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Saturday, November 2, 2013
New release mechanism for magazine
So here's a cutaway view of my latest grip model. There's a nice amount of material so that the magazine will not bind inside of the grip. The magazine now has a bar with a notch in it that will hopefully catch on the to-be-designed release button. I haven't decided how to approach the spring loading for the magazine, but it will come to me once I have the release mechanism designed.
Yet another grip design
On this iteration, I went away from designing the grip as two separate pieces in favor of printing one piece. The advantage here is that I can easily mirror features from one side to the other, as well as get a good feel for the grip without having to join two pieces.
I added traction features to the sides and front of the grip. I also enlarged the bosses that go between the fingers. The grip needs to be more comfortable so I increased the radius of curvature all the way around. The rear curvature needs to change more so it's more like the Glock 17.
Next I will add the hole in the bottom for the battery magazine, and try to come up with an eject mechanism and way to add a custom spring.
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