Kronos Nerf Mods

Hi everyone,
I decided to start a new segment on my Youtube channel with the goal of summarizing the week on NerfHaven, and any Nerf Youtube videos.
I am currently looking to hear your thoughts on the series as a whole, and also on this specific episode.
Thanks

Video Link

Edit: If this is in the wrong place, feel free to move it.

Hey guys.
So as some of you may know, there was a week where all of the wyes I shipped out to people broke. I will be shipping out replacements in the next few days, and I thank you all for your patience.
After the breakages, I went back and made some major design changes.
They will be for sale later this month and the price is now $6.50 as it now requires more plastic to print. (details below)



These are the latest I have printed, and they feature:
1. Thicker walls than the original design.
2. End-stops in all three of the 1/2" pvc coupler areas.
3. The URL to my webstore imbedded into the side.

Also if you orient two wyes like in the picture and plug the hole in the top one, you get a chopper.

Video:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dnYO3WgTSGQ

Plans for distribution:
The Wye design will be available for download in the 3D designs directory:
3D Designs Directory

I will also be selling them for $6.50 on my webstore later this month. (I will update this thread when I am actually ready to sell. And probably start a sales thread)
Kronos3D.com

I have also talked to some people about having a distributer network. Basic concept is that for every area of the country where there is interest, I will have someone who essentially takes orders, and then sends the order to me, and I ship them a crate of wyes and the other stuff I am planning on making. Then they distribute them to the people in their area who ordered them. The potential benefit of this would be a bulk discount as I would be saving a lot on shipping to one person as opposed to say 20.

Also my next project that I was going to work on was my hot glue dome moulds, but if you guys have something that you think would be beneficial to the community for me to make leave a reply.

Thank you guys so much for your feedback, and criticism over the design process. I really appreciate it.
Kronos

Hi everyone, I was going to put this in trading, but I felt that it didn't belong there as I am actually not selling anything with this thread, and the "Distributer Network" is only potential.

On with the actual content:
So I just came up with this, so it needs some more thinking, but I noticed that even with my flat rate shipping, it costs 70 cents to ship a wye if someone orders the most I can fit in a package. I am proposing to set up a distributer network of people who buy bulk who then distribute to those in their regions at wars and other events. This would allow for bulk packaging which is cheaper to ship flat rate via USPS. (I checked).
Obviously I would have a bulk discount as I am saving on shipping, but basically if you wanted to be a distributer, you would order a case of wyes, pay for them at the discount price, and then sell them at full price to those in your area.

If you think you would be interested, please leave a comment or send me a PM. Also if you have general feedback, please let me know.
And as a general announcement, if you have anything that you think would be beneficial to the community that you think I should make, send that in a PM, because I do want to know about it, but I don't want to clutter up this thread.
Thanks everyone, have a nice weekend,
Kronos

Hey Guys, I felt like it would be a good idea to have a thread for 3D designs organized by their creators.

1) The File in at least two formats:
a. A format that can be directly used to create the design with the intended production type (ie: a .stl for 3D printing)
b. A format that can be edited by other designers: (ie cad .stp files, etc)
2)(Optional but recommended) An image or quick video of the design.
3) If the design has any previous threads, please provide those as well.
Just post your designs in the comments following a similar format.

 

(Side note to the mods, should someone else be running this? I rarely come on anymore.)

ALL DESIGNS COVERED BY A Noncommercial license

Download McMaster Models:
Instructable Link

My Designs (Kronos):

Wye w/ Dart Ramp, 35* Angle, no pvc Stub, Endstops, Reinforced:
First Iteration
Second Iteration
Third Iteration



Thingiverse Download


Wye w/ Dart Ramp, 35* Angle, pvc Stub:



Download (stl)

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KaneTheMediocre's designs:

Purple Catch + Handle:
Discussion Thread



Download

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Roboman's designs:

Airtech 2000 (AT2K) Turret

Discussion Thread



Back of the Turret Download

Front of the Turret Download

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Landru's Designs:

LF1 - Foam Dart Blaster

Discussion Thread



Thingiverse Download

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MrMoneybags' Designs:

Nerf N-Strike Elite 6 Dart Clip

Discussion Thread



Download (Rar file including the .sldprt and .stl files)

 

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Aeromech's Designs:

 

Google Drive for all tested products

 

Includes PCSR V2+, Pullback mk V, and ESLT upgrades

Hey guys, I finalized the design for the wye, and here it is: (Printed in red to show you that these can be pretty much any color there is filament for)



Close up of the back end:



And an attempt of taking a picture of the dart ramp:



And of course the video:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VSTMum9CcY8

These should be on sale in the next month or so for about $5 each plus an almost flat shipping rate of $5 no matter how many wyes you buy, (assuming they fit in the box). The design is available from the 3D designs directory.

Thanks for reading guys!
If you have any comments, questions, critiques, and/or pieces of advice, feel free to drop a comment, or shoot me a PM.

P.S. There should be one of these at DDFD3 tomorrow. Can't wait to hear how it does in its first war test.