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cedarchick In reply to cedarchick [2011-02-22 01:04:31 +0000 UTC]

lol I guess I should read the comments below before asking questions

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luc1ddr3am In reply to cedarchick [2011-03-04 22:12:04 +0000 UTC]

ahaha, sorry just got your message. You work with Solid Works?

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cedarchick In reply to luc1ddr3am [2011-03-20 02:51:28 +0000 UTC]

I have when i was a Mechanical Engineering Major LOL

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luc1ddr3am In reply to BiOzZ [2011-01-02 19:35:15 +0000 UTC]

Actually as pictured there is only a 1cm increase from the break from the muzzle. The design allows the heavier "slab-sided" style seen in PPC competition revolvers, and an under lug.

The prototype pictured is more of a barrel shroud than a compensator. If given the time (I have little of it) I could model the revolver into the prototype drawing to give a better idea of the function. By request I will post a 4 view, and the basic design sketches.

Essentially the internals of the block are hallowed out for the profile of the barrel's entire length. the shroud/compensator then slides over the barrel. This adds a small amount of stabilizing mass to the front of the handgun, and also provides an extra portion of steel/aluminum to drill and tap for the mounting of a customizable under lug.

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BiOzZ In reply to luc1ddr3am [2011-01-02 19:41:06 +0000 UTC]

so the gun slips in to it?
very nice and very interesting

im a sharpshooter and i am in the process of making a gun from planning to metal working to use and i love to see things like this for ideas

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luc1ddr3am In reply to BiOzZ [2011-01-02 20:42:32 +0000 UTC]

Indeed it does slide in! I've seen one Ruger revolver with this style of custom compensator/shroud. The result was actually quite attractive. I wish I could speak with the maker, but I'm probably out of luck as it was an older production.


This design is somewhat inspired by the Dan Wesson revolvers as well, in which the barrel itself is surrounded and secured to a slightly larger shroud which houses the front sight blade. These Dan Wesson revolvers still have some companies producing custom slab barrel shrouds that replace the stock shroud for competition and cosmetic use.

I need to find a machinist before I continue further. I need to know what my dimension tolerances are and what can and cannot be done cheaply. for the design to function it cannot be too loose, or too tight. Also depending on the talents of the machinist I have several mechanisms in mind for securing the attachment securely to the barrel that do not involve drilling and tapping the stock revolver barrel.

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BiOzZ In reply to luc1ddr3am [2011-01-02 21:39:54 +0000 UTC]

im not a fan of revolvers my self but i can definitely see the potential

Wesson has pumped out a series of scary looking revolvers that has been adapted in several movies

for machining it depends on a mix of your skill, location and price range

first thing that comes to mind is normally CNC milling a solid chunk of aluminum in 2 peaces and screw them togeather but normally this is really expensive
one of the easiest ways to do it is metal casting where you make your peace of of something like hard foam in 2 peaces and you place that in a type of casting sand and poor molten metal in to that sand and the metal melts the foam but leaves the sand alone creating a metal version of what you put in ... this makes a less clean post product and takes allot of sanding and a bit of milling but the process is both repeatable and cheap and has been used to make metal parts for many different things for years .. like engines, drains, bells EXC

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luc1ddr3am In reply to delmarco11 [2010-12-30 03:47:37 +0000 UTC]

AutoCAD, I've worked with solid works a little and honestly just lost the app otherwise I would have used that. AutoCAD is more second nature to me just from experience though.

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delmarco11 In reply to luc1ddr3am [2010-12-30 03:49:51 +0000 UTC]

i used solid works to make my i pod the dementions were exact

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