P8nt's New Vertical Frame!!!

[splat15k]

Is the next one the version of the electronic Airwalk frame that went MIA a while ago??

[p8ntbal4me]

Is the next one the version of the electronic Airwalk frame that went MIA a while ago??

No it is not. That design is not my own. I dont have permission to use it.

~ P8nt

[splat15k]

No it is not. That design is not my own. I dont have permission to use it.

~ P8nt

Fantastic! That means it will actually be a true surprise!

[p8ntbal4me]

i would love to post up some details of the next project,... but what that ends up doing is guys holdout for something that may NEVER come along.

It better to work one item at a time.

~ P8nt

[p8ntbal4me]

UPDATE

Ive decided to change the power switch in the proto-type for a few reasons. One being the switch the the devil mag used (and I was planning to use) is under short demands now and there is a huge factory lead time for them.

I am going to go with something simple and easier to get a hold of. Milling of the pocket for the switch has changed some.

~ P8nt

[C_losjoker]

damn, good looking out and thinking ahead. that would suck to have more project held up becuase you cant get the parts. look forward to final proto.

[p8ntbal4me]

UPDATE

So I went to Radio Shack yesterday and bought some new switches to try out.

The spacing was the same as the one found in the Devil Mag frame,.. which was good.

However I wasnt liking the "life" of the switch very much and a few other things I had to check out before making a call on the permenant choice of what we are going to use.

I went with a switch that is stocked by Digi-key and is always on hand from the manufacturer. Its measurements are also "standard" for its switch class,.. meaning that if the switch used ever becomes obsolete,.... you can get another switch from 7 other manufacturers that will fit. That's something that is hard to do for the Devil Mag,.. and Id venture to say "impossible" in most cases.

So we changed the milling on the frame to reflect the new switches.

~ P8nt

[p8ntbal4me]

UPDATE

All the switches came in for the frames

The new proto-type is going on the CNC next Monday for sure

I have all but 5 triggers for the first run of frames on hand now

I should have word on the new boards in by next week,.. but they wont hold up the frame production in any way.

Im back to work full time now as of yesterday,... so updates will be slower now

This will be my highest priority now that the Logic Ripper Frame electronics have been delivered

We are still moving forward!

~ P8nt

[splat15k]

UPDATE

All the switches came in for the frames

The new proto-type is going on the CNC next Monday for sure

I have all but 5 triggers for the first run of frames on hand now

I should have word on the new boards in by next week,.. but they wont hold up the frame production in any way.

Im back to work full time now as of yesterday,... so updates will be slower now

This will be my highest priority now that the Logic Ripper Frame electronics have been delivered

We are still moving forward!

~ P8nt

Sounds awesome, sir! Keep up the good work!

[gommie404]

well done that man,, Looking good.

[Silverback]

This is looking great! I have a great need for this frame, is there still room to get in on the ground floor? Are you taking deposits yet?

[p8ntbal4me]

This is looking great! I have a great need for this frame, is there still room to get in on the ground floor? Are you taking deposits yet?

We are not taking deposits at this time,.. we are still going to test one more frame version.

I am working to have the entire frame order 90% fronted to keep the deposit(s) down or eliminated all together.

~ P8nt

[Silverback]

Sounds good, I am a definate when you get all the bugs worked out.....

[p8ntbal4me]

UPDATE:

For those of you following this thread, we have a question to ask:

What does the majority of you feel about an "Eye' button being added to the frame?

Basically we would have the following choices for button layouts:

#1) A slide switch for power and no eye button
#2) A slide switch for power and an eye button
#3) A button for power and an eye button

I was thinking about it,.. and wanted to run it by everyone. This would ONLY be a conern if we had to go with UTBs due to the new boards being delayed (I wont hold the frame production up)

I havent ruled out the ability of doing a run of each type of frame either,... just getting some feedback at this point

~ P8nt

[p8ntbal4me]

UPDATE

Figured since the general population has always been reluctant to dive into spending money on a custom project in the past,... maybe I should show some more details on how much invested we are into getting these frames completed and out there for you guys!

Here are the UTB boards set aside in the event that the new boards are delayed



Here is a shot of the UTBs with the capacitors that will be used in the new frame and electronics.
Total capacitors I have on hand will be enough to make 200 frames



Close up of the capacitors



Here is a container (that I just dropped ) full of axle pins, set screws, and other various parts for the testing frames as well as all parts for the finished frames



Here are the screws for the power switches and 30 power switches. The bag in the upper left is the set screws for the axle pins. Below the set screws for the axle pins are 13 triggers,.. I am hoping to get some more when I can afford them.



The goal is to get 25 frames out in the first run. The success of the first run will determine if we do another run after that. If there is more than 25 orders in the first run,.. we will do 50 frames total

~ P8nt