Zaelink VR Gunstock

This project is fully open-source hardware! The official, editable master files, assembly manuals, and legal CERN-OHL-S v2.0 text are maintained on GitHub here: https://github.com/zaelu/ZaeLinK

# "ZaeLinK" - VR Gunstock

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## ⚖ License

This project is licensed under the CERN Open Hardware Licence Version 2 – Strongly Reciprocal (CERN-OHL-S). See the LICENSE file for details.
https://github.com/zaelu/ZaeLinK/blob/main/LICENSE

An unique, open-source VR Gunstock project.

The ZaeLink VR Gunstock is a gunstock that starts from Lateral Thinking (sic) paradigm that differs from most of already existing VR Gunstocks.

The paradigm is defined by:

Fix the pains of gunstocks in an Open Source manner and Cheap to build personally or commercially with a leaning on Function over Form, Competition Performance over Traditional Looks and drawing inspiration from AK47 origin, - Lose Tolerances playing in its advantages, The philosophy behind its design and construction follows 10 core "First Principles"

The First principles at the core of ZaeLink VR gunstock creation are:

* it should connect cvasi automatically while blindfolded.

* it should have strong and reliable connection.

* it should easily disconnect on command only.

* it should stay away from user operations with the hands and not interfere with the tracking at all.

* it should be adjustable and personnalisable in few moves and seconds while blindfolded.

* it has to be cheap and have few materials in BoM and be easy to print and build.

* It has to work with all virtual weapons and activities in VR shooters type games. And yes.. it has to work with pump action shotguns too... and it does.

* It should work with all VR headsets or most common of them at least. Users can adapt it for future ones easily.

* It needs not to be dangerous or heavy. So it doesn't look like a weapon. It has no exposed metallic parts, no screws, no visible magnets, no unnecessary sharp edges and as many round shapes as possible and be as minimalistic as possible (depending on configuration).

* It needs to work with VR games and their specific style and not to necessary it needs not to look like a specific real life weapon but more like Olympic sports ones i.e. specialized in performance in games not robustness under real life war fire.

## 🖨 3D Printing & STL Files

You can view and interact with the 3D models directly in this repository by clicking on the files in the file list above!

* Material PLA+2.0 or stronger [e.g., PLA, PETG]

* Variable from 5 to 60%: [Gyroid]

* Supports: where needed, tree and Normal

* Layer Height: 0.16mm

Please look at the 3mf file and also follow the github repository and YT channel for video updates on its design and how to build it.

## 🔩 Bill of Materials (BOM)

To build this, you will need the following non-printed parts:

* PLA 400-700 grams depending on how many parts and types are printed

* 10 to 16 Magnets 15x6mm button magnets without any sockets or fixtures or screws and screw holes!!! Just simple button magnets. They can be thinner like 3mm if their power needs to be lowered. Or thicker for opposite effect. In such cases the lids need some modification to accommodate te changed thickness of the magnets.

* Double sided duck tape or scotch. Very thin one and cheap. It's role is important as it creates the necessary clutch like behavior of the adjusting ball socket joints!

* 3 M4x40 screws and 3 self locking nuts for the tightening knobs for the variable length connecting rods

* SUPER GLUE or other better PLA glue (some rare substances started to exist). Very important how it is applied for strength of the balls on top of connecting rods. Recommended a small bottle of 5g that has a brush like applicator!!! Don't cheap out here for the usual 1-2g squeezable tubes as they are messy and render worse results. :D

## 🤝 Acknowledgments & Attributions

While the vast majority of this hardware project is completely original, it incorporates a modified version of an existing open-source component:

* Ball-and-Socket Joint Component

* Original Project: [Open Source Universal Ball Joint (to reuse!)]

* Original Creator: [DieZopfe]

* Source Link: [https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:4739696]

* License: [CC BY-SA (https://creativecommons.org) ]

* Usage: We adapted and modified this specific joint mechanism to serve as a single connection point within the larger ZaeLinK system.

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Visit https://zaelink.eu if you are interested in buying a ready to go one. you can ask for different color themes also.