Wedge design.

[bowcycle]

I hate the "set screw pushing a ball" design on the dropkicks and many other rails. So while I get that dovetail is going to be the standard, I'd rather just have the standard 10-32 screws. You guys should check out stacking a small on/off drop forward on a dropkick. with the 45/68 tanks I use, it puts the butt right in the curve of my shoulder with the top of the marker at eye level.

[luke]

My design does not incorporate the ball bearing style lock down, plus this is an off-set wedge to move the tank and regulator away from your wrist.

The ball bearing lock idea was a necessity on the wedge, they really had no other option on that part.

[audioSLAVE]

My design does not incorporate the ball bearing style lock down, plus this is an off-set wedge to move the tank and regulator away from your wrist.

The ball bearing lock idea was a necessity on the wedge, they really had no other option on that part.

I like this. Something similar, but at the same time different. Now I'm interested.

[luke]

After working on the manufacturing end of these, it looks like the standard 2 screw style mounting is out. The fixturing on these have been the hardest part of the project and what I came up with wont work on those. The best I could do would be a t-slot option.

[maverick13]

And the dovetail ?

[luke]

Dovetails and t-slots are not an issue at this point, if they were the project would have tanked. Of course I still have to test what has been designed and programmed.

[luke]

Been a busy week, all the programming is done, two of the three fixtures are machined, hope to get the third done this weekend, then I can machine a prototype.

[luke]

Boys and girls I think we have it, a wedge-off set rail. I'm happy with how it turned out! Pictures coming...

[luke]

Right Hand Side>


Left Hand Side>


Rear View>


Comparison to the Wedge.
Angle is the same, tank ends up in the same place on your shoulder.
The Offset Wedge feels the same when shouldered except the tank and regulator is moved out of the way hand and wrist.>


Looks wider from this side, but really there is little difference of where the tank ends up.>


Trick little screw mount. First you install the screws into the bottom of your grip frame leaving about an 1/8" between the screw head and the bottom of the grip. Then slide the wedge over the screw heads and slide forward. Then it's tightened by running the allen wrench through the wedge from the bottom to tighten the screws down the rest of the way.>

[audioSLAVE]

I love it. You're going to hate me for this, but is there the option to mill the underhang lip of the wedge so that it is flush with the front of your Luke's frame? That was my beef with the Dropkick on your frame.

[zondo]

Cool! I'd like to see it mocked up with the warpfeed too.

[audioSLAVE]

I love it. You're going to hate me for this, but is there the option to mill the underhang lip of the wedge so that it is flush with the front of your Luke's frame? That was my beef with the Dropkick on your frame.

After a closer look, no. The frame mounting screw hole would get cut into, my bad.

[Grelvire]

Want, especially since I use Armageddon regs on my setups........

[luke]

I love it. You're going to hate me for this, but is there the option to mill the underhang lip of the wedge so that it is flush with the front of your Luke's frame? That was my beef with the Dropkick on your frame.

You answered your own question, but I did look into that already, really there is no option to change what you see. There were some engineering hurdles to get this to work, form follows function.

[knownothingmags]

hmm nice.