Does a 3D Printed duck call sound real? You tell me.

Описание к видео Does a 3D Printed duck call sound real? You tell me.

I demo two duck call designs I have been working with on and off for the last couple of years. One is a double reed and one is a single reed. The reed material is mylar and I use a custom dimpling jig to indent the double reed stacks. Everything but the reeds are 3D printed on each call. The single reed is printed out of PLA plastic and the double reed is printed out of PETG, the PETG versions of the calls seem to be a little bit deeper sounding, both do not sound similar to wood or any other plastic production calls. I am assuming the way the 3D printer lays down the layer lines gives the call a different structural composition which effects the resonance of the material (...or something). I like the sound that I can get from them and it seems like a viable way to produce duck calls in the future, the design itself was done in Fusion 360 and took a lot of iterations, I don't remember the amount of time for each design, let's say a lot. Barrel and the exhaust design do not seem to influence the tone too much, the overall tone seems to be consistent between multiple different infill levels which I found interesting as well. I have done a few 10% infill calls that seem to sound similar to those printed at 100%, I like to print at 100% for durability but they do function well at lower infills.

If you are interested in watching a video where I discuss I how create the reeds you can see that here:
   • Easy way to dimple (indent) game call...  

I also have an old video of one of my free duck call STLs the Parthenope if you would like to try and print it. This design was one of my first attempts that actually worked, It works ok for what it is. As with anything, new designs are better.
   • 3D Printed Duck Call - Parthenope (ST...  

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