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Hello,

My name is Cameron Locklar and I am a senior Industrial Design student at Appalachian State University.  I will be working with Montie all summer to help design new products and help with re-designing some existing products.

One of my first tasks at Montie Gear was to come up with an adapter plate for a tubular band for the Y-Shot Slingshot.  This was one of the first ideas that had been thrown around and has changed since.  We ditched the nub on top and made a positive channel for the band to go around.

Next I began to work on sizing for a Titanium Y-Shot.  We wanted to expand it roughly an inch in both directions.  We are still working on the thickness of the Titanium Y-Shot since we are allowed to make it a lot thinner due to the strength of Titanium.

Our next project is a Starship Slingshot which is an elongated slingshot supported by the forearm.  We are still in the beginning stages of the design, but we have a body form coming along nicely.  We will be continuing to work on this for weeks to come.

Original Concept.

Different Frame Options.

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Sometimes products can be used in ways you didn’t intend when you originally created them. As an example, the Camping Shelf we design for Montie Gear was originally intended as a camp kitchen organizer / food prep area.

The realization came, as we were standing on top of the mountain, that this shelf would also work really, really well to hold up our camp shower. Not only did it hold up the camp shower it also held up the wash clothes, soap and served as a hanger for the nozzle. It also made it easy to pull the bucket down to add more hot water. Here are some pictures of the final result.

Visit www.montiegear.com for more information.

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Check out the Zombie Edition of the Montie Gear Y-Shot slingshot on CNN Money today.

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Check out the video about our Montie Gear slingshot.  The video was made by Richard Boden (from Chalmers University in Sweden).  The make great Christmas gifts.  Visit the Montie Gear website at www.montiegear.com.

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Hey!

So after more than three months, me and Robin’s internship is finally coming to an end. It has been an awesome experience for us to work at Montie Design and we have learned an incredible amount of new stuff. Some of the Montie Gear stuff we’ve been working you might have already seen if you’ve been hanging around this blog. Lately we’ve also been given the opportunity to work on some client projects which have been very fun and challenging. These products you’ll probably be able to find in Montie Design’s portfolio in the near future.

All in all, we are very greateful to have been able to come over here for this internship. We’ll will bring back with us a lot of new knowledge and a lot of fun memories.

Thanks!

/Richard and Robin

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Hey y’all!

It’s been a while since any of us interns posted anything here, but we’re still around. At least for a couple of weeks. The reason we didn’t have anything to write on the blog is that we’ve mostly been working on client projects, work which we can’t publish in any way we want to.

However, the Wrist brace, which you might have read about before, is now ready. I fixed a few things in the drawings, and finished the braiding pattern.

It’s available for preorder in the Montie Gear webshop, so if you’re looking for a more stable shooting position, now is the time to order! The Wrist brace replaces the regular side brackets on the Montie Gear Y-Shot, and is attached in the same way, with the same screws. The first batch will come in black powder coat finish. Enjoy!

/ Robin

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Hey Everyone,

I recently finished my internship at Montie Design and it was great! I got to work hands on several projects and gained a great deal of experience in Industrial Design. We toured several companies; Accufab, FineLine Prototyping, ADR Hydro-Cut, and JMC Tool to name a few. The atmosphere was great and everyone was really helpful and welcoming. We had a great time camping and the advice I received will be really helpful for my future as an Industrial Designer.

As always,
Daniel Helms

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Hey!

So after some hardware preparations and arrival of the last och the needed equipment it was time to get going with the speed testing of the old and new slingshot rubber bands. In order to get some statistically acceptable results a thorough testing plan was made. Two samples of each band type was to be tested over a series of eight trials where the initial speed of the ball was measured. The whole procedure was to be completed for two different sizes of steel balls as well as the arrow. A spreadsheet was created to keep track of the measured data. The testing went very well, the mechanical release and the fixtures made the results very consistent. We also got very interesting data which we think can result in some new band configurations in the future. Stay tuned for a more detailed preview of the analyzed data results!

Have a good weekend!

/Richard