TnB= Gir

lol what the heck?

OT: Was my plan for mounting the pump and reservoirs easy to understand? I kinda just blurbed whatever I was thinking in the pm, didn't make it too clear.

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Phew...that was a serious Trip

Now that I have sobered up, here are some shots of the process:



I made a form from acrylic that had a round-over along the long edge:



Here you can see the curvature. These brackets/braces/angles (forgive me if I keep switching terminology) are ancillary to the load-bearing bond that will be holding the panels together; since they are just that, the curve should not affect the rigidity... may even help a little:




Here are both Forms that will comprise the entire form for Carbon Fiber when it is setting:




A couple shots of the CF, Padding, and Mylar:






I was working rather quickly, so I do not have an entire set of images, but here is the outer layer of CF getting slathered with Marine Epoxy:



It was when I took that picture that I removed my respirator... and forgot to put it back on...


The sandwiched CF:



...and weighted down as it sets:



Tomorrow I will see if this was a success or not.

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TnB= Gir

Very nice

Glad to see you back to normal and typing kerrectaly

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arekieh

wow,
good work
good luck and i hope it works out

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prosser13

Beep beep!

Good work Syr

Have a cookie...wait, we're out of cookies. This will do:

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pyr0m1

For the glowing tubes, you might be able to get a lacquered clearcoat or something on top so it can't get rubbed off.

I can't wait to see the CF!

OT: Woot! 888 posts!

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Warfarin88

I can't wait to see what's going to happen with that carbon fiber. Heck, just the craftsmanship of the mold is outstanding.

Seriously. Don't go holding out on us. I might have to hurt somebody.













That or pee my pants. I haven't decided yet.

Indignity

yum... sammiches

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repo_man

Syr, I love you to death man, but can you update the first page? I really dont feel like going through 24 pages to find the pics :P But from what I see on this page (24) it looks awesome! LOL

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Evenin' Gents

repo - I think I did it right, ya might have to slap me a couple times as I am still a little... erm... "altered" - dang but those fumes took me to a higher plane!

Post #2 should have all Update Posts in date sequence.... tis right?


Hey Indignity... hands off o' my sammich! Grrrrrrrrrrrrr.... lol - j/k... So... you see what I meant when I was thinking like you insofar as the struts. I think it will work well (ala Sword M case).

Warf - (s'kay to call you that?) I knew that I needed the form to be as good as I could get it. Once the form is removed, any and EVERY flaw and error will be visible.. clearly so. Ya... it was important to take my time on the molds. We shall see if it was worth it.


Pyr0m1 - Good thinking on the Clear coat.

-My original plan was similar. You see, there are going to be Runes "scribed" into the pillar. I was gonna spray the Neon, stencil, then spray black. In hindsight, the stenciling would most likely ruin the Neon (as you pointed out).
CD gave me an idea: Another larger tube over the smaller.... The Dood is brilliantly creative!
More on that later.

prosserrrrrrrrrrrrrrr..... thanks for the.... hamster... . Ya know it was real tasty and all, but next time can I wait for the cookie?

Arekiah - Thanks Man! I hope it works out too... we will see soon enough

Lol...TnB= Gir ....what does your name mean? And thanks... as much as I may like altered states, I can do without the "industrial" type. Hahahahaa...erm... uh... okey sorry - I'm still a little giddy.


General thoughts:

So far so good - I am having some misgivings about this DIY Carbon Fiber. It is not the process of fabrication that I am balking at, it is the cutting.

After doing more research, and reading MSDS's (Material Data Safety Sheet's) I am concerned about cutting this stuff.

It seems it is highly toxic. It is one thing for an entity that has the appropriate disposal facilities and gear; and a completely differnet one for some Punk Dood cutting crap up on the sidewalk... I am clearly the latter.

I have apporpriate personal protection measures... provided I use them, but I wonder about the neighbor hood - lots of kids running around. Sometimes the are playing very nearby and downwind... I don't cherish the idea of possibly poisoning them.

It seems that wet-cutting is the way to go, and some sources have cited cutting under water.... huh! I can see myself in the front yard in the kiddie pool with mask and snorkel trying to cut CF panels while they are submerged. Not to mention the problem of using AC power tools while sitting in a kiddie pool!

Hmmm.... gotta think this one through...

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