So I'm making my own grenades...

[Lozart]

29 minutes ago, Jez_Armstrong said:

Great minds I'm currently trying to fit it inside an inner tube 😂

 

It's not going well 

 

[Dan Robinson]

Some kind of Bluetooth tracking ability might be cool too. 

 

 

Saving time hunting for the little blighter after a game. 

[EDcase]

Can you still get those keyring things to find your keys which beeps when you whistle?

 

EDIT: Yes, something like THIS

 

Would need electronics integration so that it only activates/listens after going off.

 

 

Edited March 23, 2023 by EDcase

[Jez_Armstrong]

56 minutes ago, Dan Robinson said:

Some kind of Bluetooth tracking ability might be cool too. 

 

 

Saving time hunting for the little blighter after a game. 

I do have a Bluetooth module I have integrated into it, meaning you can just play music through it 😂

[Tommikka]

1 hour ago, Jez_Armstrong said:

Great minds I'm currently trying to fit it inside an inner tube 😂

 

It's not going well 

Don’t ask how I know this …… but liquid latex / plasti-dip are useful products

 

 

There are devices that exist which could possibly be used to open up inner tubes to make it a bit easier to drop in the device

But having those in you’re toolbox tend to raise eyebrows more than liquid latex

[Shamal]

44 minutes ago, Tommikka said:

Don’t ask how I know this …… but liquid latex / plasti-dip are useful products

 

 

There are devices that exist which could possibly be used to open up inner tubes to make it a bit easier to drop in the device

But having those in you’re toolbox tend to raise eyebrows more than liquid latex

Bit like a vet uses to get elastic grommets on horses knackers. 😮

[Tommikka]

9 minutes ago, Shamal said:

Bit like a vet uses to get elastic grommets on horses knackers. 😮

We’re on similar pages

[Jez_Armstrong]

 

 

Edited March 23, 2023 by Jez_Armstrong

[Jez_Armstrong]

 

 

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[Madhouse]

I like this a lot, no messing around with primers, you can use it as many times as you like and there's all the customisation you could want from a grenade. Hell you could even have CQB / outdoor volume settings which would overcome my reservations about grenades & indoor spaces.

 

Could you not have some lights on it that start flashing once the audio has finished and then stop on whatever reset method you have? or an audible beep, or both? That would certainly help in finding it.

[Enid_Puceflange]

19 hours ago, Jez_Armstrong said:

I do have a Bluetooth module I have integrated into it, meaning you can just play music through it 😂

Howsabout a notch to slip in & secure an AirTag like device ?

[Jez_Armstrong]

56 minutes ago, Enid_Puceflange said:

Howsabout a notch to slip in & secure an AirTag like device ?

How far do you want to throw this thing 😂

[Jez_Armstrong]

3 hours ago, Madhouse said:

I like this a lot, no messing around with primers, you can use it as many times as you like and there's all the customisation you could want from a grenade. Hell you could even have CQB / outdoor volume settings which would overcome my reservations about grenades & indoor spaces.

 

Could you not have some lights on it that start flashing once the audio has finished and then stop on whatever reset method you have? or an audible beep, or both? That would certainly help in finding it.

It's certainly something I can look into, adding a beeping sound after a few minutes would be easy as its just an mp3 file 

[Dan Robinson]

How about a drinks holder?

[Tommikka]

56 minutes ago, Dan Robinson said:

How about a drinks holder?

Now we’re getting serious 

[Dan Robinson]

1 hour ago, Tommikka said:

Now we’re getting serious 

 

Serious would be a hip flask facility 🤪

[Tommikka]

3 minutes ago, Dan Robinson said:

 

Serious would be a hip flask facility 🤪

Two way hip flask

Cheap side for sharing

decent side for myself 

[Jaylordofwaargh]

Adding to the general "this looks really cool" crowd. I like the idea a lot, so much so I now have a new "saving space" in my account.

 

I would like to see the glow in dark standard.... Size is good as well. It is far too easy to lose a "quake" style in a woodland.

[Jez_Armstrong]

2 hours ago, Jaylordofwaargh said:

Adding to the general "this looks really cool" crowd. I like the idea a lot, so much so I now have a new "saving space" in my account.

 

I would like to see the glow in dark standard.... Size is good as well. It is far too easy to lose a "quake" style in a woodland.

Thbaks bud! 

 

After making the prototype from parts the next mission is to source the same internals for a decent price and have them all shipped to me 

[Rogerborg]

On 24/03/2023 at 16:02, Dan Robinson said:

How about a drinks holder?

 

I've seen a BFG painted to look like a can of Irn Bru if that counts.

[Jez_Armstrong]

So testing today went really well! 

 

Everytime I threw it into a room it was greater with a "Fuck, run, Grenade" and a few "wait, WTF was that" 

 

It was definitely loud enough that it could be heard inside the room and from outside so you knew it went off and the fact it was reusable just by picking it up, pressing the button and throwing it again made clearing rooms a breeze 

 

The only downside was as I printed the shell at 20% infil the threaded part did snap, which was fixed with tape to continue but I only printed this case as a test to fit things in, so I'll print the next one at 100% infil so it's solid and the design will most likely change to incorporate the final internals 

 

One of the buttons took a beating so I'll design it to be more sunken in and flat so it doesn't take any damage but I wasn't light with it I was hurling it around doors so to last a whole morning was a good test in my eyes! 

 

I also wrapped it in door frame sticky foam (draft excluder foam?) and electrical tape so it's softer and obsorbs alot of impact 

Edited March 26, 2023 by Jez_Armstrong

[JinxDuh]

It’s so simple and effective, got me wanting one myself now. 😂

[Jez_Armstrong]

There was some feedback 😂

[Tommikka]

5 hours ago, Jez_Armstrong said:

 

I also wrapped it in door frame sticky foam (draft excluder foam?) and electrical tape so it's softer and obsorbs alot of impact 

 

 

Also known as hat size adjustment foam, to the customers of a particular store