Tofty's Various Tritium Beads

[127.0.0.1]

Hi Tofty,

A small suggestion/enhancement if I may be so bold (I hope you dont mind)

A little side visibility?

The angles are not precise but I think you get the idea?

tgwnn

pedal is perfect as the original design drawing. an added slot there is on thinnest part and confuses the design, IMHO


that pedal design beats any trit pull I have seen thus far. I have merkava fobs and a Glowworm, those
are fobs, I see this pedal as a pull. and it is freaking art !

make some make some make some make some !!!!

 

[nbp]

pedal is perfect as the original design drawing. an added slot there is on thinnest part and confuses the design, IMHO

that pedal design beats any trit pull I have seen thus far...........I see this pedal as a pull. and it is freaking art !

make some make some make some make some !!!!

+1 on all those points.

When you say obscenely expensive to 'print' these, what are we talking? $50? $100? $200?

 

[Tofty]

I'm doing some renders for the possible side cut-outs but their taking ages and it's getting late so i'll put them up later.

@nfetterly: am i right in assuming you were thinking along the same lines as tgwnn?

@easilyLED: It would make a nice little homage certainly but i can't use the O word, not being an official sponser.

@Denzel24: Worldwide shipping will be offered if i sell finished versions but the 3D printing websites also offer global delivery if you wanted to install the vials yourself.

@127.0.0.1: If the side slots arn't too weak and it's a legitimate design i'll still offer the original design as well, i still prefer the original (but thats only because like all designers i hate it when someone else has a good idea i should have thought of). Different materials allow for different minimum wall thicknesses and detail resolution so a more complicated design will limit the material choice more.

@nbp: expensive as in $50-60 for just the part printed in silver without the tritium or installation. Not really obscene considering the material but more expensive than other beads on the market. Brass would be cheaper as would stainless steal if it could be done. Titanium would be the most expensive as it's one of the most complicated 3D printing processes there is.

The cost of printing includes a flat rate charge per printed item as well as a material charge so a larger object will be cheaper per volume. The idividual cost of the bead could therefore be reduced if a number of them were printed together as one piece with joining sprues then cut out later.

 

[Tofty]

Here we go:

 

[ADzX]

+6
thats so sick.!

 

[JMP]

Put me down for two please.


When do you expect these to be done?

 

[samuraishot]

Is like to reaffirm my interest for one after seeing those renderings.

 

[nbp]

Now THIS is an original design! We've never seen a bead like this before. Well done Tofty. :thumbsup: I will be watching this thread, of course.

 

[Tofty]

I've ordered some prototypes of both the original and side slotted designs in plastic, stainless steel and silver. The lead time is almost three weeks but as soon as they arrive and i confirm their suitability i can make them available on the 3D printing websites and also start a sales thread for beads with tritium pre-installed.

Thanks everyone for the kind words, i must admit i didn't expect the pedal to be a popular design but the more i look at it i see that it has a certain something going for it.

 

[127.0.0.1]

I've ordered some prototypes of both the original and side slotted designs in plastic, stainless steel and silver. The lead time is almost three weeks but as soon as they arrive and i confirm their suitability i will POST UP PICS ON CPF PRONTO and can make them available on the 3D printing websites and also start a sales thread for beads with tritium pre-installed.

Thanks everyone for the kind words, i must admit i didn't expect the pedal to be a popular design but the more i look at it i see that it has a certain something going for it.

FTFY!

 

[toysareforboys]

I'll take two of the one on the bottom in this pic:

In Titanium if available, and if not, polished stainless (green trits).

Thanks!

-Jamie M.

 

[tobrien]

good ideas!

 

[moeman]

Love that pedal design! I like both versions, Tofty!

 

[Tofty]

Thanks guys,
Not really much to show yet as the order is far from being completed and sent to me but a bead does now exist in the real world.

THe surface looks quite pitted but thats because i ordered it unpolished.

 

[Essexman]

You know I like these already, great work matey!

What material is the prototype? I kinda like that rough finish.

 

[calipsoii]

Very cool Tofty! How about a few close-up shots of your unpolished bead? I'm sure I'm not the only one interested in seeing it.

Will be watching this thread with interest!

 

[Tofty]

I should have explained, that picture was sent to me from Shapeways as they were querying whether the shiny area in the middle would be a problem or not.
This bead is part of a larger order that will not be delevered for some time. Pictures will be posted as soon as the items do arrive though.

The bead is silver, the problem with the rough finish is that it will never be consistant over the whole surface, but i agree that it would look cool, a bit like a damascus layer pattern.

Although i haven't got any beads yet i did get a package from shapeways today......

 

[Essexman]

Is that an Tofty Ag whistle!!

 

[Launch Mini]

These do look very cools. I would most likely be in for 1 or 2, or 3...
Subscribing to this thread.

 

[Empire]

I'll take a birdcage,