NO WAY! That post-apocalyptic homemade is mine haha. I called it the "One Day Pumpsnap" and it's easily the ugliest thing I've ever built. Where in the world did you find it? It made me nostalgic for the lost world of k26 PVC homemades. Great video too!
That's awesome! It's really the quintessential Home Depot jank cannon. I found it on your blog, Fly Nerf - flynerf.blogspot.com/2013/07/the-one-day-pumpsnap.html and I added a credit for you in the description.
@@ZackFreedman Thanks! I really can't get over how wild it was seeing this in my RUclips recommended and then seeing my homemade from 7 years ago popping up. Thanks for the credit too! I'm excited to see what videos you have coming up!
Hey, designer of the Viper here I'm glad you enjoy the blaster. It was my first project, so I'm sorry if you had issues with rotation lol. Overall yours turned out absolutely amazing and it's very nice to see people taking my designs and executing them in their own style.
Hell yeah, man! It's a kick-ass blaster. So satisfying to flip the barrel back up. Mine actually rotates pretty reliably, as long as I square the darts up. I made it as a showpiece, and it always turns some heads. Great job!
@@ZackFreedman hi i have a question. what is your 3D printer that you showed in the start of the video, i wanna buy one but dont know which one to chose
I have a 3d Printer since Easter. Its hell of fun but more like a project. If you can 3d Model (like with Fusion360 or other Sites) it becomes a whole lot more usefull. Also Modeling is a fun skill to learn.
I suggest looking for a used Ender 3 Pro, or if you're really strapped for cash, the regular Ender 3 or the smaller Monoprice MP Select Mini V2 it's not too much of an investment but I promise it will become your new favorite hobby
“Remember, you can only print mags as large as your buildplate” Me, sweating as I eye the Creality CR-30 Print Mill with a theoretically infinite buildplate.
@@roboteen of course, but one, you shouldn’t rely on glue for parts that are gonna be pressurized by springs at all times, especially at larger scales. And two, the novelty of making a clip as large as its user in a single print is just too silly NOT to try.
This is amazing! I was a nerf arms-dealer in elementary school. Mostly just doubling up on springs or removing the restrictor. It looks like it's time to hop back into the hobby
"how many are nerf nerds watching a 3d printing video, how many are 3d printing nerds watching a nerf video?" Well I haven't used a nerf gun in a decade and I don't own a 3d printer, so I guess I'm just a general nerd... Why am I watching this? Oh right because it's fascinating
Welcome! It absolutely is! Look into Project Aurora by Mike Laredo, a modular MilSim-oriented blaster that is heavily inspired by the AR platform whose design includes multiple uppers ranging from carbine and SBR lengths, to Demolisher rocket launchers, to a full-auto Automatic Rifle upper.
Awesome awesome awesomeness my friend. I am neither a nerf guy or a 3D printer but a restoration creator who RUclips though would be interested. Loved it and subbed.
Since you asked, I am a 15-year information technology professional, cutting A New path through life on his way to being a watchmaker and Machinist, who is also interested in everything maker adjacent. I'm watching this video because even though I don't do serious nerfing I think Nerf guns are cool and I think making anything on 3D printers is cool, and I am binging all of Zack's videos because they're freaking hilarious.
This is an excellent overview for newbies. I've always tried to make most of my videos accessible to peeps outside the hobby. There will always be more out of the hobby than in, there's about 10-20K active hobbyists internationally so it doesn't make sense to exclusively make videos for the community.
I’m a newbie 3D printer who has recently discovered this channel which has opened mind my to childhood hobbies. This is one of such hobbies. I love the channel and glad I found this.
I was president of my college Nerf club some 8 years ago, and damn. It looks like we just missed the boat on actual cool shit. The extent of custom Nerf for us was one guy who would replace his springs with much more powerful ones.
I remember when the +bow was the peak of homemade nerf blasters. I'm glad to see that captain slug is still active. His "slug darts" were the standard for stefans used in my area as well. I'm happy that 3d printing has been able to make the homemade scene so much better. It used to be air blasters like the airtech 3000 or buzz bee big blast and specific springers like the longshot if you wanted to have a decent chance. Flywheels weren't even a commonly used thing either. It's all changed so much over the years and it's neat to see how much it's improved.
