105MM Howitzer Shell M1 - Whiskey Stash by sbeecroft

Last crawled date: 3 years ago

So I went to my local liquor store with an Artillery Shell and some micrometers. I'm a bit of a geek, I'll own it. They thought it was a bit odd but I am a regular so they let me do my thing. A few minutes later I had the critical data and went to work in Fusion360.
Based on a hot tip from Tom Culpepper (tculpepp) I redesigned (with his permission) my 105MM Shell to house a bottle of Scotch or Whiskey and two Shot Glasses. That's right, you can hide your stash in plain sight with no risk of anyone finding it because no one will mess with an artillery shell.. it's UXO!!!!
In a pinch, the Fuze will double as a shot glass.
Bottle needs to be no taller than 310MM and 86MM wide, verified to work with a Fifth of Dewars Scotch and Jameson Whiskey. Standard shot glasses are required.
To create a Stencil for your shell check this out:https://makersteve.com/2019/04/16/up-your-3d-printing-game-with-stencils-and-a-vinyl-cutter-go-cricut-go/
This is based on https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2767990
Standard Stencil will work as it is the same body.
Now it's a race to see who can print it first. I cheated and the Fuze will be done in a few hours. I'll upload pics and my level of success in the next few days. Tolerances are a little tighter so I will consider it a work in progress until I have a successful print.
Will fit nicely in your existing 105MM Brass Casing - unless you figure out how to print one.
To finish your Whiskey Stash follow the instructions here https://makersteve.com/2018/03/26/finishing-your-3d-printed-105mm-artillery-shell-piggy-bank/
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Thanks again for the great idea Tom!