T-TRACK GRIP PROJECT
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Originally posted by GINO+Jul 11 2005, 02:16 PM--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(GINO @ Jul 11 2005, 02:16 PM)</div>@Jul 11 2005, 09:15 AM
The question is... or may be... do we want a lot of people buying them... or do we want it done right?
KD
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DONE RIGHT..
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Well that's the beauty of this project. To have it "Done Right" it should be mass-produced extruded plastic track. This way everybody wins
Cheers and thanks for the good work,
Dave C
rhboyd
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Originally posted by Killdozer@Jul 11 2005, 10:15 AM
The question is... or may be... do we want a lot of people buying them... or do we want it done right?
KD
Don't you think one will follow the other?. If it's made right... and I mean RIGHT, then a lot of people will want them.
-r.
GINO
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Originally posted by rhboyd+Jul 11 2005, 10:00 AM--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(rhboyd @ Jul 11 2005, 10:00 AM)</div>@Jul 11 2005, 10:15 AM
The question is... or may be... do we want a lot of people buying them... or do we want it done right?
KD
Don't you think one will follow the other?. If it's made right... and I mean RIGHT, then a lot of people will want them.
-r.
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Agreed.
So as I said, the completed drafting is ready to go. Who wants to pick up the ball and run with it?
GINO
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I already have the drawing in CAD and it is ready to go.
What needs to happen is someone who has a contact with an extrusion house will take the CAD file, blueprint, (whichever the extruder prefers) and have a profile die machined.
Think playdoh extruding playset.
Because the die usually is specific to the extruding machine that is being used, we will need to find an extruder who is capable of having the custom die made as well as the actual extruding run.
What needs to happen is someone who has a contact with an extrusion house will take the CAD file, blueprint, (whichever the extruder prefers) and have a profile die machined.
Think playdoh extruding playset.
Because the die usually is specific to the extruding machine that is being used, we will need to find an extruder who is capable of having the custom die made as well as the actual extruding run.
GINO,
I'm only asking because I honestly do not know but, didn't some of the T-Track on the sabers also have holes at the base of the stem that they would have used to put a small nail through to hold the T-Track down inside the drawer fixture?
-Ss
I'm only asking because I honestly do not know but, didn't some of the T-Track on the sabers also have holes at the base of the stem that they would have used to put a small nail through to hold the T-Track down inside the drawer fixture?
-Ss
GINO
Sr Member
You are correct Scott.
There were holes staggered on both sides about a foot apart.
Lonepigeon would be the one to consult about the exact specs.
In regards to the original T-track, during the manufacturing process, the holes would have been a secondary operation after the initial extrusion took place. I figured that once we had the extruded track, we could put the holes in ourselves for those who want it.
There were holes staggered on both sides about a foot apart.
Lonepigeon would be the one to consult about the exact specs.
In regards to the original T-track, during the manufacturing process, the holes would have been a secondary operation after the initial extrusion took place. I figured that once we had the extruded track, we could put the holes in ourselves for those who want it.
Trallis
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i never saw the holes on any blasters. thats prety interesting.
im a little confused though. when did the grips start being custom made as theory has said. I realize the grips are different from the ANH ones. however, i am wondering if the same grips were used in ESB or if they were the custom made ones
im a little confused though. when did the grips start being custom made as theory has said. I realize the grips are different from the ANH ones. however, i am wondering if the same grips were used in ESB or if they were the custom made ones
I thought rubber was out... and varying degrees of flexibile plastics in.
what's up guys...
HEY. send that cad file this way and i'll have a set of your grips printed for you in one hour. Seriously. Pictures of them on this thread in one hour...
I don't know what you guys have your mind set on, and I havn't gone through the whole thread, but have you thought about resin cast copies? I'd ship you a few master grips and you could resin cast um'. It would be a lot cheaper than paying for the extrusion I think. PM me if you're interested... and BTW even if you don't go this route I'd still like to do a few quick renders of the grips for the thread. Send that profile this-a-way man.
Later on
HEY. send that cad file this way and i'll have a set of your grips printed for you in one hour. Seriously. Pictures of them on this thread in one hour...
I don't know what you guys have your mind set on, and I havn't gone through the whole thread, but have you thought about resin cast copies? I'd ship you a few master grips and you could resin cast um'. It would be a lot cheaper than paying for the extrusion I think. PM me if you're interested... and BTW even if you don't go this route I'd still like to do a few quick renders of the grips for the thread. Send that profile this-a-way man.
Later on
steveday72
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I worked on an accurate grip material for several months around 1-2 years ago. I was talking to a company that makes the molding for arcade machines. Everything was looking good until they came back with a price per foot - which wasn't any cheaper than the stuff from Yoda's house. Very disappointing.
Anyway, the odd thing I found out through my research, was that the grip material used in ROTJ (on Vader's saber and the redesigned EE-3 and E-11's) was different to that used on ANH and ESB. So be careful not to mistakingly confuse the two.
IMHO, the profile you have shows the upright as being a little short and fat.
My version was different, in that I was going for ever so slightly angled sides on the base, with a slight curve in the underside too. I tweaked it from the flat design so that it would conform to a 1-1/2" tube nicely (unlike the Yoda's House), without having the ugly curved base like the EDC version.
Here is a couple of shots showing my last revision:
Hope your run ends up more successful than mine did.
Good luck
Steve
Anyway, the odd thing I found out through my research, was that the grip material used in ROTJ (on Vader's saber and the redesigned EE-3 and E-11's) was different to that used on ANH and ESB. So be careful not to mistakingly confuse the two.
IMHO, the profile you have shows the upright as being a little short and fat.
My version was different, in that I was going for ever so slightly angled sides on the base, with a slight curve in the underside too. I tweaked it from the flat design so that it would conform to a 1-1/2" tube nicely (unlike the Yoda's House), without having the ugly curved base like the EDC version.
Here is a couple of shots showing my last revision:
Hope your run ends up more successful than mine did.
Good luck
Steve
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