3d printing and design nerd who's been considering designing a blaster, but whoah, I didn't realize how many cool ones were available already! Nice breakdown thanks.
I remember being in 4th/5th grade (around 2009) making videos on my bedroom floor on how to make stefans/stephans and asking my dad to buy parts from home depot for me. I always judged how well everything I modded and created was on how big of a welt it would leave on my siblings and I. This video brings back those memories :)
The fact that you didn't even mention compressed air / pump blasters really shows how far this hobby has evolved over the last decade. Pump blasters used to be the best option for performance, but they were so finnicky and prone to leaking.
Just a friendly warning, many of these blasters are very strong and can hurt kids. You can power down blasters by using lower-powered batteries and softer springs, but make sure you're carefully watching the little one!
This video is consistently hilarious but 7:40 is exceptional. Zach has the perfect sense of how to deliver cringey nerd humor in a way that fully brings out its potential in a way I haven't seen before. The cringe nerd is a genuine part of him he can harness for the good of mankind.
The one thing i never liked about nerf was the clean up. So naturally I leaned more towards airsoft. Fallen out of the hobby, but have now fallen in love with 3D Printing.
So cool to see that 3D printing is opening doors to new nerfers! I spent a summer nearly a decade ago building a few of those "post-apocalyptic contraptions made of PVC pipes and clothespins". I may have to print one of those Vipers now that you've brought it to my attention. Thanks for the video!
I'm neither a major Nerf enthusiast nor a 3D printing nerd. I'm a nerd who used to play with Nerf guns at a younger age and like watching videos of anything involving the inner works of a Nerf blaster or custom made Nerf blasters occasionally
the great thing about nerf and homemade nerf blasters, getting creative, i see so many store bought and home made designs, my favorite being the moab from gatling tommy, a minigun blaster that spits out casings and belts, with an insane rate of fire, and its made completely from scratch! i cant wait to fix my 3d printer so i can start making my own designs ^^
Guess the algorithm smiled on me because I like 3d printing and nerfing haha. I run a caliburn and gryphon but I'm super hoping to snag a lynx hardware kit soon. This video is actually a great overview of all the popular 3d printed nerf blasters so I'll definitely be showing this to any friends that want to get started
@@ZackFreedman Just SENC but I joined after the pandemic started so I haven't had a chance to play with them yet. So mostly just plinking and games amongst a few friends for now haha. Can't wait for everything to go back to normal so we can play again
Im a 3d printer type who has always modified nerf and got suggested your eye opening goodness to the new to me world of "self-printed goodness" thank you for your "fan-service of information"
I'm not a nerfer or a 3D printer. I'm a bio-medical engineer with a weird obsession with learning shit I don't need to know about, nor plan to use. I'm just a man with eidetic memory and a hyperthymesia suffer that refuses to stop learning every waking moment. Great video bud
5:47 the startup sound sounds like one of the custom drones I've built You could also do with us airsofters do for years which is just going to electric motor to prime your spring instead
I love the creativity involved in producing 3D printed blasters, and my collection would be twice it's size. I understand that there many advantages of being able to 3D print your own cool new blaster. I however still prefer injection molded. Don't have to be overly concerned about leaving in back seat or the trunk of my car. In my mind, 3D printed blasters haven't quite achieved the same level of durability as injection molded blasters naturally enjoy. Mr.Scott54, BionicBlasters.
I'm not a nerf nerd, I'm a paintball nerd and aspiring 3D printer nerd! I actually bought a ammo counter (that was originally made for nerf) of my magfed paintball gun, and i find this intersection of hobbies really friggin cool!
A question: what about metal parts. I've wondered for awhile about integrating very strong springs into aluminium/steel machined parts or brass or aluminium cast body's. Is it possible?
Yes, but metal 3d printing is extremely expensive. I think it would be more cost effective to make a casting mold from a plastic print and then pour molten metal into it.
Metal parts: sure, they are possible. The question is, does it give you extra performance? I don't know! The nice thing about plastic is cheap manufacturing. I guess using compressed air is easier than springs at some point.
