Darth Voorhees Posted December 11, 2012 Share Posted December 11, 2012 I decided to do this simple mod on mine and my wife's blasters. I got a 1/2"X 1" X 1/8th" magnet with a screw hole in the center. ( They seem to only have ones with 2 holes now, but i got them here: http://www.magnet4le...roducts_id=1167 ) then i used my dremel sanding barrel to sand away right under the nozzle in front of the blaster like this: I did this just enough to be the thicknes of the3 magnet, which is 1/8th" thick i then used zap a gap CA glue and a screw to attch the magnet to the blaster I forgot to take pics of the next step...which was basically putting a little bondo on the sides to even it all out, then paint! you can put either another magnet or a piece of metal like this..... ...into the holster where that part of the blaster rests. I did this with MC holsters with no problem. My wifes SC needed a little modding, but it worked in that holster as well. Hope this helps someone out! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Griffin-X Posted December 11, 2012 Share Posted December 11, 2012 Nice trick Lou! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Voorhees Posted December 11, 2012 Author Share Posted December 11, 2012 Nice trick Lou! Thanks Jim! I thought this may be helpful to some scouts! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BananoPower22 Posted December 11, 2012 Share Posted December 11, 2012 Can you take a picture that shows where the magnet is placed on the holster? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bwattsup Posted December 11, 2012 Share Posted December 11, 2012 Nice tutorial. Much appreciated Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Voorhees Posted December 11, 2012 Author Share Posted December 11, 2012 Can you take a picture that shows where the magnet is placed on the holster? Updated the first post buddy Nice tutorial. Much appreciated Your very welcome Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Milo Posted December 11, 2012 Share Posted December 11, 2012 Excellent idea😀😀😀👠Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Southscout Posted December 11, 2012 Share Posted December 11, 2012 Awesome! Bookmarked and added to the never ending to-do list Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sibbel29 Posted March 14, 2016 Share Posted March 14, 2016 looks amazing! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forest Ranger Posted March 14, 2016 Share Posted March 14, 2016 That's fantastic, glad I came across this. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shada Posted August 15, 2016 Share Posted August 15, 2016 ...into the holster where that part of the blaster rests. I did this with MC holsters with no problem. My wifes SC needed a little modding, but it worked in that holster as well. Thanks Lou. I'm liking the blaster but have a gap between my SC holster and the blaster so the magnet can't sit in this spot and still connect: You mentioned modifying your wife's SC - can you please show how you did it? I can think of mounting the magnet a bit higher up, but it wouldn't be as strong a connection? Or do you pack it with other material? Any advice would be great - I'm keen to troop with it on the weekend so will need to McGyver something in the next few days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Voorhees Posted August 15, 2016 Author Share Posted August 15, 2016 Unfortunately i never took pics of the wifes holster and she no longer has the armor. If i recall correctly i did pretty much the same thing i did with the MC holster but i added a couple of pieces fo ABS underneath the magnet to boost the magnet higher up. You could also use another magnet to boost it higher and get more pull. If i had a SC holster here i may be able to show how to get it to work but i dont have one on hand. You basically just need to make that area flatter on the SC holster i think. Hopefully what i just said makes sense and you can figure something out based on it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shada Posted August 15, 2016 Share Posted August 15, 2016 Ok, I'll try to build it up to make a shelf Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shada Posted August 17, 2016 Share Posted August 17, 2016 Here's my shelf construction - using a couple of plastic dominoes that a local supermarket did as a Disney/Pixar promotion (the same supermarket that NZ's Outpost 42 is trooping at this month to promote Star Wars cards). E6000'd them together, stuck the magnet to them, and then have just glued to the holster. I'm not 100% convinced it will hold, or will not be ripped off each time the blaster pulls on the magnet, so may eventually look at riveting, but let's try the simplest option first. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shada Posted August 18, 2016 Share Posted August 18, 2016 And it seems to work... ... not as solid a connection as it would have been if it all line up perfectly, but I can hold the holster upside down and the blaster doesn't fall out. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Voorhees Posted August 18, 2016 Author Share Posted August 18, 2016 Glad you were able to work that out! Also i realized when i did this mod it was before i made blasters so it was done on i think it was the blaster that SC links to. so there may be a difference in size in that area. I do remember there not being such a big gap , it just wasnt sitting flush..i think i only needed to add a quarter inch of plastic. BUT i am glad this can be worked out though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shada Posted August 18, 2016 Share Posted August 18, 2016 I'm trooping with it tomorrow so will let you know how it holds up. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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