Random FDL-3 Thingies

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Collection of random mods I did when building my FDL Wee (semi/shorty). Tested at Endwar and Foam Pro Tour 2019. CapRearVMount.stl and ShortMagRel-Shortened.stl are licensed under CC Non-Commercial Attribution Share-Alike since they were designed by Project-FDL, and I merely made tiny modifications to them. https://github.com/projectfdl/FDL-3-Blaster The rest of these modifications were designed by me and are subject to my standard CC Attribution Share-Alike license. Rail Locker: I discovered the need to pause the print and add locknuts way after I printed the battery cover, so I use this piece to hold it in place instead. Add a Caliburn pin (McMaster Carr 98330A120 - 3/16" pin) to lock it in place. This piece may need some future revision to add more material surrounding the pinhole. Doubles as a crude aiming reference. Crusher Wheel: Experimental and somewhat untested flywheel. If you need to cut down excess material (i.e. elephant footing from first later), attach the wheel to the motor and the motor to the outer barrel pieces, then clamp the thing on a table. Hook up the motors/ESC's/PWR board/etc. and spin the wheels against a file or piece of sandpaper. Obviously take the basic necessary precautions such as wearing eye protection, etc. This flywheel provides a fuller envelopment and has built-in supports to help print the extreme overhang angle. FPS comparisons have not yet made. I'm running a slightly older version of these wheels and have not tested out this particular iteration, which features a slightly adjusted profile to compensate for the gap between the wheels. Switch Adapter & Cap Rear VMount: Parts for mounting a toggle switch to toggle the voltmeter on/off on the semi tail. You'll need to wire the switch in series with the voltmeter. The switch adapter mounts with a friction fit into the hole on the modified Cap Rear piece, and rests against the power switch to prevent it from going too far inside. Unfortunately, the current implementation requires a tool to access the switch to turn on the voltmeter due to the limited space provided in that area, and I'm unsure if I'll find the time to polish this feature later on. ShortMagRel: A shortened mag release lever. Have fun, and happy foam flinging.