My rest project

[kris bassett]

Hey everyone.

I've been working on a project just for fun. I decided to build a front and a rear rest. The front rest will actually be motorized just because I wanted to lol. The rear rest will be a roller rest fit to my rifle. I have the cad models drawn and have started to 3d print them to prototype them. The hardest part is going to be learning how to program arduino.....anybody here good at that? The front rest will be controlled with a wireless joystick. It will also have a digital level on it. it will move both vertically and for windage. anyway like I said its mostly just for fun but I do hope it turns out well. It has been fun so far. Here are some pics.

hope you like it
Kris

 

[Mcrider55]

If you build it. They will come!

 

[kris bassett]

I guess I should have added a picture of it extended.

 

[R.Morehouse]

At 1st look, I thought it was a Lego set......

Yes, I like it..............

 

[BuffaloBill]

Very cool! Maybe you could build in a joy stick mechanism too? There are usually some inexpensive spherical bearings on eBay.

 

[jxb]

Talk to whomever did the programming for Bruce in "The Jackal".

oh wait that's wayyyyy pre arduino, lol

 

[butchlambert]

Very cool! Maybe you could build in a joy stick mechanism too? There are usually some inexpensive spherical bearings on eBay.

Bill, That is the last thing that you want in a coaxial rest.

 

[BuffaloBill]

Bill, That is the last thing that you want in a coaxial rest.

Well good thing I only went as far as buying bearings a couple years ago, then purchasing a Seb NEO from Bobr! I had been playing on CAD at that time on a possible design but ran out of motivation…..

Too much slack in them (spherical bearings) or just not smooth enough I imagine?

 

[kris bassett]

Very cool! Maybe you could build in a joy stick mechanism too? There are usually some inexpensive spherical bearings on eBay.

The joystick will be in your hand lol. If i can get the speed right on the motor and gearing you should be able to make very small movements. The joystick I'm choosing is like you find on gaming consoles. It will have of course left, right, up, down and then when you push straight down on the stick it will go to home which will be center and all the way down.

As I mentioned it will also have a digital level. Would you guys like to see temperature and pressure on the same screen?

 

[kris bassett]

Talk to whomever did the programming for Bruce in "The Jackal".

oh wait that's wayyyyy pre arduino, lol

That was a very cool rig, funny thing is, I actually know how to do that lol. It uses solenoids to control the actuators. But there isn't much room on this rest to put them.

 

[Daddycaddie67]

Talk to whomever did the programming for Bruce in "The Jackal".

oh wait that's wayyyyy pre arduino, lol

It’s the spawl baby!

 

[butchlambert]

Well good thing I only went as far as buying bearings a couple years ago, then purchasing a Seb NEO from Bobr! I had been playing on CAD at that time on a possible design but ran out of motivation…..

Too much slack in them (spherical bearings) or just not smooth enough I imagine?

Too much slack is right.

 

[kris bassett]

Well.....

How about some pics of the real thing? I have not gotten the electronics done yet but the mechanical parts have turned out really well. This is my first prototype so I'm sure I'll find things that need to be changed before I build the steel version.

 

[butchlambert]

Looks Pretty, but it looks like it will be awfully tall! If you are over 6" from the bench to the top of the bag, you will have problems.

 

[kris bassett]

Looks Pretty, but it looks like it will be awfully tall! If you are over 6" from the bench to the top of the bag, you will have problems.

It's a bit tall but not as bad as it looks, like I said it's the first prototype so there will be changes. I already want to change what I call the carriage which is the part the main piece that moves up and down. It doesn't need to be that big. I can slim it down and get rid of the collar that the lift screw mounts to. I'll just put the threads right up into the saddle instead of the collar. Sometimes things can look perfect on cad but be very different in real life.

 

[Dave M.]

Hey everyone.

I've been working on a project just for fun. I decided to build a front and a rear rest. The front rest will actually be motorized just because I wanted to lol. The rear rest will be a roller rest fit to my rifle. I have the cad models drawn and have started to 3d print them to prototype them. The hardest part is going to be learning how to program arduino.....anybody here good at that? The front rest will be controlled with a wireless joystick. It will also have a digital level on it. it will move both vertically and for windage. anyway like I said its mostly just for fun but I do hope it turns out well. It has been fun so far. Here are some pics.

hope you like it
Kris

I love that new folks are using their ingenuity to develop the best front rest they can.

 

[7887mm08]

Well.....

How about some pics of the real thing? I have not gotten the electronics done yet but the mechanical parts have turned out really well. This is my first prototype so I'm sure I'll find things that need to be changed before I build the steel version.

I like it but i don't think your dogs are too excited! Nice job.

 

[kris bassett]

I like it but i don't think your dogs are too excited! Nice job.

They will get excited here in a few minutes when I feed them lol. The little one will be 15 in October and the lab turned 12 in March. She is my bird dog. When she thinks we are going hunting she turns back into a puppy in an instant.

 

[TXJM]

Hey everyone.

I've been working on a project just for fun. I decided to build a front and a rear rest. The front rest will actually be motorized just because I wanted to lol. The rear rest will be a roller rest fit to my rifle. I have the cad models drawn and have started to 3d print them to prototype them. The hardest part is going to be learning how to program arduino.....anybody here good at that? The front rest will be controlled with a wireless joystick. It will also have a digital level on it. it will move both vertically and for windage. anyway like I said its mostly just for fun but I do hope it turns out well. It has been fun so far. Here are some pics.

hope you like it
Kris

How is the arduino going. I’m sure the documentation and the examples in the driver library will get you what you need. I have been playing around with the arduino, it is a lot of fun.
Chip

 

[kris bassett]

How is the arduino going. I’m sure the documentation and the examples in the driver library will get you what you need. I have been playing around with the arduino, it is a lot of fun.
Chip

I have not started that part yet, I figured I would get the form down first. If I have any questions would you mind me asking?

Kris