TRIBALOVERKILL, "Blackout"

UUUUUUUUUPDATE.

I center punched all the areas that I have to cut out. This way the drill bit doesnt run around. It is very important that I punch the very center. I dont want to drill pst any of the lines, that could screw up the piece. Seriously.

Here are two of them all drilled out and ready to cut.

Now,... I waisted a ton of time today looking for my scroll saw blades. I couldnt find them ANYWHERE! I think I threw them out by mistake. Anyways,... I hade to go to the store to get more. I got these spiral blades which cut in all directions. They are good for exactly what I plan on using them for,... cutting out shapes.

Here is the second piece almost done. I only got two of them done today. I was kinda slacking offfff,........................... SPONGE BOB! What did I say!!!! No calling for help! Damnit,... don't you ever listen? I'm gettin plankton on your ass now,...

HOOOOOO!!! SHIIIIIIT!!! Plankton, what the hell are you doing!!! I said rough him up,... not cut him in half with my scroll saw!!! DAAAAAAMN!

Dude,... your nuts are history!!! WHA HA HA!!!

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAANYWAYS,.... ha ha,.... yea. Here are the two pieces I finished scroll sawing! Don't they look swell! They still need to be filed down.

Tomorrow I will finish these pieces,... no slacking off. Peace!!!

Cool. Nice job. I didn't even know they had spiral scroll saw blades... I'll have to get some to do my mod, which I really should post my ideas... hmmm..

lol dude musta had fun with that lil spongebob thing :P so are his nuts still in tact or no?

Neways great job as always :D

LOL,... I was so close to actually doing it! But I couldnt hurt my spongy friend. I just like beaten him up once in a while.

the inner shields looks superb! And LOL with bob! I understand why you couln't procied with the scoll saw on him... A man can never do that to another man! Bob was just an inch from becoming Bobline. :P Poor bob...

OK,... HERE IT IS IN ALL IT"S GLORY!!! It's not done but still,... it is friggin COOL!

Here I have an inner shield in the vise so I can file the designs out.

Here are all the pieces filed down and sanded. I am now ready to bend them.

Again, here is the prototype and the bend I need to accomplish.

This is th epipe I am going to use to bedn the pieces. The pipe radius is the same as the radii of the case corners.

See how it fits nicely:)

Now,... a good thing is that when I first tried bending aluminum I hd scoured a straight line from one side of the pipe to the other. I used this line to line up the aluminum for the bend. Well,... it didnt work because it was hard as heel to line up the aluminum and keep it on the line. Anyways,... I am going to use this line once again to bend these pieces. This tim eI have a VISE to help me.

Now,... both sides of the piece needs to be straight. Only the mid section needs to be bent. What I will start bending from the opposite side where the bolts go. I do this because I can stop bending when I get to that side, that means that side will be straight because I didnt bend it. The other side that I started bending from will be bent. It needs to be somewhat straight too. I can easily bend it back some to straighten it out. So I have to line up the side opposite of where the bolts go, with the line on the pipe.

I will then tape the piece to that line to make it easier when clamping it down in the vise.

I cut a new piece of angled aluminum to go in the vise with the piece to protect it from having the pattern of the jaws imprinted on it. This angled aluminum is slightly shorter then the inner shield itself. I did this so I can see if the piece is on the line. Heres one side lined up,...

Heres the other side,...

Once I have the pipe and piece clamped down tight,... using a piece of wood and a hammer I begin hammering away. You have to hammer from where the piece is clamped down and out. Dont start anywhere else because it wont bend around the pipe. It will kind of fold ontop of it. I have to be careful to make sure I hammer this piece evenly from one side to the other. Some of the areas are weaker then others and therefore will try and fold rather then bend nicely. Any folding can be easily tpped out using a small hammer.

This is what you should get when done.

Looks good but not perfect yet.

Heres why,... see the side of the piece closet to the barbs? It's round, needs ot be more straight. Also,... by the bolts, it's hard to see in the pic but its a bit round there too. The closest edge to the camera or the outline of the piece is round so it may look as if my bend is more round then it really is.

Heres after fixing it.

This is more like it. That once edge there by the barbs needs to be straightened out a bit more. It looks dented. but you get the idea.

Heres a preview with the prototype side.

Here's two of them done.

See how the the two pieces look kind of whole? Thats what I want.

All of them done.

Shot with some tygon hooked to the pump. How cool does that look!

Polished up!!! SWEET!

With the polished sides. The sides are not bolted down, they are just leaning.

In the case without the sides on.

Now,... theres a problem. The UV accents are pretty much the same shape as the aluminum pieces. The UV accents get bolted along with the aluminum pieces. Now,... the problem,... the UV accents for the inner shields are going to go under the aluminum pieces. I fI bolt it along with the aluminum the aluminum pieces will be pushed 1/8" away from the center. Which means the middle or vertical gap will be 1/4" larger then I want it to be. It will be larger then the horizontal gap. I need to figure out how I will fasten the UV accents. Anways,... WHAT DO YOU THINK!!! COOL EHH???

im here! LOL! my first post here. anyway your pump shield is awesome... chromeee.. :D

WOW! You're insane, man! :D It's look great! How did you polished this?

(PostScriptum: By the way, sry for my english ;) )

i love this! i want to say somthing thats as astonishing as what im actually seeing...but i just can't find the words...

perhaps the best compliment i can give you TO ...is that i want to go streight out to the workshop and try to copy this.....emphasis on "try" cause i doubt i could re-create this if i tryed!!!

i wait for everyupdate :D

Total respect mate!