So, the first RapidFeed design that actually made it to production was my V.3 design, and I think I will keep on selling it.
The only problem with them was they tore...
By cutting slits on the top side of the fingers, the force needed for the paint to fall through was quite minimal, so you could pour a pod into your hopper, and not need to jam your pod onto the speedfeed for it to feed, yet when force was applied in the opposite direction, it would be quite difficult for the fingers to flex.
The only flaw with that design was that eventually, they would tear where the cuts were made (bottom right finger is a good example)
This "V.4" RapidFeed might be the answer to that.
(the one pictured below is a prototype, a final version will be made)
By using a flexible plastic "tear proof" material, you can get close to all the flax (just a tad bit stiffer) with hopefully no tear!
It still feeds well, almost works as well as the V.3, but should last much much longer and take heavy abuse much better
Anyone that has my V.3 RapidFeeds that would like to try out the V.4 design should PM me so we can work something out
RapidFeed V.4
