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The first link: is that a replacement fitting to swap on the radio? So that the adaptor replaces the Makita plate that is the radio already? That would be exceptionally useful.
The second link: I don’t have a problem buying one, although never really gave it a thought that they’d be readily available! Only question on the bought option is it looks a little large and don’t know if adding that in would allow the back of radio to shut?
your ones always look neat and compact.
The first link as I understand it is simply something that slides onto a Milwaukee battery and presents a flat top to bolt something like the top of a Makita battery to...so it slips into a Makita tool. Get it? Some call it a "breakout box" and take two wires off to power whatever.
If adapting the piece in the first link to another tool then how you do that varies. Some print the two (or sometimes more pieces) and bolt or screw together. Some stick together with for instance mitre bond, Super Glue etc. Another way is to screw an actual top half of a "real" Makita battery. The benefit of that is a perfect fit and good contacts you don't have to faff about making.
Take the pics below, this is the beginnings of a DeWalt battery to Makita tool adapter. This is for a mate who wants to buy a cheapo Makita clone grinder and run off his DeWalt batteries.
The bottom half is printed to A N Other's design off Thingiverse and fits onto a DeWalt battery, the top half is off a dead Makita battery. I don't like it though, imho its a bit rough and inelegant. There's a lot wrong with it... the DeWalt print only connects via 2 screws at the front. It sits too high up into the Makita top half forcing you to bend it down to get the DeWalt battery on.
See how the original spring sits on a stub of the DeWalt half, the design retains the spring clip assembly that clips into the Makita tool.
Sorry but this really does nothing for me! This is how it''ll sit when assembled:
You've have to bend it like this to get the battery on:
BUT...someone has taken the time to do it which I respect. The thing is many are happy with function over form.
So that one's a work in progress! Luckily I'm able to reverse engineer a lot of these models I find as .stl files into editable 3D .dwg models. From there I can add and subtract bits, merge them with my own designs until I come up with something I'm happy with.
PM me your address and I'll print you the first link to have a play / feel with. You might be able to cobble something together.
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