NASA ACES suit disconnects
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antarusfree
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This week I will have hopefully the first prints. Then I will see, how it looks.
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Today I will also try to find a different good reference picture for the locking tabs
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Received the screws today. Now I really get the idea how small things will get 
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So have done some editing on the locking tab. Made it little bit taller, changed the radii.
I think that for a replica it is close enough
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Potroclo
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Indeed!! Your work's terrific, I'ld say you're already moving beyond 90%+ accurate range, and I know Imgill's been pushing you hard to reach 100%I think that for a replica it is close enough
but you guys could have settled a while ago and I'm sure it would have already been the most accurate replica up to date! The skills and knowledge demonstrated in this thread alone make it worth the watch! Looking forward to the next steps
antarusfree
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Indeed!! Your work's terrific, I'ld say you're already moving beyond 90%+ accurate range, and I know Imgill's been pushing you hard to reach 100%
Thank you Potroclo.Well, it will never be 100% accurate due to the lack of reference material.
Making something purely from photos is quite difficult.
Imgill has a lot of skill and knowledge and I really appreciate his help.
Thanks . After nearly 40 years of making specifically art directed things for film or museums, you learn to become sensitive to all of the details.
I refer to it as "Death by one percents".
Often when people want to make something in a particular style, (Star Trek, Star Wars, Art Deco, Victorian, 16th century.....) they compromise on a detail here or there, or decide to mix styles.
But, every time you change something, or compromise a detail, you get a few percent away from the original item or style you are trying to emulate. Before you know it, you've "1 percent-ed" yourself to something that is only 50% correct, and it no longer looks like the item or style you intended. While you may not see those changes as anything significant, when a new person looks at it, who has no involvement with the how or why you changed things, they see all of those "1 percents" added up, all at once, and to them, if they know what they are looking at, it's only 50% correct.
So, while it's not about being the exact size, to the mm, it is about how the details work together in proportions, scale and style.
I refer to it as "Death by one percents".
Often when people want to make something in a particular style, (Star Trek, Star Wars, Art Deco, Victorian, 16th century.....) they compromise on a detail here or there, or decide to mix styles.
But, every time you change something, or compromise a detail, you get a few percent away from the original item or style you are trying to emulate. Before you know it, you've "1 percent-ed" yourself to something that is only 50% correct, and it no longer looks like the item or style you intended. While you may not see those changes as anything significant, when a new person looks at it, who has no involvement with the how or why you changed things, they see all of those "1 percents" added up, all at once, and to them, if they know what they are looking at, it's only 50% correct.
So, while it's not about being the exact size, to the mm, it is about how the details work together in proportions, scale and style.
antarusfree
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I totally get that. Always when I do any project, I want it to be perfect, but it is really hard without a good reference material.
I often do projects like these disconnects, only from photos (like the Arc reactor from IM here on TheRPF).
Imgill is right, it is not about a spot on dimensions, but about the proportions and scale.
antarusfree
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Yesterday I got a message, that the prototype is printed.
Now waiting for it to arrive.
Now waiting for it to arrive.
antarusfree
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So, the prints arrived yesterday.
For FDM print, it is not bad and everything work well after some sanding (bearing, locking)
Will take some photos and try to make a video of working disconnect.
Stay tuned
For FDM print, it is not bad and everything work well after some sanding (bearing, locking)
Will take some photos and try to make a video of working disconnect.
Stay tuned
antarusfree
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So, here are some shots taken with my phone, nothing fancy
Bare in mind, it's still an FDM print, so details are not crisp, but better than I expected.
Bearing works, little noisy but works. Locking tabs springs works really nicely (with a piece of toothpick as a pin)
I am really surprised with this prototype. I didn't expect everything to work.
I have some problems with the bearing feeder cover (but I knew that), I will make another post, that explains the third screw in the cover.
Bare in mind, it's still an FDM print, so details are not crisp, but better than I expected.
Bearing works, little noisy but works. Locking tabs springs works really nicely (with a piece of toothpick as a pin
)I am really surprised with this prototype. I didn't expect everything to work.
I have some problems with the bearing feeder cover (but I knew that), I will make another post, that explains the third screw in the cover.
antarusfree
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Short video showing functional glove disconnect
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Please check the video again and let me know if there is still a problem.
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I have to say, the sound made when the rings lock is VERY satisfactory
Yeah, the sound is pretty nice
Captain April
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. That is the coolest thing I have seen on the RPF in a long time...FANTASTIC!!!!!!!Similar threads
