 2.7" wide, .700" wide forks and two lanyard holes for a over the finger style lanyard that I have used many times before and works very, very well. The handle is .875 wide for a good grip non rotating grip in the hand for my style of shooting. I will be making changes, I think I will change the forks to .75 wide, may go to.875, yet keep the fork to fork width the same (2.75") ... very important for me, (.875 single fork width is better suited for flats).
What I'm looking for is:
1) Light weight.
2) Able to shoot flats and tubes.
3) Thin for pocket-ability.
4) Strong (Able to handle looped 1745 tubes if need be !)
5) Fast and easy to make.
I very well may make this sling using Baltic Birch laminated plywood in the 3/8" to .5" thickness range. I would like 3/8" the best, if it is strong enough. Once our laser is up and running I could turn these our reasonably fast and have an army of these guys like I do my Cheapos and F-16's. making these in 3D takes FOREVER compared to a laser produced unit. A laser produced unit using Baltic Birch can have tube holes in the forks as I think the birch will be stronger and safer than PETG or PLA Pro by Mater Hackers. I do have my work cut out for me on this project.
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I see you guys out there with some very pretty shooting irons, but for me that is to much. Love the beauty of the stuff you guys produce, but I'm a real meat and potatoes kind of guy! Most of the wire slings I have are very utilitarian in looks, they just function and are very much dependent on the middle lanyard. This lanyard keeps the sling up tight against my fingers and very secure, it greatly helps in holding the sling in position while shooting.
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Once I start making the Slings I will post in that section.
wll
I am that way very much with my slingshots. You have all seen my Cheapos, my Luck Rings and my Daisy F-16's. All are very basic, no frills slings that just work. (they look cool in a utilitarian kind of way). My 17-4PH are the nicest Stainless Sling I have and I keep them under protection when I shoot them. I have slings made by a few of the big boys but never use them, they almost to a tee are to big, to wide, to fancy and all are to much money for me to spend on a slingshot.. For me all I want is something that holds the elastic where I want it ,, that is it.
The 3D printed sling once I get it right for me will in general be end my slingshot searches forever. I will keep working on her until she fits my needs .. as she stands now she is 5.5" tall, (same as my Cheapos) .400 thick, 2.7" wide, .700" wide forks and two lanyard holes for a over the finger style lanyard that I have used many times before and works very, very well. The handle is .875 wide for a good grip non rotating grip in the hand for my style of shooting. I will be making changes, I think I will change the forks to .75 wide, may go to.875, yet keep the fork to fork width the same (2.75") ... very important for me, (.875 single fork width is better suited for flats).
What I'm looking for is:
1) Light weight.
2) Able to shoot flats and tubes.
3) Thin for pocket-ability.
4) Strong (Able to handle looped 1745 tubes if need be !)
5) Fast and easy to make.
I very well may make this sling using Baltic Birch laminated plywood in the 3/8" to .5" thickness range. I would like 3/8" the best, if it is strong enough. Once our laser is up and running I could turn these our reasonably fast and have an army of these guys like I do my Cheapos and F-16's. making these in 3D takes FOREVER compared to a laser produced unit. A laser produced unit using Baltic Birch can have tube holes in the forks as I think the birch will be stronger and safer than PETG or PLA Pro by Mater Hackers. I do have my work cut out for me on this project.
I see you guys out there with some very pretty shooting irons, but for me that is to much. Love the beauty of the stuff you guys produce, but I'm a real meat and potatoes kind of guy! Most of the wire slings I have are very utilitarian in looks, they just function and are very much dependent on the middle lanyard. This lanyard keeps the sling up tight against my fingers and very secure, it greatly helps in holding the sling in position while shooting.
Once I start making the Slings I will post in that section.
wll
