delrin/clear acrylic mag bodies-who wants one

[cheddarj06]

in about 2 weeks im getting a mill/lathe combo, so im going to start milling guns and making parts to pay 1.5k im going to have to drop on it. im going to make a prototype and get pics of it before i start taking orders, but i figured i should ask first before i plan on making a bunch of these. im guessing about $100 a body.

the bodies are going to accept cocker barrels, angel feednecks, have a slant at the front like ule bodies, and be made for either vet feed, right warp feed, or left warp feed (the only difference being that spot at which the feed tube port is at, still requiring you to purchase a feedneck (for the clear acrylic bodies im going to have the option of having it come with a clear feedneck pre-installed for the look but it will not have pre-tapped threads).

if you potentially plan to place an order for one just put +1 (item) in your post->items are see-thru body or delrin body. (when you put +1 that means you'd buy one assuming the protos work as planned).

see-thru $150 shipped.
delrin $100 shipped.

i will be looking for a name for these bodies, so if you'd like to suggest one let me know.

[cheddarj06]

i plan on whipping up an autocad model of what the bodies are going to look like later tonight

[captian pinky]

cool idea dude how about the uber ultra light body or (UULB)pretty cool idea dude like that old cocker body one. wish i had some spare cash but dont i am buuying a karni so i am broke and in debt.

[cheddarj06]

cool idea dude how about the uber ultra light body or (UULB)pretty cool idea dude like that old cocker body one. wish i had some spare cash but dont i am buuying a karni so i am broke and in debt.

i know how that is man, im buying the equipment with half of the money i had saved for a car lol.

im willing to make a special offer (this is a one time thing): im looking for a ule body to model these after, so if i can find someone to send me 1 poor condition ule body & $5 for return shipping, that person will get the second body made (i will be keeping the first) for free. (the reason i want a poor condition ule, is because god forbid i get a scratch on it, i dont need to be paying for a new ano AND making these bodies at the same time). i will need the body for a good 2-3 weeks (maybe less) though.

[Jaan]

I have to ask ... how much experience do you have as a machinist and have you ever made something like this before?

[ojhspyro89]

How are you going to keep the acrilic clear? I dunno but like drilling acrilic doesnt it scratch and become like white?

[cheddarj06]

ive done a couple minor things in the past locally but im not an extremely experienced machinist. i dont have feedback but it doesnt really matter anymore, because i think im just going to buy the cheapest ule i can find, use it as a model, then mill it up and sell it. thanx anyway though.

[SlartyBartFast]

i think im just going to buy the cheapest ule i can find, use it as a model, then mill it up and sell it. thanx anyway though.

No need. The Slug body CAD file is available on AO.

http://www.automags.org/forums/showthread.php?t=73563

http://www.automags.org/forums/showthread.php?t=56834

[cheddarj06]

yea but a physical guide still helps me out a lot more than a drawing.

[SlartyBartFast]

yea but a physical guide still helps me out a lot more than a drawing.

That drawing is VERY easy to follow and understand.

Sorry to be blunt, but a reasonable machinist should have no trouble creating parts from a good drawing....

[Conversekidz]

not to be negative, but i do not think acrylic will be able to withstand the presure the mag exerts on the body when the bolt slams forward.

[cheddarj06]

That drawing is VERY easy to follow and understand.

Sorry to be blunt, but a reasonable machinist should have no trouble creating parts from a good drawing....

i dont want to make the bodies exact to those specs, personally im looking to get ahold of a pro classic body or such, and then just making the necessary adjustments in the new bodies because i know that there is a lot of extra space taken up in the sluggos (extra aluminum for milling purposes). and i also dont appreciate my machining being taken into question when you've never seen anything that ive worked on (you will within the next 2-3 weeks but until then ur just out of luck).

im also not 100% sure if the acrylic will be able to stand up to the wear & tear of not either, which is why im first going to make the bodies out of delrin, then make 1 or 2 out of acrylic & test the **** out of them to see if they end up breaking or wearing out (there is no sense in selling a product that is going to wear out and leave you stranded in the middle of a game).

[FooTemps]

delrin won't handle it either...

you'll need metal somewhere within the cylinder in order for the body to widthstand the forces.

Most likely you will need reinforcement at the points where force is exerted on the body. (The bolt/spring stop and surrounding, maybe threads to be safe from stripping)

[captian pinky]

i think that u should put like metal inserts to put inside of it. maybe make the dlrin around the inner matal and find some way of fastening it, maybe with tthey body screw through the delrin and into a piece of matal. just some thaoughts would love to see this happen it would be a nice change to the mag and think of how easy all the milling would behehe

[cheddarj06]

i dont plan on putting metal anywhere in it, the only point i can think tha would have problems would be where the inside of the tube gets much smaller, where the spring rests/the bolt goes through. the first body i make is going to be to lesser thicknesses, but if it ends up wearing and having problems, i plan to compensate by making that point thicker and spacing where the barrel mates up out another 1/4-1/2 in -IF NECESSARY-. just wish me luck boys.