Proton Pack Parts

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This is a collection of parts I designed to create my proton pack replica. Several pieces have been created so far, and more will be added as designs are completed. Meanwhile, using models created by Thingiverse users agmeadows, tgoacher, and slicerd can help complete your pack. ### PVC Pipe Caps These caps are intended for use with 1" ID PVC pipe, which can be used for the vacuum tube and two other tubes in the "cosmetic plating" section of the pack (the middle area between the generator and cyclotron and the top). Each cap is 0.125" thick, so subtract 0.25" from your measurements when cutting your pipe. There are whole caps for capping one tube, bottom caps that hold 3/8" or M6 hex bolts for attaching the tubes to your pack, and a cap with a .375" hole intended for accepting a Clippard hex fitting for one of the tubes (there is also an insert for the head of a .375" hex bolt in case you would rather use those instead of M6 bolts). Glue these caps into place. ### Vacuum Tube Cap Like above, this cap fits into a 1" ID PVC pipe. This part is optional (I didn't end up using it), but might help you if you have 3/4" wire loom or some other corrugated/ribbed tubing that you want inserted into your vacuum tube a bit more securely. The cap has a .80" hole to close the gap between the 3/4" tubing and the edges of the 1" PVC pipe. This can help hold the vacuum tube more securely without glue. Do not glue this cap into place to allow for removing the tubing. ### Plating The plating is quick to print and you need 14 plates in total. You will need one of the plates with a bargraph slot (e.g. 35.5mm x 6.5mm, like in ThrowingChicken's wand body), one plate for each Neopixel Stick Powercell, two Cyclotron Lens Holders, and six Barrel Inserts. These parts fit snugly so no glue is required. If you place one of Adafruit's bargraphs behind it the slot spacing and bargraph LED spacing line up well so that each slot in the print will have light and animate. ### Neopixel Stick Powercell This is intended for the pack's powercell. I used two Neopixel Sticks. The stems line up with the holes on the sticks. The second and third stems are slightly further apart with a depression in the center. This is to allow for the variance in distance once you have soldered the two sticks together, and give the solder room below the sticks. ### Cyclotron Lens Holders I designed these to hold one 7-LED Neopixel Jewel and one red acrylic lens. They will hold the Jewel in place against the lens and should fit perfectly inside of a pack behind the cyclotron rings. These hold everything in place, in the same orientation, and still allow for wire management. ### Barrel Insert This insert fits inside the wand's acrylic tube. If you're after some extra authenticity, this insert holds an LED and an AG-1B flash bulb. There is also a channel down one side for running wiring from the tip down the tube (not the LED's wiring). The screen-used hero props had wiring up the tube and into these brass-colored inserts for blowing the flash bulbs (that big flash at the start of the firing sequence).