Does anyone print Webley Senior Air Pistol Stirrup Latches

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Another question that I've wondered about for a while and now thought that I'd consult a technically minded group who'd know the answer. What prompted the question at this moment in time is my recent reading of an Internet bulletin regarding 3D Printer capabilities, and it referred to being able to print intricate shapes that have the strength of steel. I've cut the Webley Senior Air Pistol Stirrup Latch from Steel Block on many an occasion, but it seems a lot easier to 3D print them if possible, does anyone have any ideas regarding the feasibility of doing so.

Thanks, Og
 
IIRC the later MK2 Premiers had sintered steel latches and Webley ended up beefing them up because they weren't anywhere near as strong as the steel ones.
I'm not imagining any 3D printed ones being stronger than those.
 
Thanks for the reply. I can't comment personally on the "Strength" side of things, but presume that someone with an interest in this type of product could, and once weak points have been identified incorporate reinforcing to the 3D format. However, an enthusiast working on that particular component might be a bit hard to track down.

Og
 
Oldgosportian said:
Not quite a 3D printing comment, but as an aside does anyone make this particular item from scratch using an nc milling machine or similar ? Og
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I have a plan for this. However, do you know if the latch on the Premier is interchangeable with the one on the Senior?
It mighe be fesiable with laser based powder sintering technique but I prefer traditional machining. Even NC is a bit of an overkill for the job, milling is all that’s needed.
 
TBM, some of the Premier Stirrup latches interchange with the ones fitted to a Senior, but not all of them. A small workshop Milling machine could mostly do what's required with a bit of fiddling about and some thought being put into the machining sequence and fixture jigs needed to hold the small part rigidly enough to allow clean cuts. Time is another element in that one off would be tedious but no probs, ten off a little bit more of a challenge. Just out of interest, are you going to knock a few up for yourself or just one or two. In my younger days I've done so myself, but not any more, in spite of the sense of achievement that I got from doing so. Og
 
Oldgosportian said:
TBM, some of the Premier Stirrup latches interchange with the ones fitted to a Senior, but not all of them. A small workshop Milling machine could mostly do what's required with a bit of fiddling about and some thought being put into the machining sequence and fixture jigs needed to hold the small part rigidly enough to allow clean cuts. Time is another element in that one off would be tedious but no probs, ten off a little bit more of a challenge. Just out of interest, are you going to knock a few up for yourself or just one or two. In my younger days I've done so myself, but not any more, in spite of the sense of achievement that I got from doing so. Og
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I'm going to sketch it up and find a factoty that do laser/plasmar cutting and order a small batch of contoured blanks. Then finish them off with drilling/grinding and heat treatment. But this is likely to be a longer project as I need to sort out the airgun certificate first...
 
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