I'll take some pics for you,...Quote:
Originally Posted by thephreak99
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I'll take some pics for you,...Quote:
Originally Posted by thephreak99
Looking superb keep it up :)
I finished the other two sides! Thank you god! I am but am not looking forward to making the inners:( Lordy no. Anwyays,... I must. Check this out!
My little basin for wet sanding,...
Where I do my buffing. See the compond I am using. You need that. You cloth wheel will tear itself to pieces without it. Plus,... it wont buff at all.
See the silver color. Thats the compund mixed with aluminum dust.
Heres the sanding discs I was telling you about. 3 types,... coarse, medium, and fine. I just got done using the fine.
Whats left after using the fine disc. I will wet sand some of that and then buff the rest out.
Wet sanding,... dirty dirty.
ALL DONE! SO HOT!
See the reflection. so cool.
I am going to do the reservoir bracket first thing in the morning. After that I will starting cutting out the inner shields. I was doing some thinking while working today and decided that i will also buff the aluminum front panels to a mirror shine too. This way it will do just that, act as a mirror so that the uv green panels will shine alot bright behind the tinted black. All the light from the front LEDs and Uv green panels will be reflected out the front of the case. I think it would be sweet!
nice!! that looks sweet
total devotion! love it and well worth the effort ..just when you think they could look any better :)
Thanks defyant:) I'm off to the garage now to start my second job, lol.Quote:
Originally Posted by Defyant
They look like Klingon weapons!
Note to self: buy some of those tools...
LOL!!! Your right! HA HA HA!!
Update,............................... again. Check it out.
First,....BAAM! Instant,... new reservoir bracket! I didnt take pics of my doing it because after reading this entire log you should all know by know how I did do it. CHECK IT OUT!
What a pain it was polishing this thing. It was bending all over the place. Anyways,... I can see myself in it so I aint complaining.
Now,... originally it was that plain flat arm. I knew there was something that needed to be done at the time I finished making it intially but I was sure. I didnt wan tot cut anything out of it because it would weaken it. I decided that was a crock and start thinking. I wsa going to to cut out 4 total grooves but I didnt because it would look just like the clamp itself. I needed something different that would separate the arm from the clamp,......... so I only made two grooves, lol. Moving on. It looks sweet though right? Kinda like it was meant to look like that. Crappy pic though,... it's all dirty from touching it. Anyways.
Installed. HOT! I love it!
Friggin sweet! Gawd.
Ok,... so now thats done its time for the nner shields. This is my goal, as you already know.
Because the size of this piece doesnt have to be all that precise,... I'm just going to use the model to sketch out all the pieces on the aluminum I will cut.
Using my trusty scroll saw,... I cut right up on the line,.... which was actually something I didnt want do but at the same time I did. Heres why,... cutting right up on the line will save time when filing but when it comes time to sandwich them all together to be filed, what a pain! I couldnt line them up right because I was afraid one would be off and once done filing I would find a flat spot on one of the pieces because it never met the file. Tip,... cut close to the line but give yourself enough slack so you can sandwich them together reall quick without having to wrry about one being off.
Here are the pieces already sandwiched and I just got done filing the flat sides of the pieces. I'm checking to make sure I filed fairly straight, which I did,... of coarse >-|.
Heres all four pieces filed to their general shape.
Here I removed the bolts, and cleaned them up with a air grinder. This time I will draw on each piece and cut and file one at a time seeing its faster that way. Here kinda like what they will look like when bolted to the pumps. Except these pieces will be rounded, bent over a pipe. That goign to to be a pain! I see it now.
I quit a bit earlier then usual so I can sleep. Seeing that I am goignto draw on all 4 pieces I know that if I did that now I wouldnt get to cut any of them. So I'll take them to work with me and draw on them when I am not busy. So when I get home I can start cutting and filing first thing. I cant wait to bend these and shine them up. It's goign to look sweet with the lit up UV green accent pieces! Can't wait! PEACE!
Much too sick dude. I can see you love that polished look :P I do to it looks great. Im sure ur sick of hearing this but i cant wait till you're done with it its very very awsome :)
