So, the Hush Puppy (and other suppressors of its kind) are astonishingly quiet due to these replaceable series of wipes used instead of baffles.
I was wondering if these wipes would work in TPU in material and if anyone has toyed with this concept in the 3D2A community already?
Imagine just using a threaded tube and putting these wipes in with some 3D printed spacers between!
I made a TPU wipe that was replaceable in this release: https://odysee.com/@Plaboi:2/FTN.3-Rimfire:5
Actually nobody really used it
It is easier and much more cost effective to just get a neoprene sheet and cut the wipes out yourself.
Honestly it didn’t even cross my mind that while the ATF has been a pain about wipes in certain ways before (in terms of replacing them) you can literally just do a form1 now for every range trip and make a new wiped can each time if you really wanted too…
If doing this makes the ATF’s own rules a pain in the ass for them, well now, that would just be a crying shame now wouldn’t it?
Printable TPU is much too hard and doesn’t have much heat resistance.
i wonder if some snorkel valves or the like could be repurposed
edit nm those are way thicker
I wonder if silicone sealant, spread flat and cut out, would work for wipes.
Possibly if you use stainless steel mesh as a reinforcing layer within the silicone. I used a silicone baffle in some smoke grenade designs to reduce flare up, however silicone alone wasnt enough and was being ripped apart and yetted from the canisters. Once I added stainless mesh used for screen doors it worked well. The problem is see with this, is the mesh would need a hole drilled through it which means the area of the silicone that would sheer away would still be left unsupported.
