Lets Petition a kit! G2 pilot clicker

[Smitty37]

When will you have them available in quantity?:biggrin:

 

[Leatherman1998]

When will you have them available in quantity?:biggrin:

Do you mean mine?
I just made mine with a dremel tool so it was pretty easy.

 

[Smitty37]

Could be yours, or someone elses .... there were a couple of them:biggrin:

 

[Leatherman1998]

I could sell some but probably not. I would make some instructions for others to make their own.

 

[ZanderPommo]

we need a solid clicker, with metal internals
just keep this thread going until a supplier makes one! :biggrin:

 

[Smitty37]

we need a solid clicker, with metal internals
just keep this thread going until a supplier makes one! :biggrin:

But, can we guarantee that metal internals will last longer or work more reliably?
There are applications where plastic will wear better than metal - is this one of them?

I don't really know, but I do know that I have owned 59 cent promotional click ballpoints that were all plastic that just worked and worked and worked.

 

[ZanderPommo]

we need a solid clicker, with metal internals
just keep this thread going until a supplier makes one! :biggrin:

But, can we guarantee that metal internals will last longer or work more reliably?
There are applications where plastic will wear better than metal - is this one of them?

I don't really know, but I do know that I have owned 59 cent promotional click ballpoints that were all plastic that just worked and worked and worked.

I think most would agree that plastic on plastic isnt as big of a problem as metal on plastic, which is what exists in a long clicker. I think metal internals would wear much better, but thats just my .02

 

[Smitty37]

we need a solid clicker, with metal internals
just keep this thread going until a supplier makes one! :biggrin:

But, can we guarantee that metal internals will last longer or work more reliably?
There are applications where plastic will wear better than metal - is this one of them?

I don't really know, but I do know that I have owned 59 cent promotional click ballpoints that were all plastic that just worked and worked and worked.

I think most would agree that plastic on plastic isnt as big of a problem as metal on plastic, which is what exists in a long clicker. I think metal internals would wear much better, but thats just my .02

They might or might not, all plastic might wear better. The material is only one factor.

If the click mechanisms in current design are breaking frequently (and I have no idea whether or not they are) then perhaps either all metal or all plastic would improve that.

But a good click design, using the right material (be it plastic or metal) should not break or wear out in a normal lifetime.

The only real stress is being absorbed by the springs and they should be the only part that will fail very often. Springs do have a "life" of compression and expansion that does cause metal fatigue and they will eventually fail.

 

[ZanderPommo]

agreed, so a solid mech is needed. a g2 pilot and long clicker are very close in length, the g2 being the shorter, i dont see why they couldnt make a clicker without it being unwieldy

we need a solid clicker, with metal internals
just keep this thread going until a supplier makes one! :biggrin:

But, can we guarantee that metal internals will last longer or work more reliably?
There are applications where plastic will wear better than metal - is this one of them?

I don't really know, but I do know that I have owned 59 cent promotional click ballpoints that were all plastic that just worked and worked and worked.

I think most would agree that plastic on plastic isnt as big of a problem as metal on plastic, which is what exists in a long clicker. I think metal internals would wear much better, but thats just my .02

They might or might not, all plastic might wear better. The material is only one factor.

If the click mechanisms in current design are breaking frequently (and I have no idea whether or not they are) then perhaps either all metal or all plastic would improve that.

But a good click design, using the right material (be it plastic or metal) should not break or wear out in a normal lifetime.

The only real stress is being absorbed by the springs and they should be the only part that will fail very often. Springs do have a "life" of compression and expansion that does cause metal fatigue and they will eventually fail.

 

[ZanderPommo]

maybe I'm just bad at it but no matter what i try i cant modify a g2 into a long clicker