Airsoft Canada - View Single Post - ENP: Extended Nub Project (formerly Angled Hopup Pad). Status: Alpha Testing Phase

krap101 · May 25th, 2011, 23:43

I want to explain the selection process for the beta testing phase for the (B)EAN and (B)EFN and for future testing (including (B)ECN). What will happen is I will choose a few people from the alpha test going on to be my permanent testers. The benefits of being a permanent tester are that you will be testing every major revision of the nubs, so you will get the nubs 1-3 months sooner than everybody else and you will be eligible for future tests. The expectations will be consistent throughout the ENP project. Because testing is very important (portal anyone?) and I am trying to release nubs as quickly as possible (and the best nubs possible), failure to complete the tests without prior notification will lead to being replaced. I'm not trying to be a jerk (I promise), but for this process to go smoothly, I need people I can rely on and who can perform good tests.

On another note, I completed the first test batch (140 nubs, 70 angled 70 flat) and will soon be adding the neoprene buffer to half of them once I get a hot glue gun. Pics incoming!

Update:

I tried gluing on the buffers, and the only thing that made a good bond was superglue. The hot glue that I was using didn't stick well to the neoprene buffer, so, for the nubs I'm going to use on Sunday, they're going to be superglued. I have 8 different duro's of neoprene coming in (10-80), along with a better hot glue. I'm thinking that I might have to change the direction that this project is headed. After some preliminary tests, I think I will have to choose between either the angled nub and the flat nub, and send out 4 different hardnesses of neoprene buffers. I believe that optimizing the depth and hardness of the buffer material will yield better results than the shape. I believe if the buffer material is soft enough, it will be better than having a hard (concave) nub, as the buffer material will conform to the bb shape meaning that it will always be centered. I haven't yet decided what will be included in each set, but I believe I will be discontinuing the EAN/EFN lines, and will be focusing on the BEAN/BEFN nubs. If somebody would rather have the original set (BEAN, EAN, BEFN, BEFN) then send me a email/pm, otherwise, I'll find some way to optimize the hardness/shape. This probably means that the hardness will need to depend on variables such as rof, velocity, weight, etc meaning there will be an auto and a dmr version

May 25th, 2011, 23:43	#2
krap101 Trader rating Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Roscoe, IL USA	I want to explain the selection process for the beta testing phase for the (B)EAN and (B)EFN and for future testing (including (B)ECN). What will happen is I will choose a few people from the alpha test going on to be my permanent testers. The benefits of being a permanent tester are that you will be testing every major revision of the nubs, so you will get the nubs 1-3 months sooner than everybody else and you will be eligible for future tests. The expectations will be consistent throughout the ENP project. Because testing is very important (portal anyone?) and I am trying to release nubs as quickly as possible (and the best nubs possible), failure to complete the tests without prior notification will lead to being replaced. I'm not trying to be a jerk (I promise), but for this process to go smoothly, I need people I can rely on and who can perform good tests. On another note, I completed the first test batch (140 nubs, 70 angled 70 flat) and will soon be adding the neoprene buffer to half of them once I get a hot glue gun. Pics incoming! Update: I tried gluing on the buffers, and the only thing that made a good bond was superglue. The hot glue that I was using didn't stick well to the neoprene buffer, so, for the nubs I'm going to use on Sunday, they're going to be superglued. I have 8 different duro's of neoprene coming in (10-80), along with a better hot glue. I'm thinking that I might have to change the direction that this project is headed. After some preliminary tests, I think I will have to choose between either the angled nub and the flat nub, and send out 4 different hardnesses of neoprene buffers. I believe that optimizing the depth and hardness of the buffer material will yield better results than the shape. I believe if the buffer material is soft enough, it will be better than having a hard (concave) nub, as the buffer material will conform to the bb shape meaning that it will always be centered. I haven't yet decided what will be included in each set, but I believe I will be discontinuing the EAN/EFN lines, and will be focusing on the BEAN/BEFN nubs. If somebody would rather have the original set (BEAN, EAN, BEFN, BEFN) then send me a email/pm, otherwise, I'll find some way to optimize the hardness/shape. This probably means that the hardness will need to depend on variables such as rof, velocity, weight, etc meaning there will be an auto and a dmr version __________________ AIRSOFT PRECISION DYNAMICS - Augmenting Reality Last edited by krap101; June 16th, 2011 at 23:42..