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The killbuckets medium minigun design, also known as the Hailforce layout 

 

I'm getting bugged silly about making these NOW, so...
The patterns are available, and you really don't need a CNC. These are intentionally simple shapes, a $14 coping saw (or better, a $99 scroll saw) and a drill, maybe a rat-tail file, are all you really need.



This panel represents a chunk of 6mm ABS, 24 x 10.25(these are the machine offsets).

CLICK this image for the patterns files
Outside of the tubing parts, this is all the parts that need to be fabbed to make one of the little minis in the renders posted previously.
Parts List:
3 (i.d.)ABS Celcon tubing (yes, common black plastic pipe from the hardware store):
One ea., 9 long.
One ea., 13 long.
One ea., 6 long.

1/2 (i.d. again)PVC tubing:
Seven ea., 17.75 long.

A small handful of #6 x 1/2 sheetmetal screws, and the 18 components depicted above, along with a stripped Chi-Com M14, and you have a MINI-Minigun.

It's less than three feet long, assembled. The barrel pack is 3.5 in diameter.

I set this up so a 24inch repair section of 3 ABS from the hardware store could be cut right at 13, leaving the scrap 9 long. The 13 section becomes the main body tube, the 9 becomes the drive motor casing (this will also double as the ammo dump).
Then I just have to find a 6 section in the shop to become the delinker.
This will actually hold the power pack, so a longer section may be used.


...at times, Rockstar Makes Killbucket!

CLICK THIS IMAGE TO SEE A FULL BUILD


This will also need a Bissel Vac Belt to drive the barrels, and an RC car motor.
An aluminum spacer from McMaster-Carr .115 I.D. x 1 x3/16 O.D. rnd 4N100R18AP will extend the motor's shaft.



http://www.halted.com/commerce/ccp20205-motor-6-12vdc-6v-1-35a-w-damper-11500rpm-0-20389.htm
Barrel drive motor here.

On BB-feed lines:
Hard plastic lines just didn't work out for me. Most would stop the BB's if bent too far, and even if not bent, had length limitations due to friction inside the lines.
McMaster-Carr to the rescue!
9664K49 continuous length spring. 36 long. $3.36 each.
Need something longer? You can connect lengths up using silicone tubing segments.
It just so happens that the perfect size is handily available. The nearby Wal-Mart has replacement slings for the Wrist Rocket slingshots, at a measly $2.25. Cut into 1 to 1-1/2 chunks, it makes cheap, secure connectors.



The grip was a bit bulky, but really wasn't hard on my mitts.
This is more comfy, and works really, really nice.


You can firmly grip the handle without activating the switches.
A bit more pressure at the points indicated, and you can feel the buttons snap on/off readily.


It folds flat against the body without any worry of accidental activation.
The pivot bolt is adjustable for tension, and the grip can be operated in its folded position, or anywhere up to 60degrees from the barrel axis.
Since I have a few hundred servo leads lying about, I pressed one into place as a handle disconnect. The grip controls a set of relays with low current, so the wires can be tiny with no problems.


The BB-fill port glued in, I'll use a plastic cap as a closure, maybe fake a motor power cable coming from it.


The front grip will be a foam-covered tube. It's Photoshopped in for the moment.








 
     

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