Great bench rest. Printed one for me and one for my son.
Rifle Bench Rest Assembly
This is a fully 3D printed adjustable height bench rest for target shooting. Hot swappable wye to fit your rifle stocks.
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@BrianFox_3570296 That's amazing to hear, I'm happy you like it. Enjoy your target shooting with your son! I feel that the younger generations are falling away from all the outdoorsy stuff, this bench rest is a great way to mix it all together and have another reason to get out there. Thanks for sharing your comment and the generous rating!
can you do a stl file please?
@wellswhatnow_3051100 sorry for the late response. There are STL files of this model loaded to the Makerworld post of it if you're still interested.
First ever print with petg (still quite new to fdm printing). So I went with quick and dirty settings. Think I'm going to have to reprint it now I know how good this model is. I've added some felt sticky pads to the rest to really snug the rifle in there.
It looks good though. What would you do different with settings? Wall thickness, infill? I'm always nervous with downloading someone else's models and consuming filament myself, especially with the amount that this one could take, soooo many of them just don't work... I don't know if it's a machine to machine thing or what...?
There have been a couple remixes (either here or printables/makerworld) which have different yokes designed for particular stocks, could be worth looking into depending on your needs? Felt pads are a great idea, I always like to avoid scratches if I can.
Have fun, good luck on your next one, and thanks for sharing your make and experience so far!
@SanfordPrime_562474
Thank you!
Yep, that's exactly why I went quick and dirty as I wasn't sure how it would print and didn't want to end up wasting the filament. I'm amazed at the machine I've got, it seems to print everything really well.
When I reprint I'm going to go with a much more dense infill setting, I went with 8% on this one and it's really light, I'd like it to have a little more heft to help keep it stable. I'll also choose some better finishing options, lower layer heights, top layer patterns etc.
Nothing wrong with this print at all, which is testament to the great design work, just would like a more refined print 😂
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This is an awesome bench rest. Super sturdy for my application, handles my PCP air rifle no problem. This only thing I adjusted was the Y mount attatchment. I made a more pronounced V shape to accommodate my specific rifle. I have shared a remix model. Thank you for sharing your design with us.
That's a wicked lookin air rifle, I've never seen one like that before. How do you get air into the tank? Nice job on the remix yoke too! I hope the bench rest performs well in the long term. I have no problems sharing models like this that bring joy to others!
@SanfordPrime_562474 Thanks man! I think this rifles has been on the market for almost 2 years I believe. To fill the tank, theres a protective cap that covers a fill nozzle at the end of the tank by the pressure guage, I just hook my compressor up to that. 5 minutes later and I'm at 3600psi. The bench works perfectly. Besides the remix, all I added to it was a few rubber adhesive pads to the feet to stop it from sliding around on my plastic table. But the rest performs perfectly and is super comfortable.
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Looks Great!
The feet in TPU is a good call as well as the PETG for the rest of it. Looks great! Hope it suits your needs! Thanks for sharing your make.
Would it be possible to get a step file ? I want to see if I can hollow it out so i could fill with cement to give it more mass.
@GlennPierce_2428509 Sorry so long getting back with you. If STL files work for you, the STLs are on thingiverse.
Do you have .stl files?
@Cooly1911_261603Cooly1911_261603 stl's are on thingiverse
Thanks for sharing. Nice rifle rest that does what it is designed to do. It fits with a couple of inches to spare on the shooting benches at the range that I use. Based on @ag_1373507 comments, I added 2inches to the screw (4 walls, 15% cubic) that I printed for the rest. Printed with PETG.
After adjusting the height at the range, I started with 10 rounds 556, the rest moving back with the recoil. I then set the rest against the raised back edge of the shooting bench to keep the rest from moving. I shot another 50 rounds 556 then swapped rifles. Shot 30 rounds 38sp then 12 rounds 357mag. The screw failed on the recoil of the 12th round.
Looking at the picture of the failure, it occurred at the point that the hole for the wye shaft begins which coincidentally(not on purpose) was at the top of the locknut. The only support against lateral shear for the shaft hole in this area is the print infill. Above this point, the wye shaft supports the hole. Had this joint been lower within the body of the rifle rest, the screw probably would not fail at this joint.
I printed a taller locknut to support the joint above the top of the rest and 2 more tall screws at 4 walls and 25% honeycomb infill. Perhaps the simplest solution would be increased infill in the area of the joint. Life permitting, I'll get back to the range within the next few weeks to try the mods. (edited)
@Trekking_927764 I hear ya, whenever life permits I make an attempt to get to the range myself. Hey thanks for the feedback, this is great! I haven't broke mine yet, but mostly have just sent .22 rounds through it so far.
If I'm reading this right, you were able to run 102 total rounds through it? From your explanation, it does sound like a perfect storm and I agree with the increased height nut for more support, thicker wall, and increased infill percentage. I like to use a high % gyroid for most my prints, for some reason that pattern just feels right when working with loads from any direction.
Was this rest taking the recoil from the rifles, as in, was there anything on the rifle, like a sling mount or anything else, transferring the recoil to the rest?
Your print looks great btw! And at least it's a few small component prints that will hopefully get you back to using it.
Wishing you best of luck with your next one, and thank you again.
@SanfordPrime_562474
I sent a total 102 rounds downrange before the screw broke. I printed two more screws with honeycomb infill-didn't think about gyroid at the time.
I did have the sling under the rifle where the rifle sat on the wye and my left hand gripped the handguard/forearm behind the wye but not touching the wye. The rifles did not slide on the wye and the rest took some of the recoil but I don't know how much. The sling mounts were not in contact with the wye.
When I get back to the range, I am going to set the rest up with joint in the same position as the last trip and with slings between the rifle and the wye. The intent is to try to break the screw with the honey comb infill. I'll post the results here when I get them.
Cheers!
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@tabsche Looks great! Love it. Yeah, it is a bit large to fit in the shooting bag, but most of the store bought ones are too. Enjoy it! Thank you for sharing.
This model looks great. I have just one question before printing it. What is the max height from the table and top of the rest?
@ag_1373507 I'd say about 7.25 inches high from the table to the crotch in the wye. If you're looking for higher, there are a few modeling changes that could gain a little height... the feet could be lengthened, the tapered wye or the screw could be lengthened. Or depending on your printer usable build size, scale all the parts up a bit in the slicer? Hope it works out for you.
@SanfordPrime_562474 That would be a bit on the low side for my current setup, but I could scale model up a bit and if the will not be enough I can still put a block of wood underneath. Thank you for information.
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@SwiftyAC_374156 Hey no problem, I needed one too. Trying to stay away from saying it looks like something stolen out of a McDonalds here... but it does look like it came out great and I hope it works well for your shooting. Thank you for sharing and Nice Job!