I purchased a "bubble front" green Russian BMP, but is was missing the battery door.
The original door uses spring locks on both sides, and are just pushed in. I had this sudden idea to make just one spring out of a Keystone battery clip, which seemes to have just the right flexibility and shape.
1. I used a 2mm thick aluminum sheet, 6.4mm x 3.1 mm for the door
(https://i.postimg.cc/hQJhMHKS/IMG-6913.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/hQJhMHKS)
2. I cut and bent a Keystone battery clip so it could work like a spring lock
(https://i.postimg.cc/rz2bT5Bp/IMG-6917.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/rz2bT5Bp)
(https://i.postimg.cc/pykBS8x4/IMG-6916.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/pykBS8x4)
3. This is how it looks after i have assembled all the parts together (i used rivets and a 3mm screw). The piece of metal on the other side is there to be slipped underneath the enclosure, no need for another spring.
(https://i.postimg.cc/yJ5Mc5ph/IMG-6921.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/yJ5Mc5ph)
4. And this is how it looks on the Muff itself.
(https://i.postimg.cc/Hj3ftVNs/IMG-6923.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/Hj3ftVNs)
(https://i.postimg.cc/SjQPjmK0/IMG-6922.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/SjQPjmK0)
No sound clips?? :)
It's not bad. Comparing to Ram's this one feels less aggressive, less bassy, and it is very low on hiss (it uses kinda big emitter resitors).
hi there,
I hope everyone is doing as well as possible.
I was wondering if anyone had a battery cover for a 1990's Big Muff that they made or an original that I could buy from them?
I have checked at a few websites that I was recommended but no luck - I don't have the capabilities to make one at the moment.
Thanks a lot.
Steve
Duct tape, the universal battery door.
welcome to the forum
Quote from: willienillie on October 30, 2020, 06:34:25 PM
Duct tape, the universal battery door.
duc
k tape
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JopYDWPLogo
cheers, Iain
Great work
Here was my attempt I did about 10 years ago.
(https://www.dropbox.com/s/n44vbvbsh1nza81/IMG_20201031_073754.jpg?dl=1)
I also did one with a power connector on it, which was useful. I think I'm going to revisit these and improve them, based on your work.
Do you use a tool for the rivets?
Dave
Quote from: dthurstan on October 31, 2020, 03:47:34 AM
Do you use a tool for the rivets?
is there even a way to do rivets without a riveting tool?
cheers, Iain
Quote from: iainpunk on October 31, 2020, 01:15:54 PM
Quote from: dthurstan on October 31, 2020, 03:47:34 AM
Do you use a tool for the rivets?
is there even a way to do rivets without a riveting tool?
cheers, Iain
Ok, yeah fair point Iain. I mean what do you use. Just a hammer or is there a grip tool that you can use to do riveting?
Quote from: dthurstan on November 06, 2020, 02:38:42 PM
Quote from: iainpunk on October 31, 2020, 01:15:54 PM
Quote from: dthurstan on October 31, 2020, 03:47:34 AM
Do you use a tool for the rivets?
is there even a way to do rivets without a riveting tool?
cheers, Iain
Ok, yeah fair point Iain. I mean what do you use. Just a hammer or is there a grip tool that you can use to do riveting?
i have never heard of rivets done by hammer, you need a special riveting tool
fun fact: this woman is Rosie the riveter, she riveted plates to US war ships during WWII
(https://i.postimg.cc/FY0K6WTB/71o-Ro-Qo-DFAL-AC-SL1001.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/FY0K6WTB)
cheers, Iain
EDIT: WOOHOO!!!!!!!!!!! 500th post on this forum
heat rivet redhot, insert in hole, hammer. build a bridge.
(https://www.westrydedental.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/Sydney-Harbour-Bridge-400x284.jpg)
https://youtu.be/JAeLy26ZjEE
I am surprised no one has suggested 3-D printing one yet. You might even be able to make it look like the original. The only problem with 3-D printing is how slow it is. The OP seems to have done a great job.
Quote from: duck_arse on November 07, 2020, 10:04:58 AM
heat rivet redhot, insert in hole, hammer. build a bridge.
are those rivets too? in dutch we have different names for small rivets and those big bridge building ones. i didn't realise they were also called rivets.
(https://i.ytimg.com/vi/VAArP6swIuY/hqdefault.jpg)
do not press red button!
the small cold rivets we'd call pop rivets or blind rivets.