The Intelligence - Day 15
picking up on the dvd slot, I went to the HW store and got the smallest file I could find, a round 1/8" chainsaw file... of course it didnt fit the slot, so I slipped a pice of sandpaper thru the slot and pulled it back and forth to file the inside. did both sides
needed to tack down the trim pieces of the case halves using JB Weld, as they tend to move around here and there and it was pissing me off (should have done this long ago) I have a bunch of sanding coming up so I cant have the trims sliding around and popping off
tacked off the top trims
and the bottom
I went evenly spaced around both halves, but added smaller tacks in strategic areas like by fan cut outs etc
sanded down the latch brackets
one of the screws for these broke off when I was removing them a few updates ago, so I decided to try to remove the screw from the shaft. no go
I'll need one of those screw remover bit things
I think Nate wanted to see the deal with tapping acrylic, and so did I, so I did a quick test... clear cast acrylic with a 6-32 tap and bit. drilled it out (slowly, very slight downward pressure)
bypassed the tap fluid and tapped the sheet - was the same as metal but slightly easier (less resistance)
theres the threads
6-32 x 1/2"
I'd imagine its probably stronger in thicker sheets, and I am not sure how good the shear strength is in acrylic in general, but I pulled on the screw and it seemed fairly secure - good to know
ok back to the mod, needed to get the dvd mounts done. I clamped the box off the end of the table, aligned the dvd to the marks, crawled under and checked if all ok, all ok, so I jbwelded the bracket you see there (lower one, left) I retested and all looked ok, tomr I will bond the upper one. On the lower one, there will be a piece of metal "strapping" that is bonded to the bracket and has a hole for the dvd screw which is in that recessed area just behind the bracket
I wanted to paint the latch brackets too but since there is still a broken screw in one of them, I cant until I get it removed. No big deal, lets just do the latches for now
victims all taped down
4 coats of primer, 1 minute apart
then waited 5-10 minutes
4 coats of black gloss, 1 minute apart
then waited 5-10 minutes
4 coats clear, 1-3 minutes apart
back to the Evercoat Everglass Fibergl...*SLAP*
you know the deal, stirred, put some on a cardboard sheet, added a small amount of cream hardener...
added layers to where the first batches shrunk or pulled away, etc
tomr is another day, with all new adventures
thanks for watching
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