Originally Posted by
RAMMJETT
If I could 3D print I would give it a shot because they do look good .How much do they weigh.
The 3d printed barrels were made for a customer's 1/4 scale Mick Reeves Spitfire. I did not weight them prior to sending them off to the customer but I can tell you they were very light. The wall thickness was around 1/32" in most places and I doubt they were much heavier than a similar pair vac-formed from plastic would be. Plus they had a couple of bulkheads internally printed in them to add some strength as well as to allow insertion of a carbon fiber tube which made them even more rigid and provided and easy way to make them removable for transport and storage.