Proton Pack Gun Mount by tgoacher

Last crawled date: 3 years ago

UPDATE 2/12/17. This part was used in the Ghostbusters Station 6 fan film. Check it out on youtube at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RHMUsQqLmRg
UPDATE:28/11/16: Have been informed gun mount brackets to not align with holes. New brackets uploaded. Please let me know if there is a problem.
UPDATE 25/08/2016 Added thrower clip
UPDATE 02/11/2014:02:05 NoHoles version added which omits the bracket mounting holes by request.
A full size, 3D printable version of the Ghostbusters' proton pack
gun mount.
Based on Steffan Otto's drawing at:http://www.gbfans.com/wiki/Stefan_Otto%27s_Prop_Plans
It is a hollow part like all my others to cut down on
plastic usage, but as the proton thrower (gun) needs to be mounted,
it uses an internal 2.5inch x 1.5inch piece of wood which is fastened to the motherboard, and the screws that support the gun bracket
fasten into this.
It also uses a stack of M4 washers in between the gun bracket and
the wood. This mechanically isolates the bracket from the mount,
ensuring the gun mount is secure and not reliant on the plastic for
strength.
Look at the second picture which shows the wood in red, and the
washers in black to get a better idea.
Print the gun bracket at 100% infill for maximum strength.
Print DrillCentres.pdf at 'actual size' to get the hole centres and
fasten onto motherboard with #4 self tapping screws.
There are two versions of this. Steffan's drawings show the gearbox with a buttress that fouls the gun mount by 3.2mm. I've uploaded
one copy of the gun mount which has a notch cut out to fix this.
If this is not clear, PM me.