Kydex Dust Cover

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So I ditched the molding process and following CPTBeaker's lead, just went for simple design. This is my newest cover. It works better than my first one made of sheet metal.
 

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Fantastic work!

Man you and CPT are very talented and we really appreciate you sharing your idea and development with the community!
 
Thanks Brett!
I'm going to work on one to send you for review if you are still interested. I'm still doing this by hand, so its slow. But the Kydex, I feel, gives a much better/cleaner look.
Don't really know yet how I'll stream line the process...
 
Dragon88 said:
Does that spring end sticking out scratch the bolt as it goes by?
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Not so far as I can tell. It is tensioned against the inside of the door when fully closed. It sticks out like that when open because it doesn't follow the door all the way open.

In any case it would be an easy fix. I can just bend that spring end to rest flat against the inside of the door. I realize it looks gnarled. I would imagine the actual spring from a real AR door would be better...
 
Without having it in hand I couldn't say how it tensions while opened and closed, but perhaps a little slot relieved into the cover would provide a place for the spring to rest. Instead of hanging out. You might even be able to figure out an easy way to capture it there, at the least a dab of epoxy under it.

Looks good man, you should do some more and make some money off the idea.
 
Well done. Please forgive my ignorance...but this is for dust/dirt/grime prevention only or?
 
Looks good dude., I tried making one over the weekend....it was a great failure haha. Mainly the plastic i had at hand didnt want to cooperate how I was wanting it do. Doing it this way seems to be a good/easy way to go.

How did you pull your spring ends out to straighten them, i had some trouble with this part as well.
 
GeoffSFAs10 said:
Looks good dude., I tried making one over the weekend....it was a great failure haha. Mainly the plastic i had at hand didnt want to cooperate how I was wanting it do. Doing it this way seems to be a good/easy way to go.

How did you pull your spring ends out to straighten them, i had some trouble with this part as well.
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You had that plastic sign right? Even though plastics melt I guess they don't always react the way you think they would. The stuff I used is called Kydex and it is a thermoforming plastic.

I straightened the spring ends just by using needle nose pliers. I pull on the ends and turn against the direction of the coil.
 
MotoShot10R said:
Well done. Please forgive my ignorance...but this is for dust/dirt/grime prevention only or?
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On the real AR's yeah, it is to protect the bolt Etc. from dirt and other **** that could cause a malfunction by getting in to the chamber. In this case, dirt and such isn't really an issue (otherwise S&W would have put one on) so it is more for the looks. But I would imagine, to a certain degree, it would help reduce dust and other stuff from getting into the ejection port.
 
crashoverrideplik said:
Sooo.... is this going to be in the classifieds section?
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As long as people don't mind that, at this point, I make them by hand and they won't be machined perfect. I don't have the tools CPTBeaker has.... But yes, I would like to start offering these for sale A.S.A.P
 
Id think that as long as it was pretty close, most people have enough tools and know how to do final final prep if they need be, like sanding or paint touch ups.
 
PainterlyShotgroup said:
On the real AR's yeah, it is to protect the bolt Etc. from dirt and other **** that could cause a malfunction by getting in to the chamber. In this case, dirt and such isn't really an issue (otherwise S&W would have put one on) so it is more for the looks. But I would imagine, to a certain degree, it would help reduce dust and other stuff from getting into the ejection port.
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Well, it looks the business. I think I want one heh. :)
 
So I've been doing more work on the cover. The latest and hopefully last improvement before I start producing these for sale, is that I made the bottom hinge piece somewhat more hidden from view. Before there was a tab that hung below the bottom hinge loops. Now I hid the tab used for securing the dust cover mechanism, giving the whole thing a more "built in" look rather than stuck on...
 

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