New Gizmos

[wheelsquad]

Well not really gizmos. Just simple things, but I think practical items that are worth making available for Excal owners.

First are black caps for the Charger EXT. Blue never bothered me, I never keep that crank on hunting, but have seen enough guys paint or cover theirs. Then when I had someone ask me specifically about making them a set, it seemed like a no-brainer to offer them:



Kinda similar story with charger handle stow bracket, had seen other guys mount the original Assassin stow bracket on other models, even did one myself, before deciding to make these for the common micro stock without needing to drill any holes in the stock:





I've got a more universal bracket I'm working on too, just need to figure out the best hardware option for it.

Lastly are the cheek rests. I'm very grateful Paul was able to have them produced and sell them through this forum, fb groups, and ebay these last few years. I had too many irons in the fire to keep them available at the time, but was able to free up some things to do more of this stuff now. Paul is going to keep selling the cheek rests like he always has. And I'll just sell them directly on the site for those that prefer to order that way.

I've also got a new cheek rest version that will soon be available, made from the same material as the Charger EXT caps. Since it prints so smooth, supposedly it hydrodips really well. Which I hope to find out soon. Would be really cool to be able to do some in Mossy Oak Bottomland.

Anyway, was time I shared with this great crew. Just a hobby that seemed worth expanding a little so other guys could make use of the things I was already going to do anyway. I've got quite a few other ideas as well, so hopefully it is something I can keep going.

Site url is in my signature. Sorry for the long initial post.

[Carnivorous]

Looks great.

I have your cheek rest on my BUll dog bow and it's a game changer!

[janesy]

Nice looking stuff there Tyler. That new filament really does print smooth.

With your skillset and attention to detail, I'm confident these will all be nice additions to people's bows. Keep it up my friend!

[forrest-hunter]

how do you get that cheek rest

[wheelsquad]

how do you get that cheek rest

3 options:

1) Message Paul (flightattendant100) on this forum

2) Find Paul's listing on ebay. Just search "Excalibur cheek rest"

3) Buy directly off my new site: adapt3dprints.square.site

[wheelsquad]

Nice looking stuff there Tyler. That new filament really does print smooth.

With your skillset and attention to detail, I'm confident these will all be nice additions to people's bows. Keep it up my friend!

Thanks. The regular cheek rests are still made on a filament printer. Finish is pretty good. The stow bracket and charger ext caps I'm making on a resin printer. Gets crazy good resolution and smooth finishes even just on standard setting. The resin itself is a lot more expensive than filament though, so it's a balance choosing the right one for each design.

[gerald strine]

I bought one of these cheek rest off of the Ebay sight and was very happy with the quality and function I got a tan color for my 340Mag.
Mine has some texture to it.
I sent my first one back because it did not work with my c2 crank they sent me a different model that works perfect I think they said it was for the bulldog bows if I remember correctly.
I would mention what bow/ crank you are using when placing the order.
I would order again with out hesitation.

[wheelsquad]

I bought one of these cheek rest off of the Ebay sight and was very happy with the quality and function I got a tan color for my 340Mag.
Mine has some texture to it.
I sent my first one back because it did not work with my c2 crank they sent me a different model that works perfect I think they said it was for the bulldog bows if I remember correctly.
I would mention what bow/ crank you are using when placing the order.
I would order again with out hesitation.

I'm surprised the standard profile did not work with the C2 on your Mag 340 (which just has the regular micro stock). I designed the Bulldog version of the rest to work for the uncommon pairing of a C2 and bulldog. I'll have to test my C2 on a standard micro stock with the standard profile cheek rest again.

[Lonewolf McQuade]

Well done!

[wheelsquad]

I bought one of these cheek rest off of the Ebay sight and was very happy with the quality and function I got a tan color for my 340Mag.
Mine has some texture to it.
I sent my first one back because it did not work with my c2 crank they sent me a different model that works perfect I think they said it was for the bulldog bows if I remember correctly.
I would mention what bow/ crank you are using when placing the order.
I would order again with out hesitation.

I'm surprised the standard profile did not work with the C2 on your Mag 340 (which just has the regular micro stock). I designed the Bulldog version of the rest to work for the uncommon pairing of a C2 and bulldog. I'll have to test my C2 on a standard micro stock with the standard profile cheek rest again.

Well I'm glad you said something, it helped remind me of the stock/crank/cheek rest compatibility. With a C2 (and most likely Charger Lite) the standard cheek rest version interferes with the forward portion of the crank body. So the Bulldog/Short version cheek rest is needed even on the regular Micro stock, or just cut a standard version off the back to clear it. Charger EXT works with the standard version cheek rest on the Micro stock though.

On a Bulldog crossbow, the Bulldog/Short version cheek rest is also needed to clear the forward portion of the Charger EXT stock as well. Same with the shorter LOP stocks too.

I'm going to play around with seeing how a version would feel that works with every crank and stock combo. Would be nice to just have them all be compatible without question. As long as there is still plenty of surface to rest on with proper scope eye relief.

[Boo]

What filament are you using Tyler?

[wheelsquad]

What filament are you using Tyler?

When I started the cheek rests and was having a small print outfit make them, I was having them make them with PETG filament at 100% infill. So Paul continued to get them that way. Now that I have my own printers I have been able to experiment more, and have landed on PLA+ at 70% infill.

The Charger EXT blackout caps are made on my resin printer, hence the very refined surface finish. Can't really tell at all that they are 3D printed. The handle stow brackets are currently made on the resin printer, but I am playing around with making them on the FDM printer out of PLA+ instead.

[janesy]

Hey Guys, I just got my newly designed cheek rest from Tyler. If you haven't checked his stuff out, do it now. It's perfect for my custom Micro Axe.

Tyler, many thanks my friend

[wheelsquad]

Thanks for the vote of confidence Janesy You're welcome too.

Even though I sent some out to get feedback before listing on the site, I figured out some stuff from the first few orders that are going to help me reconfigure some things for the better. That's the beauty of this printing stuff, no tooling to be stuck with

[shafferm]

The resin is hard to beat for surface finish on small objects. Depending on the filament you are using, you might be able to try vapor polishing on your FDM prints to smooth them. It works really well with ABS filament plus acetone for the smoothing. It's a tradeoff between post processing your prints on the FDM prints at a lower filament cost versus much less post processing on the resin prints to get a very smooth surface finish at a higher material price.