"Dont make it realistic" *laughs in 'used to airsoft in a retired drone base with fire spitting propane powered bb guns with no orange tips for funnsies'*
"how many are nerf nerds watching a 3d printing video, how many are 3d printing nerds watching a nerf video" can i not be both? such is the duality of man
I was a Nerf nerd and got into enough community-designed blasters that it just made sense to start getting into printing so I could do a lot of the printing myself and save money over ordering full build-it-yourself kits. First project I'm planning to print myself is an ESPER.
Lol, I'm a gunpowder weapon and DND enthusiast, who bought a 3d printer and is now watching this video. I like the enthusiasm and passion you show for the sport of nerf. It looks almost like dodgeball with nerf guns. Very cool! I LOVE the riser under your red dot sight. Did you sight it in? And if so, what distance? You know what, you're probably not going to read this big long thing, so I'll ask that seperate. Thanks for making these videos, keep up the awesome work 👍
![[REVIEW] 3D Printed Foam Flinging Flintlock Musket!](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/xOM4YL0pqvI/mqdefault.jpg)
NO WAY! That post-apocalyptic homemade is mine haha. I called it the "One Day Pumpsnap" and it's easily the ugliest thing I've ever built. Where in the world did you find it? It made me nostalgic for the lost world of k26 PVC homemades. Great video too!
That's awesome! It's really the quintessential Home Depot jank cannon.
I found it on your blog, Fly Nerf - flynerf.blogspot.com/2013/07/the-one-day-pumpsnap.html
and I added a credit for you in the description.
@@ZackFreedman Thanks! I really can't get over how wild it was seeing this in my RUclips recommended and then seeing my homemade from 7 years ago popping up. Thanks for the credit too! I'm excited to see what videos you have coming up!
@@drewpitt9100 it looks very 80's starwars actually 👍 I like it
@@ZackFreedman you know i see the driver
@@ZackFreedman that poor uber driver. you better tipped her well.
Hey, designer of the Viper here
I'm glad you enjoy the blaster. It was my first project, so I'm sorry if you had issues with rotation lol. Overall yours turned out absolutely amazing and it's very nice to see people taking my designs and executing them in their own style.
Hell yeah, man! It's a kick-ass blaster. So satisfying to flip the barrel back up. Mine actually rotates pretty reliably, as long as I square the darts up. I made it as a showpiece, and it always turns some heads. Great job!
yes
@@ZackFreedman hi i have a question. what is your 3D printer that you showed in the start of the video, i wanna buy one but dont know which one to chose
@@jakewill8702 that’s likely a Prusa Mk2 or Mk2S.
I'm a PC Hardware nerd with no nerf guns or 3D printers who doesn't even know how I found your channel but now kinda wants a 3D printer.
I have a 3d Printer since Easter. Its hell of fun but more like a project.
If you can 3d Model (like with Fusion360 or other Sites) it becomes a whole lot more usefull.
Also Modeling is a fun skill to learn.
Get one, you wont regret it
I suggest looking for a used Ender 3 Pro, or if you're really strapped for cash, the regular Ender 3 or the smaller Monoprice MP Select Mini V2
it's not too much of an investment but I promise it will become your new favorite hobby
Beware, it's a slippery slope to madness!!
Buy a ender 3, there a really nice budget printer
I am one of those 3d printing nerds who has now discovered an entire new world of nerf blasters. My life may never be the same.
Awesome! The Nerf Internet Community has never been more welcoming, so come on in!
Your wallet will never be the same, that's for sure.
One of us, one of us, *one of us*
Also prepare your wallets, there's so much stuff you wanna make you'll run out of funds before anything else
Always looking for a new print project. Big into paintball this seems interesting.
Same for me. 3D printing gaming Airsoft and nerf 😂 my wallet is dead
“Remember, you can only print mags as large as your buildplate”
Me, sweating as I eye the Creality CR-30 Print Mill with a theoretically infinite buildplate.
ikr
Technically if you glue them together they can be bigger than your printspace 🤷 people glue builds together all the time
@@roboteen of course, but one, you shouldn’t rely on glue for parts that are gonna be pressurized by springs at all times, especially at larger scales. And two, the novelty of making a clip as large as its user in a single print is just too silly NOT to try.
@Russell White plastic weld and fill maybe?
well you can allways make multiple mags that you will modify to connect them together
This is amazing!
