Recent content by The Moose Trophy

final prototype ordered. Decided to go with FMFG for several reasons. 1. USA made 2. Competitively priced 3. Can cut/fold larger items (over 50") I looked at oshcut/xometry/send cut send, but didn't fit one of the above well. The final product is templated to be 5052 aluminum to keep the...

Last of the car barrier parts have arrived. V2 of the driver's side fitting better to the handle location and adding more attachment points. All the 3d parts are complete, for now, the headrest brackets fit well and look sleek. The bag holders do their job and honestly are a nice touch. Things...

Painted and noticed a few more changes are needed. The drivers side bracket is too short length ways and the mounting holes to the bracket need adjusted down. No issues with the passenger side. I'll most likely be making a second run of the driver's side to ensure fitment before final cutting.

I'll be finalizing the design over the next couple weeks and then going into production. Things I need help on: What color do you want the barrier to be? - black - color matched (grey/beige) - comes as raw metal Do you want to purchase a full complete kit, or would you prefer the option to...

Well the prototype came in! A few changes needed to be made. One whole doesn't line up, and I need to change some bend angles, but overall super happy!

Designing some stuff while I wait for the prototype to arrive. These are hangers for the back of the barrier to hold, well anything, but my thought was grocery bags. Backpacks, or extension cords/rope. Let me know if y'all think of any other brackets you'd find useful! I'm planning on...

While I'm waiting on my prototype to arrive I'm going to start designing the flip shelf. I'm thinking molle so I can mount bags and not have to work about gear falling everywhere. Keep the ideas coming!

Well here it is! Version a lot but this'll be version 1 the physical barrier.

Final test fit. Corrections made: Adjustable the cut out for the AC control 1/4 inch to better fit. Increased the barrier height on the passenger side to better fit. Added webbing attachment points to the side handle mounts. Overall I think it's ready to go, I'll be posting my final design...

This has got me thinking. With this barrier I can't make it fold up without severely reducing strength, which is my main goal. But I could design a shelf that folds down and locls into the headrests. That way the user can have a barrier when needed and a shelf the other times.

Still trying to wrap my head around making it easily removable and sturdy. Just spit balling and idea, I could have the headrest bracket and another bracket that attaches to the car seat anchors, thus removing the need for the side mounts. That way you can just flip the barrier down with the...

Version 2 of the headrest mount. Thank you for all your suggestions! Went with a single piece for the final version. Let me know if y'all like the look of if there's something you'd like me to add! Still waiting on more revisions of the test barrier before I drop the coin on a prototype. It's...

going to move the top right up a half inch to better follow the curve of the roof. Other than that minor fix, and maybe some slight design changes, it's ready for metal cutting. My plan is to do my first prototype in A36 steel, which I'm planning to use as the production material as well. That...

version 1 tested, fits around the headrest, but needs shortened to the black line. I've got a better one in the works.

My thought with the two piece design was the clamping force and having a little adjustment left and right. Though thinking about it more, for simplicity sake I may go to a single piece. I know the koan one is a metal bracket, which is fine for their design, but to me if looks like a blade a...