3D print for the Main Armament Gator/Bellows

[David Battson]

Hi John,
Looking good, well done to you and Mark for sorting this problem. Please add me to the list.
David

[John Clarke]

Ok Mark your on the list. I'll let you know the total cost when I chat to Mark later in the week. Obviously single postage for both prints. Mark will be dealing with all the postage and packaging once tge bellows are printed.

[John Clarke]

Hi David
Your on the list. 7 to print so far. Mark has said, all being well he'll start the printing Thursday.

[David Brady]

Hi John,

I would like one also - please add me to the list .

Cheers

[John Clarke]

No problem, consider it done.

[John chamney]

Hi could you possibly add me to the list also ? Thanks
John

[John Clarke]

Yes John, confirmed with Mark. He'll hope fully start the printing Thursday.

[John Clarke]

Nine Ordered, print run should be complete by the end of the weekend ready for posting Monday.
Now taking money and address information, £25.00 inc P&P
email address and Paypal payment can be paid using the same address
to:
John.rclarke@hotmail.com

Cheers

[andymusgrove]

Hi John

Paid thank you very much.

Kind regards

Andy

[John Clarke]

Thanks Andy, can you send me the address you want it sending to, and I can pop it in the post tomorrow.

[Mark Heaps]

Hi John
email sent
Mark

[John Clarke]

Hi Mark, Money has been transferred to Mark Hawkins and he'll hold them until your ready.

Mark says the print run is now complete and the bellows are all packaged up for sending.

[John Clarke]

Now that the printing of the bellows is over, it's time to work out how to use it with the servo powered recoil?
The bellows will not compress as easily as the large oversized bellows supplied.
So the idea we've come up with is to use the canvas cover to help mask the movement. Usually all eyes will be on the gun movement and the flash. Recoil movement is around 20-25mm depending on the servo arm length.
I'm hoping to lock the forward end of the bellows to the barrel with a home made clamp, some might want to use one of the stainless steel cable ties supplied with the kit. The other end may need to be trimmed by experimentation to a "working length" sliding in and out of the canvas cover
One problem I have envisaged, is that once pushed back the canvas cover may not return to the starting position without help, so I thought of making a large diameter light weight spring pushing on the inside of the canvas cover with possible ring to keep it's shape around the bellows.
The "spring" is just a thin piece of stainless steel wire formed around a piece of tube.
I need to finish the canvas cover clamps before I can test the idea. And of course make a canvas cover from a flexible material.

Any thoughts?

The picture shows the light spring in place against the prototype bellows with the short 10mm ends. the latest version has a 30mm end which I think will be closer to 20mm once trimmed on the working bellows to keep it inside the canvas cover.

[Keith Dunlop]

Hi
Could you put me down for 1
Many thanks
Keith

[John Clarke]

Hi Keith
The Man with the printer "He say Yes"
Mark said he'll set it up tomorrow.