I was a nerf arms-dealer in elementary school. Mostly just doubling up on springs or removing the restrictor.
It looks like it's time to hop back into the hobby
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"how many are nerf nerds watching a 3d printing video, how many are 3d printing nerds watching a nerf video?"
Well I haven't used a nerf gun in a decade and I don't own a 3d printer, so I guess I'm just a general nerd... Why am I watching this? Oh right because it's fascinating
I don't even HAVE a nerf gun, also don't own a 3D printer
@lingyy ok, sorry
@lingyy I learned blasters from Star Wars. Just so you know I don't know how old you are but have fun playing with toys bud.
@lingyy gun
Me too
This channel is going to blow up.. I’m calling it.
Just the growth in the past couple weeks alone is crazy
It has blown up. His sub/view ratio is incredible, and he's on track to have 25k subs by the end of the year.
@@Malaphor more like 100k
@@joshtherussian9261 What are you smoking? He might hit 50k, but that's a stretch. He has under 750k channel views, and no evergreen videos.
@@Malaphor he got thousands of subs this month alone, my bet is on 100k until February
"People hear modular and they just stick a GoPro to it." Dude you're killing me, this is too real :-D
FWIW, I did not even know there was such a thing as "competitive nerf".
you have obviously never been to a boy's birthday party
It’s for people who want to hit something (not using only actual nerf)
Same here.. I thought that's why paintball and airsoft existed lol
TIL competitive nerf is a thing
It’s like airsoft but foam
3D Printing NOOB who is a trained Gunsmith. This looks like a hoot!
Me too, I believe about a week ago, he made a 1k subs video, and that was when he was at about 3.5k-4k subs. Now, he has 5k.
Welcome! It absolutely is! Look into Project Aurora by Mike Laredo, a modular MilSim-oriented blaster that is heavily inspired by the AR platform whose design includes multiple uppers ranging from carbine and SBR lengths, to Demolisher rocket launchers, to a full-auto Automatic Rifle upper.
No 3D Printer.
Haven't touched a NERF gun in like... 7 years?
...About to buy a 3D printer.
The Ender 3 matches price and quality.
Update: Took me a few week to decide which printer I want, about to order a prusa mk3s :D
@@gonun69 That is also a good choice.
@@DoctorNemmo And I even got the black Friday deal!
@@gonun69 Tip: make sure that the printing bed is leveled before trying anything. That´s the more common mistake.
Awesome awesome awesomeness my friend. I am neither a nerf guy or a 3D printer but a restoration creator who RUclips though would be interested. Loved it and subbed.
@oldshovel hey nice to see you here! bikes + 3d printing = fun
Yooo it's the GOAT
Since you asked, I am a 15-year information technology professional, cutting A New path through life on his way to being a watchmaker and Machinist, who is also interested in everything maker adjacent. I'm watching this video because even though I don't do serious nerfing I think Nerf guns are cool and I think making anything on 3D printers is cool, and I am binging all of Zack's videos because they're freaking hilarious.
"put some rails on your rails to add tactics to your tactics" someone's been watching Coop
This is an excellent overview for newbies.
I've always tried to make most of my videos accessible to peeps outside the hobby. There will always be more out of the hobby than in, there's about 10-20K active hobbyists internationally so it doesn't make sense to exclusively make videos for the community.
Didn't expect to see you here!
i had no idea "serious nerfing" was a thing, but thanks youtube recommended
Same here. I thought paintball and airsoft was the only thing.
I'm not mad though, I've always wanted to play nerf wars like this lol.
same here! i've been looking at 3d printers for miniatures and tabletop terrain, i never expected to find this... i now want a 3d printer even more
The only public nerf wars I've known of was Dart Ops but it's closed down permanently now.
I used to participate in airsoft stuff but nerf just looks cooler to me
I'm in the same boat as you
"It's Nerf or Nothing"
Nothing:
I shouldn’t have laughed at this, but I did
this made me laugh out loud
I’m a newbie 3D printer who has recently discovered this channel which has opened mind my to childhood hobbies. This is one of such hobbies.
I love the channel and glad I found this.
I was president of my college Nerf club some 8 years ago, and damn. It looks like we just missed the boat on actual cool shit. The extent of custom Nerf for us was one guy who would replace his springs with much more powerful ones.
