So some of you might recall my first mod the which was a 109 Grip and a few days back I ordered some more items for my next project






P.S. The tape is only a temporary solution, I was not sure how the spade would fit on top now I do and so can make a proper adapter for the KG13.

Hopefully after all the wiring and assembly it will look something like this...






Not sure how long it will take to complete but it should be fun, hopefully I don't electrocute myself too much ...

Now which one will I end up using the most... :!:

So today I got started on cleaning up the spade grips button and casing...

BEFORE



I managed to blow aluminium swarf into my eye OUCH, I started to wear my safety glasses after that.

AFTER







So what do you think..

I was using these pictures for reference.





Next I will work on button

Okay another quick update, unfortunately due to a hangover I was not able to do as much as I had planned on... however given that I was not expecting to receive any of the items until next week I won't be too hard on myself :P

So the button and button housing are basically finished, the nut and bolt are only place holders I am going to use something else for the final fitting...





Finally here are some images of the button at work...



Cannons



Machine Guns



The only button I have yet to work on is the fire of both cannon and maching guns, this will be achieved by a slot in the button which will allow me to press on the centre and activate both buttons at the same time... Well that's the plan anyway :o

Obviously its nothing like an actually spade button but it works



P.S. Any comments are welcome.

Work is slowly progressing on the spade grip, I got hold of the brass parts of the button and have been trying to get the shape of the grip filed into them but its proving a hard task, I will probably have to live with a few gaps













FYI its held together with bluetak atm

So a bit more filing is required and hopefully the circuit board will arrive tomorrow so I can test the buttons a few finishing touches and by next week it should all be done.

Brake lever is now done



So this week the Teensy Board arrived and after a small problem I managed to get the buttons working .

So my finial list of "Things to do" are as follows..

1) File down brass bars and check installation of buttons.

2) Solder buttons and the Teensy Board.

3) Epoxy coat the handle to replicate the grip.

4) Paint.

5) Assemble ...

Very quick bad pic before i go and finish off the spades grip errr,.... grip

Hey, what a brilliant job you have done Krupi! It will be a nice add on to your Steuerknüppel! What are the spade casting & brake lever made of?

Thanks Maister, its aluminium but unfortunately I am not sure what grade it is.

I have a few more bits and pieces to go, I loath working with Brass and thats the final piece of the jigsaw.

I spend about three hours yesterday kneading putty epoxy and wrapping it around the string and then another three after it had dried scoring the putty to give the grip effect...

My attempt



What do you think?

Krupy, may I ask where you got the trigger assembly parts from?? Got an aluminium spade grip casting myself, and still are looking for the trigger parts....
Great job!!

I will PM you the email of the guy that made it, I am not sure if he is making them any more though...

Looks fabulous Krupi! You did a great job with the grip texture. The angle of the switch seems to be a bit off compared to your reference. Maybe it is easy to fix.
Did you put some potmeter under the brake lever?

Thanks, I just put the button there for the picture its not in the final place yet (nice spot).

I could have used a potmeter but decided to drill a hole in the raised section on the back and attach a button. With the brake lever i drilled a hole in short curved "arm" and put a bolt with a few washers in it, this way the brake lever only travels the distance I want it to.

I will upload some more images tomorrow to make it a bit clearer.

The early Machine gun spade grips is totally different to the MkV Cannon/Machine gun grip..Been there tried that... You really have to start with a MkV grip Which is as rare as hens teeth and veeeeeery expensive..

Not if you have a casting of a mkv grip

Could you elaborate on that Spitty?

J.A.K. any pics?

Its somewhere in my attick, will have look for it.

How wide is that spade grip?

tnx.

g.

Roughly 14cm

Nice work, pretty slick build.

The first two pics are the cannon grip.The bottom the early Spit spade grip..We sent a full 3D file of the MkV grip to Tarmack Aces to rapid Prototype in return for a produced grip.It was complete except for the rocker switch.We have received nothing so far...Sooo a leetle bit hesitant in helping people..