Optik cutaway

[MrHixxx 0]

I put together a simple cutaway design for the chin cup on my Optik. It is a bit derivative of others and a bit mine. It is spring load that fires the spindle out of the helmet when the cotter is pulled, the parts are gone, but they are cheap.

safe skies, Jon

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-but beauty is more now than dying’s when

[PhreeZone 20]

Instead of using a clovis pin have you tried using a cotter pin? I had a Clovis until it started getting soft with its tension after about 5 practice cutaways. Also ho far does that stick out from the side of the helmet?

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[MrHixxx 0]

I looked at the cotter, but was a little concerned about the softer metal wearing through from tension. The spring I used is all the way down, so there is a decent amount of tension there.

The assembly itself only sticks out as far as the audible pocket. I am going to look into have an alluminum cap machined to replace the nylon spacer and washer which are glued together. The spacer is there to keep a line from snagging the spring.

-Jon

death,as men call him, ends what they call men
-but beauty is more now than dying’s when

[leroydb 0]

nice... maybe you could package that adn sell it?

Leroy


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[skychic68 0]

howdy,

I saw your neat cutaway job in your Optik. What is the recipe for this? How well does it function?

Thanks for any infor you can give me.

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[Craig 0]

There is a similar system Here which is the same type of setup as Phreezone's except I didn't have room for my "handle" closer like his cause my audible pocket was in the way listed Here. It works pretty darn good.

[MrHixxx 0]

I put together a more explanitary diagram for skychic68 for those who are interested...

-Hixxx

death,as men call him, ends what they call men
-but beauty is more now than dying’s when