I remember when the +bow was the peak of homemade nerf blasters. I'm glad to see that captain slug is still active. His "slug darts" were the standard for stefans used in my area as well. I'm happy that 3d printing has been able to make the homemade scene so much better. It used to be air blasters like the airtech 3000 or buzz bee big blast and specific springers like the longshot if you wanted to have a decent chance. Flywheels weren't even a commonly used thing either. It's all changed so much over the years and it's neat to see how much it's improved.
So these are those scary 3D printed guns I've been hearing about!
nope that would be these: ruclips.net/video/C4dBuPJ9p7A/видео.html
@@alexdeguzman4273 I was kinda hoping for the Brandon Herrera one
3d printing and design nerd who's been considering designing a blaster, but whoah, I didn't realize how many cool ones were available already! Nice breakdown thanks.
Thanks! Don’t let the existing designs stop you - there’s always room for new blasters.
This is like the Borderlands gun brands of foam flinging, and I love it.
You could faithfully recreate Torgue Ammo and Tediore reloads using nothing but cheap chemicals you can buy at any hardware store.
i'm not a nerf gun enthusiast or a 3d printing nerd, the idea of a 3d printed just sounded cool
“Put some rails on your rails to add some tactics to your tactics” haha
*Xzibit intensifies !*
I miss Coop
"Are you a 3D printing nerd or a Nerf nerd?"
Yes.
im printing nerf shell
Haha same
Great overview! I feel like this is perfect for explaining to new people how 3d printing has changed the foam flinging world.
I want to get a long 3D printer and get into nerf just so I can be like
“Can I get some ammo?”
“Only a mag full.”
* pulls out comically long mag *
"ETA: Whenever I feel like it."
I laughed harder at that than I should've
"My USB sticky-icky" was comedy gold! 🤣🤣🤣
Furries have ruined me because I totally expected "OwO" to follow that
The devil's dongle
I remember being in 4th/5th grade (around 2009) making videos on my bedroom floor on how to make stefans/stephans and asking my dad to buy parts from home depot for me. I always judged how well everything I modded and created was on how big of a welt it would leave on my siblings and I. This video brings back those memories :)
Unfortunately I'm just a general nerd watching general nerd videos
i like how everyone is so casual about the fact that the blasters sounds like nail guns.
I want to make a blaster that looks like one hahaha
"To err is human, but to truly screw up, you need a computer." Hahaha, I feel this!
I am an RC plane person who uses 3d printers and was obsessed with nerf and now I have discovered this amazing channel! You earned a subscriber!
Make an RC plane with fully auto nerf guns?
"my self-driving car"
*clearly someone with pink hair and a black coat sitting in the driver's seat*
its a joke bruh
@Paul Hutchcroft they kind of pointed it out in the video...
It's just the AI
That's the android who actually drives it, her legs are attached to the petals
nah thats just the cyber dubee getting to you man
I had no idea competitive(?) NERF was a thing and this is potentially the best intro I could have gotten. incredible content you create
That's awesome, you should try it out it's great fun
The fact that you didn't even mention compressed air / pump blasters really shows how far this hobby has evolved over the last decade. Pump blasters used to be the best option for performance, but they were so finnicky and prone to leaking.
*"And NEVER print your fake guns to look like real guns!"*
Me: * prints real guns to look like fake guns *
The "Extrajudicial, extra fun!" part just killed me like that cop killed my neighbor's dog.
"Put some MayMays in every shot"
just pull the trigger, Carl
3D printer, with a 7 year old, hence I’m here.
Just a friendly warning, many of these blasters are very strong and can hurt kids. You can power down blasters by using lower-powered batteries and softer springs, but make sure you're carefully watching the little one!
I have a 7 year old 3D printer with a 35 year old, therefor I'm here.
@@MrHeHim I wonder if the nerf darts can hurt your printer.
Please don't print 7 year olds. Or if you do, please only use the proper BioGel 3d Womb.
@@Binary_Omlet naw dawg I only print babies
I'm a gun nerd that got into 3D printing for 2A reasons and I'm now expanding my horizons and seeing just how much you can do with 3D printing.
This video is consistently hilarious but 7:40 is exceptional.
