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The DEFCAD Charon is an open source 3D-printable
"WarFairy’s Latest Additions To The Charon Line Of Printable AR-15s′"
30 May 2013. From the P-15, it was integrated with the DefDist V5 lower receiver, resulting in the WarFairy Charon V0.1. Further advantage was taken of the nature of FDM polymer printing to make it possible for printers with small work envelopes to produce large items, i.e., the Charon was designed to be printed in sections and then assembled with solvent cement. The Charon pistol version was successfully test fired in July 2013 with no sign of damage.
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The DEFCAD Charon is an open source 3D-printable AR-15
An AR-15-style rifle is any lightweight semi-automatic rifle based on the Colt AR-15 design. The original ArmaLite AR-15 is a scaled-down derivative of Eugene Stoner's ArmaLite AR-10 design. The then Fairchild Engine and Airplane Corporat ...
lower receiver
In firearms terminology, the firearm frame or receiver is the part of a firearm which integrates other components by providing housing for internal action components such as the hammer, bolt or breechblock, firing pin and extractor, and has th ...
project that was partially inspired by the Fabrique Nationale P90
The FN P90 is a compact 5.7×28mm personal defense weapon designed and manufactured by FN Herstal in Belgium. It can also be considered a submachine gun. Created in response to NATO requests for a replacement for 9×19mm Parabellum firearms, th ...
. It began as a design exercise by a DEFCAD user to explore FDM additive manufacturing
3D printing or additive manufacturing is the construction of a three-dimensional object from a CAD model or a digital 3D model. It can be done in a variety of processes in which material is deposited, joined or solidified under computer ...
technology as a means of integrating the P90's ergonomics into a stock for the AR-15
An AR-15-style rifle is any lightweight semi-automatic rifle based on the Colt AR-15 design. The original ArmaLite AR-15 is a scaled-down derivative of Eugene Stoner's ArmaLite AR-10 design. The then Fairchild Engine and Airplane Corporat ...
, resulting in the WarFairy P-15 The WarFairy P-15 is a 3D printed Fabrique Nationale P90 stock
stock set.
The additive manufacturing process permits curvilinear designs that are too expensive or impossible to do by subtractive methods.Johnson,Steve"WarFairy’s Latest Additions To The Charon Line Of Printable AR-15s′"
30 May 2013. From the P-15, it was integrated with the DefDist V5 lower receiver, resulting in the WarFairy Charon V0.1. Further advantage was taken of the nature of FDM polymer printing to make it possible for printers with small work envelopes to produce large items, i.e., the Charon was designed to be printed in sections and then assembled with solvent cement. The Charon pistol version was successfully test fired in July 2013 with no sign of damage.
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