Punisher
12-10-2009, 04:15 AM
Stacey Combo AKA STACE custom.
So here it is my Stacey combo, After Nick, (Moving Target) got his one, I went overboard and ordered one too, this is the mark 2 model.
Changes that i made together with Stacey are,
X strapping system rather then the Y on nicks model.
Round holes.
Face opening cut to match the cage.
strapless backplate
and the lip, i wear a chin cup and not a sling, this lip allows you choice either.
this was a hell of a part for Stace to work on, but knowing Stace it came out looking great, again this isn't just a piece of plastic or a glassfiber add on, this is the same as the mask shell, high grade material, he built a mold just for this piece.
got a few mails saying he was working on it to get the inside of this as smooth as the outside.
The shell is almost pure aramid to get it stiff enough and boy is it stiff.
Cage has been fastened with 6 screws to the shell and 4 to the lip (two are used to overlap both) none of these are in the high impact zone where you sometimes see other makers put screws.
Cage is a Stainless model powdercoated white.
I was surprised that the cage is build up out of different Ø of rods, the high impact ones are thicker then the other ones, which on their turn are as thick as my spacetech's cage.
So i got confidence in this cage.
with a big stainless cage like that, i was fearing a heavier weight but it comes in on a nice
1.4 kg slightly heavier then other masks, but the balance is insane, putting this on is like wearing a cap.
Sidelines are immense, downview is bigger then in anything i ever wore excluding my old combo with a cateye, these are quite the same actually in downview and sidelines.
My input to the location of the buckles are a small success in my eyes, the buckles are mounted in between the cage rods, so it is recessed and when hit it can't pop away, there is about 1cm of stretch when i undo them on each side, enough to pull it over my head and just enough to make them snug.
Overall I'm trilled with this new addition to my gear whorism.
i will let you guys know how it goes on ice.
Also i'm currently building a dangler out of Lexan the same grade used in bulletproof glass. it's gonna be finished today and i will post pics of that later on.
Pun.
and the pics off course.
http://img31.imageshack.us/img31/4467/dscn0384e.jpg
http://img31.imageshack.us/img31/5457/dscn0385hn.jpg
http://img709.imageshack.us/img709/3040/dscn0386.jpg
http://img19.imageshack.us/img19/3537/dscn0387ve.jpg
http://img20.imageshack.us/img20/9754/dscn0391x.jpg
So here it is my Stacey combo, After Nick, (Moving Target) got his one, I went overboard and ordered one too, this is the mark 2 model.
Changes that i made together with Stacey are,
X strapping system rather then the Y on nicks model.
Round holes.
Face opening cut to match the cage.
strapless backplate
and the lip, i wear a chin cup and not a sling, this lip allows you choice either.
this was a hell of a part for Stace to work on, but knowing Stace it came out looking great, again this isn't just a piece of plastic or a glassfiber add on, this is the same as the mask shell, high grade material, he built a mold just for this piece.
got a few mails saying he was working on it to get the inside of this as smooth as the outside.
The shell is almost pure aramid to get it stiff enough and boy is it stiff.
Cage has been fastened with 6 screws to the shell and 4 to the lip (two are used to overlap both) none of these are in the high impact zone where you sometimes see other makers put screws.
Cage is a Stainless model powdercoated white.
I was surprised that the cage is build up out of different Ø of rods, the high impact ones are thicker then the other ones, which on their turn are as thick as my spacetech's cage.
So i got confidence in this cage.
with a big stainless cage like that, i was fearing a heavier weight but it comes in on a nice
1.4 kg slightly heavier then other masks, but the balance is insane, putting this on is like wearing a cap.
Sidelines are immense, downview is bigger then in anything i ever wore excluding my old combo with a cateye, these are quite the same actually in downview and sidelines.
My input to the location of the buckles are a small success in my eyes, the buckles are mounted in between the cage rods, so it is recessed and when hit it can't pop away, there is about 1cm of stretch when i undo them on each side, enough to pull it over my head and just enough to make them snug.
Overall I'm trilled with this new addition to my gear whorism.
i will let you guys know how it goes on ice.
Also i'm currently building a dangler out of Lexan the same grade used in bulletproof glass. it's gonna be finished today and i will post pics of that later on.
Pun.
and the pics off course.
http://img31.imageshack.us/img31/4467/dscn0384e.jpg
http://img31.imageshack.us/img31/5457/dscn0385hn.jpg
http://img709.imageshack.us/img709/3040/dscn0386.jpg
http://img19.imageshack.us/img19/3537/dscn0387ve.jpg
http://img20.imageshack.us/img20/9754/dscn0391x.jpg