Zach has the perfect sense of how to deliver cringey nerd humor in a way that fully brings out its potential in a way I haven't seen before. The cringe nerd is a genuine part of him he can harness for the good of mankind.
The one thing i never liked about nerf was the clean up. So naturally I leaned more towards airsoft. Fallen out of the hobby, but have now fallen in love with 3D Printing.
In some ways the material cost vs airsoft and the ability to play in nore public settings is what drew me to Nerf from Airsoft.
Wagon_Waifu i can see that
So cool to see that 3D printing is opening doors to new nerfers! I spent a summer nearly a decade ago building a few of those "post-apocalyptic contraptions made of PVC pipes and clothespins". I may have to print one of those Vipers now that you've brought it to my attention. Thanks for the video!
I'm both. Nerf when I was little, the grew up, got into modelling, forgot about nerf, got a 3d printer, found nerf again
I used to be really into Nerf, but then I got into 3d printing and stopped being into nerf, this video is bringing it all back together now
TIL, it’s best to 3D print your real guns in bright colors to prevent the neighbors freaking out over target practice in the back yard
Basically what I learned from this is never, ever, ever, colour your home-built AR in anything other than NERF colours.
wait what if you get a real gun and paint it to look like a nerf gun? just sayin
@@Jamie_Stain cerakote it it will last longer if metal.
Veteran foam flinger here pew pew, nice video. I need that tactical banana rail attachment for my squishmallow 🍌
I love how he says driverless car but it’s obvious someone is driving
I’m neither a nerfer nor a new nerdy 3D printing ninja I just find this theoretical theme thoroughly thought-provoking 😎
I'm neither a major Nerf enthusiast nor a 3D printing nerd. I'm a nerd who used to play with Nerf guns at a younger age and like watching videos of anything involving the inner works of a Nerf blaster or custom made Nerf blasters occasionally
Well that was a nice surprise, the photo of the Gryphon was my blaster :)
I hope it’s OK that I used it, and that the credit was appropriate!
RUclips recommended me a true legend, and I am far from disappointed.
I'm neither a 3D printer nerd nor a nerfer. The algorithm brought me here and I'm not leaving
the great thing about nerf and homemade nerf blasters, getting creative, i see so many store bought and home made designs, my favorite being the moab from gatling tommy, a minigun blaster that spits out casings and belts, with an insane rate of fire, and its made completely from scratch! i cant wait to fix my 3d printer so i can start making my own designs ^^
I'm a programming nerd who was looking for info on printing keeb cases who ended up watching a 3d printing nerf video. you monster.
I'm not a Nerfer nor a 3D Printer, I just think you're cool.
Where can we buy that futuristic self driving car tho ?
Guess the algorithm smiled on me because I like 3d printing and nerfing haha. I run a caliburn and gryphon but I'm super hoping to snag a lynx hardware kit soon. This video is actually a great overview of all the popular 3d printed nerf blasters so I'll definitely be showing this to any friends that want to get started
Nice! That's what I was trying to make. Are you a member of any Nerfing groups?
@@ZackFreedman Just SENC but I joined after the pandemic started so I haven't had a chance to play with them yet. So mostly just plinking and games amongst a few friends for now haha. Can't wait for everything to go back to normal so we can play again
USB sticky icky 🤣🤣🤣 I'm SO glad I found this channel! I love the content! Never quit with this nerd vibe, man. Please keep it coming!
Im a 3d printer type who has always modified nerf and got suggested your eye opening goodness to the new to me world of "self-printed goodness" thank you for your "fan-service of information"
the idea of a self-driving car is just amazing.
Loving the Future Funk background music.
Thanks! It's the perfect soundtrack to a goofy topic like Nerf warfare.
did you do that in one take? I would have loved to see some bloopers! (3D printing guy watching a nerf video)
I don't want to spoil the magic, but it became very difficult to maintain our composure near the end.
Important factual note: I also turn the food into poop
Hey, so do I!
Big deal, that's a level 1 spell. If you choose "peasant" class you can actually turn poop back into food.
