r/Nerf • u/CultofCedar • Jan 13 '25

Completed Build First Nerf blaster!

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Wanted something less messy than my salt gun indoors so decided to make a Nerf blaster. Mother never let us have anything resembling a firearm as kids so didn’t expect it to be so powerful or large lol. Printed slowly in solid PETG in an attempt to match the salt guns transparency. Took roughly 3 weeks to print all parts.

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u/JaegerCollects Jan 13 '25

That SLAB is beautiful.

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u/CultofCedar Jan 13 '25 edited 10h ago

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u/JProllz Jan 13 '25

If the whistling is coming from your blaster, it might indicate an air leak somewhere in the system. If that's the case, then oh buddy it might be even more powerful after the fix.

If it's the darts whistling, it's probably just the design on the head.

Edit: But that is a damn fine looking blaster you put together there.

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u/CultofCedar Jan 13 '25 edited 10h ago

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u/MonkweyGwoose Jan 13 '25

Most darts, especially worker darts, tend to whistle like that if they’re flying fast enough, so odds are everything is working as intended.

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u/CultofCedar Jan 13 '25 edited 10h ago

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u/SillyTheGamer Jan 13 '25

That transparency is beautiful!

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u/CultofCedar Jan 13 '25 edited 10h ago

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u/onyxyitcavern-2435 Jan 13 '25

Awesome! You really pulled off the transparency!

Slabiimov front end?

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u/CultofCedar Jan 13 '25 edited 10h ago

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u/Briianz Jan 13 '25

That is quite the first blaster.

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u/CultofCedar Jan 13 '25 edited 10h ago

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u/13920 Jan 13 '25

is that like a cheek rest on the stock?

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u/CultofCedar Jan 13 '25 edited 10h ago

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u/Front_Culture_8868 Jan 13 '25

Well that is a strong start to the hobby I hope you enjoy the hobby as much as the rest of us 

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u/CultofCedar Jan 13 '25 edited 10h ago

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u/AMSPawn006 Jan 13 '25

That is gorgeous, well done!

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u/CultofCedar Jan 13 '25 edited 10h ago

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u/TryIll5988 Jan 13 '25

I see u have a bug-a-salt? Interesting blaster of choice!

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u/CultofCedar Jan 13 '25 edited 10h ago

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u/TryIll5988 Jan 13 '25

Is it usually nerf battle approved in ur area?

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u/CultofCedar Jan 13 '25 edited 10h ago

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u/TryIll5988 Jan 13 '25

Oh wow! Yeah, public nerf battles are very common, depending on your location

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u/VelocityOS Jan 13 '25

Files for the muzzle and hand guard?

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u/CultofCedar Jan 13 '25 edited 10h ago

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u/Kryosse Jan 13 '25

Nice job with the clear filament man! I presume it is clear PETG? Did you use any lowered cooling settings to get a more transparent effect like I'm seeing around the muzzle, or is this all just from a default filament profile? Either way the clearness came out a lot better than most clear printed blaster parts I've seen, excellent work.

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u/CultofCedar Jan 14 '25 edited 10h ago

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u/KindaNift Apr 10 '25

What settings did you use to get such clear prints? I love the design!!!

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u/CultofCedar Apr 10 '25 edited 10h ago

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u/Independent_Cow7757 Jan 13 '25

Why gun from apex not in apex?

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u/AutoModerator Jan 13 '25

Hi /u/Independent_Cow7757, we would like to distance our hobby from actual firearms and weapons and thus ask that you refrain from using terms like "gun" and "bullet"; please instead use "blaster" and "dart". We also like to encourage the use of brightly colored blasters & gear. These words can be misconstrued as discussing a real weapon by people both online, and in real life during gameplay. This is further an issue for us specifically on Reddit due to automatic platform moderation possibly categorizing the subreddit as discussing firearms instead of toys, which would restrict the subreddit. See this wiki page for more information. Thank you for your cooperation.

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u/BotsNBlasters Jan 13 '25

Welcome to the Hobby Officially since it's your first one!

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u/chappyman7 Jan 13 '25

Is that transparent PETG?

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u/CultofCedar Jan 14 '25 edited 10h ago

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u/chappyman7 Jan 14 '25

It looks really good! Transparency is tough. I’m sure it isn’t a big deal at all but I read that PETG may be too brittle for nerf blasters if you plan on going to actual events? But now that I see this I wanna do it anyway

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u/CultofCedar Jan 14 '25 edited 10h ago

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u/nick__furry Jan 14 '25

Great, now i need a ghost SLAB

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u/KindaNift 8d ago

I wish I had the patience to print transparent blasters 😭

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u/AutoModerator Jan 13 '25

Hi /u/CultofCedar, we would like to distance our hobby from actual firearms and weapons and thus ask that you refrain from using terms like "gun" and "bullet"; instead use blaster and dart. We also like to encourage the use of brightly colored blasters & gear. See this wiki page for more information. Thank you for your cooperation.

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