06-07-2010, 08:08 PM
Ok its been a good d ay & Im happy with what Ive done. Firstly PPE! Please every one remeber to where your PPE when working. Sanding, glueing whatever! Wear it.
Well I had these acrylics Laser Cut for my extensin & afetr starting on it something was telling me this aint going to be good enough for me so I stopped & came up with another idea
I decided to trace my engine plate on my 3mm styrene sheet & cut an extension. The idea was to make like a 'Gasget'
It just seemed so right so ahead I went. I gotta say it was pretty damn hard cuttin the centre piece out the 3mm styrene 
but I was determined & nothin was going going to stop me 
So got it cut slapped a heap of glue over it & fitted it. I then stood the box up so it was sitting on it & left it with all the weight pushing down. I then sanded it(outside) & filled in the few small gaps. Gave it another quick sand & she's pretty damn good I think. Ive achieved 3 things with this. Ive extended my box as needed. Ive created a brace to support & secure my engine plate & Ive created a brce for the engine lid to sit on which I think was needed I gotta say I am stoked with this achievement today.
Ive now finally started on detailing or setting out the detail parts for the ports & hope to have most of them done in the next 2 weeks hopefully. Ive definately got plenty to keep me occupied for a while just with the ports. Hopefully I can get a new engine plate cut soon as Ive modified the files to give me exactly what I need. Inbetween everything I have taught myself Adobe Illustrator to make 'Vector' files for Laser Cutting.
Remember the PPE Team
Well I had these acrylics Laser Cut for my extensin & afetr starting on it something was telling me this aint going to be good enough for me so I stopped & came up with another idea
I decided to trace my engine plate on my 3mm styrene sheet & cut an extension. The idea was to make like a 'Gasget'
It just seemed so right so ahead I went. I gotta say it was pretty damn hard cuttin the centre piece out the 3mm styrene but I was determined & nothin was going going to stop me So got it cut slapped a heap of glue over it & fitted it. I then stood the box up so it was sitting on it & left it with all the weight pushing down. I then sanded it(outside) & filled in the few small gaps. Gave it another quick sand & she's pretty damn good I think. Ive achieved 3 things with this. Ive extended my box as needed. Ive created a brace to support & secure my engine plate & Ive created a brce for the engine lid to sit on which I think was needed I gotta say I am stoked with this achievement today.Ive now finally started on detailing or setting out the detail parts for the ports & hope to have most of them done in the next 2 weeks hopefully. Ive definately got plenty to keep me occupied for a while just with the ports. Hopefully I can get a new engine plate cut soon as Ive modified the files to give me exactly what I need. Inbetween everything I have taught myself Adobe Illustrator to make 'Vector' files for Laser Cutting.
Remember the PPE Team