"Dump wherever you want, it's a free country" - Zack. Words that I live by
I'm not a nerfer or a 3D printer. I'm a bio-medical engineer with a weird obsession with learning shit I don't need to know about, nor plan to use. I'm just a man with eidetic memory and a hyperthymesia suffer that refuses to stop learning every waking moment. Great video bud
I'm just a nerd in general, I'm saving for a 3d printer, man I'm already a 3d modeler and designed some stuff on fusion, I need one of theseee
As an airsofter, I now understand why people who live in places where they can have real guns think airsoft is a bit weird.
I already have a Nerf Gun that actually hurts, this is gonna actually kill me.
I am a nerfer with all the 3d printed blasters you have and I love that you're into foam flinging blasters
5:47 the startup sound sounds like one of the custom drones I've built
You could also do with us airsofters do for years which is just going to electric motor to prime your spring instead
I love the creativity involved in producing 3D printed blasters, and my collection would be twice it's size. I understand that there many advantages of being able to 3D print your own cool new blaster. I however still prefer injection molded. Don't have to be overly concerned about leaving in back seat or the trunk of my car. In my mind, 3D printed blasters haven't quite achieved the same level of durability as injection molded blasters naturally enjoy. Mr.Scott54, BionicBlasters.
4:50 neither youtube just made me whatch it by putting in recomended
4:43 actually I’m both and I can now combine two of my hobbies.
i am not a 3D printing nerd or a nerf nerd but i am still happy to be here!
I'm not a nerf nerd, I'm a paintball nerd and aspiring 3D printer nerd! I actually bought a ammo counter (that was originally made for nerf) of my magfed paintball gun, and i find this intersection of hobbies really friggin cool!
A question: what about metal parts. I've wondered for awhile about integrating very strong springs into aluminium/steel machined parts or brass or aluminium cast body's. Is it possible?
Yes, but metal 3d printing is extremely expensive. I think it would be more cost effective to make a casting mold from a plastic print and then pour molten metal into it.
Metal parts: sure, they are possible. The question is, does it give you extra performance? I don't know!
The nice thing about plastic is cheap manufacturing.
I guess using compressed air is easier than springs at some point.
Neither, but I'm interested in 3D printers because of miniature model hobbying.
"Dont make it realistic" *laughs in 'used to airsoft in a retired drone base with fire spitting propane powered bb guns with no orange tips for funnsies'*
> me going through the entirety of human recordkeeping to find who tf asked
I appreciate stuff like this. This is 100x better than the shit that you can find on television
*Nerf:* It's Nerf or nothin'!
*Nerfers:* Sorry, fam.
Oh, nothing won the fight 100%.
I'm not a 3D printing nerd or a nerf nerd. I just randomly got recommending this video.
I'm enjoying it though.
"how many are nerf nerds watching a 3d printing video, how many are 3d printing nerds watching a nerf video" can i not be both? such is the duality of man
I’m a nerf enthusiast who just so happens to have a 3d printer, has seen every blaster on this list, but I’m still watching
I am both kinds of nerd, who’s simply enjoying the video
4:55 Maybe I like both. Just know I am in the process of binge watching your video's so a Nerf video is a bonus.
I was a Nerf nerd and got into enough community-designed blasters that it just made sense to start getting into printing so I could do a lot of the printing myself and save money over ordering full build-it-yourself kits.
First project I'm planning to print myself is an ESPER.
Inception moment at 4:55 with that question. I'm a prospective 3d printer with a history of nerfing lol
You have no idea how many ideas you gave me in this video, thank you
This video is AMAZING. I was hyped the whole time.
ok i havent even finished the video but i love this guy's energy
i am neither a nerf person or a 3d printing person, i just like ur channel
I am both a nerfer on a printing video, and a printing nerd on a nerf video. How convenient!
Zach you're really the coolest guy ever
I don't have a 3D printer. I haven't had a nerf gun in... two decades or so? I am glad I watched this video.
Lol, I'm a gunpowder weapon and DND enthusiast, who bought a 3d printer and is now watching this video.
I like the enthusiasm and passion you show for the sport of nerf. It looks almost like dodgeball with nerf guns. Very cool! I LOVE the riser under your red dot sight.
Did you sight it in? And if so, what distance?
You know what, you're probably not going to read this big long thing, so I'll ask that seperate.
Thanks for making these videos, keep up the awesome work 👍