Duck Call with Reed

Name: Duck Call with Reed (3D printed)
Brand: Hark Tech
Price: 6.90 GBP
Availability: InStock

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Free community design ♥ 2,408 likes ↓ 29,766 downloads

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TPU has a £11.50 print-order minimum. ABS, ASA, PC, Nylon and PETG-CF have a £46 minimum; PA-CF has a £69 minimum. Delivery is shown separately in your cart.

Need a few parts? Add them to one cart. One order minimum and one postage charge cover the cart: £6.90 for standard materials, £11.50 with TPU, £46 with ABS, ASA, PC, Nylon or PETG-CF, or £69 with PA-CF.

Please check the model files include everything you need before ordering. We print the files as published by the creator, so you receive the parts in the model, not necessarily a finished assembly shown in any photos. These are community designs by their original creators; we manufacture and post them but cannot guarantee fitment for your specific appliance or use case - check the original design page for compatibility.

About this print

A two-part duck call with a separate reed, designed as a functional accessory for hunting and wildfowling. Blowing into the call produces a quacking sound, and the reed position can be adjusted to vary the tone. The design was originally developed as a practical STEM education project covering 3D modelling and printing. PLA is suitable for sound-producing instruments of this kind, as it is rigid enough to hold the reed in consistent contact with the sounding board.

From the original design page

Original maker's notes

By actruncale on Thingiverse · CC-BY

Assembly Video Decibel Test Video This is a duck call me and my students worked on to learn about 3D printing and modeling. It works great. We did have to sand it a little to get it to fit smoothly in the tube. Also the reed should be sanded fairly smooth. Print took 2.5 hours at .2mm medium fill on XYZ printer. You might have to slightly bend the reed away from the sounding board to get it to make a sound. Also try blowing very lightly at first and adjusting the reeds position. I've include a slightly thicker reed if you are having issues printing the normal one. The thicker reed requires more air to make a sound but as such can produce a louder sound. One thing I'd like to do is print the stopper in a flexible material. Sadly our printer will not do that. If you print one please share. My students would love the feed back! I'll update soon with a video with the duck sound it makes. We've decided to submit this to the #MakeItLoud competition on the off chance we win a printer (then we can print with flexible material). Current call is about 84db according to Sound Meter app on Android (see second video).

Formatting may have been simplified. These are the independent maker's instructions and fitment claims; Hark Tech has not independently verified them.

Printing Duck Call with Reed

For Duck Call with Reed we would normally reach for PETG or ASA — they shrug off UV, heat and damp far better than PLA outdoors. We set the layer height, wall count, infill and supports to suit the model and how you will use it, and those choices are already priced into your instant quote. Want a specific colour or material? Tell us and we will match it where we can.

Model details

Downloads at source	29,766
Likes at source	2,408
Original model	View on Thingiverse
Designer	actruncale
Licence	CC-BY

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