The Nerf Warrior System Pocket Edition
#1
Posted 25 June 2008 - 07:23 PM
So first open the hard drive and extract all the goodies.
This is what the magnet looks like.
The magnet will be between two black peices of metal.
Separate the pieces.
The material for this part may vary. I used five ice cream tub lids for the "plate".
Cut out five congruent squares.
Attach them all together with zip ties.
Trim the zip ties.
Attach a piece of foam to the back of the panel for comfort.
Attach the two black pieces of metal to the front of the panel.
Fasten the magnet to the part of your gun that works best.
The finished product looks like this.
Slide the panel in your pocket and the gun attaches to the magnets. I don't know how well the connection is through thick denim. The maverick has somewhat of a good connection. I'm sure if it bumped into anything to hard it would fall off. So right now, this is a pistol holding system. (nitefinder, tech target, sneak shot, etc...)
If you have any questions feel free to comment.
-A side of nerf
#2
Posted 25 June 2008 - 07:29 PM
#3
Posted 25 June 2008 - 07:38 PM
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#4
Posted 25 June 2008 - 07:44 PM
FA_24's response to Ice's back pain thread:
I used to have that problem until I got circumcised. 15 pounds later I was able to stand up straight.
#5
Posted 25 June 2008 - 07:56 PM
- magstrike clip
- Longshot/Recon clip
- recon parts (light, stock, barrel)
- a container (drink mix holder, box, tupperware) for darts
-A side of nerf
Edited by A side of nerf, 25 June 2008 - 08:02 PM.
#6
Posted 25 June 2008 - 08:17 PM
#7
Posted 25 June 2008 - 08:23 PM
Any ideas?
EDIT: To NerfCrazy, I'm pretty sure your can still put things in your pockets becasue the magnet would be pulling the lid-thing to the side of the pocket. Hope I semi-explained that..
Edited by foo fighter, 25 June 2008 - 08:26 PM.
#8
Posted 25 June 2008 - 09:30 PM
I mean, you would probably need to use a different shaped magnet, as the ones from a Hard Drive are round.
The other thing that could be problematic, is that the weight of the magnet might prevent the clip from advancing.
#9
Posted 25 June 2008 - 09:52 PM
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#10
Posted 25 June 2008 - 10:21 PM
K&J Magnetics has a pretty decent selection of neodymium (also known as rare earth) magnets. For your purposes, a pack of 3/4" x 3/4" x 1/16" thick magnets should do nicely. 1" x 1" x 1/16" thick magnets might also work, but I'd be concerned about them not letting go easily enough.
#11
Posted 25 June 2008 - 10:25 PM
It's already got a clip on it, so, couldn't you just clip it to your pants? Because pulling the pin and having to fumble with the magnets sort of makes it more difficult and ruins the fluidity this project aims for.
An idea that just popped into my head though.
What if you mounted a magnet on the side of the Magstrike. You fire off a clip which has another smaller magnet in a carved out part of the bottom of the clip. Engineer it so that when the clip is fired off, you just need to give it a little knock, it falls to the side, and the magnet on the side of the gun grabs it. Thus forth allowing you to slam your second clip in immediately after.
Anyone get that explanation?
#12
Posted 25 June 2008 - 10:36 PM
If you were to use either of those 2 in the links dont use the second ones... holding metal signs to metal? slamming together?Just so you know, you don't have to rip apart a hard drive to get powerful magnets.
K&J Magnetics has a pretty decent selection of neodymium (also known as rare earth) magnets. For your purposes, a pack of 3/4" x 3/4" x 1/16" thick magnets should do nicely. 1" x 1" x 1/16" thick magnets might also work, but I'd be concerned about them not letting go easily enough.
"Strong and useful large plate magnets. Great for holding metal signs objects to metal surfaces. These strong blocks should be handled with care as they can pinch fingers and will break if they are allowed to slam together."
#13
Posted 25 June 2008 - 10:40 PM
umdlancer- The reason I use hard drive magnets is because they are free at your local junkyard.
-A side of nerf
Edited by A side of nerf, 25 June 2008 - 10:40 PM.
#14
Posted 25 June 2008 - 10:41 PM
#15
Posted 25 June 2008 - 10:47 PM
#16
Posted 25 June 2008 - 11:00 PM
And FYI, though it's a lot easier to slide the magnets apart than it is to pull them straight apart; you may still want to look into magnets with less pull force like the B881. I might be able to deal with magnet that has a 42-lb pull force, but you might find that you have difficulty working with them.
Edited by umdlancer, 25 June 2008 - 11:04 PM.
#17
Posted 25 June 2008 - 11:04 PM
Im a pretty big guy, I think Ill be fine with 42 lbs of force.You don't have to be a company to order from them; they're basically the McMaster of magnets.
And FYI, though it's a lot easier to slide the magnets apart than it is to pull them straight apart; you may still want to look into magnets with less pull force like the B882. I might be able to deal with magnet that has a 42-lb pull force, but you might find that you have difficulty working with them.
edit: That link shows a smaller, cheaper magnet. Will it hold a sidearm?
Edited by Kid Flash, 25 June 2008 - 11:05 PM.
#18
Posted 25 June 2008 - 11:07 PM
edit: The benefit of getting smaller, cheaper magnets is that you can buy more of them for the same price, and stack them in various configurations if they're not individually strong enough to do the job.
For example, I can lift a standard trade paperback novel by its cover using 12x 1/4" dia x 1/16" thickness disc magnets (6 on on either side of the cover), even though individually they're far too weak to do so.
Edited by umdlancer, 25 June 2008 - 11:11 PM.
#19
Posted 25 June 2008 - 11:15 PM
just curious... What sort of adhesive would you use?
Edited by Kid Flash, 25 June 2008 - 11:16 PM.
#20
Posted 25 June 2008 - 11:29 PM
#23
Posted 26 June 2008 - 07:23 AM
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#24
Posted 26 June 2008 - 08:12 AM
#25
Posted 26 June 2008 - 09:51 AM
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