Looks good, can't wait to see it painted. 
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MMMMMMMMMMmmmmm.....painted goodness..gotta touch up the black though, got some fingerprints in the paint when I thought it was dry enough (but wasn't)....
This is only a preliminary test for this particular paint scheme. I want to see how well it works out in our woods before I tighten up the paint job. If it doesn't work out, I'll be changing it completely so there was no need to go "all out" just yet...
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Impeller spinning....
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OK, now send it to me and I'll make a mold of it to cast the the shells!
Can the JB weld be sanded down smoother?Comment
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Are you serious? I could do that....for the cost of one of your Universal Warp bracketsOriginally posted by lukeOK, now send it to me and I'll make a mold of it to cast the the shells!
Can the JB weld be sanded down smoother?
I wish it could...After I let it cure the 24 hours, I used two brand new 200 grit (super rough) sanding sponges and burned them BOTH out without removing much material at all. Then I tried the sanding drums on my Dremel....same thing. I had to paint it as-is. LESSONS LEARNED.....USE LESS OF THE JB WELD STICK.Comment
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last time i ended up using the JB weld stick i ended up sanding it down with some sort of hard sponge sanding thing. i have no idea what the name of it is... worked pretty well.
with all of that on there now, how heavy did it make it?"Ah yes, I have one of the 32*rebels that I always take to big scenario games. It keeps the truck from rolling if I have to park on a hill." - automikeyComment
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If the hopper worked well and the two halves fit together well, sure. I would probably have to to do some cleanup on your JB welds and smooth the parts over real nice which would ruin your paint job.Are you serious?
I could do that....for the cost of one of your Universal Warp brackets
Nah, I would have over $150 tied up in materials just to see if it was possible for me to make the molds and cast them into a usable part. Not to mention the time involved in making the molds and making a "moldable" part out out of what you started. I would be glad to give you one of the finished parts if it were to work out. It would all depend how good of a job you did to start with.
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Those are the sanding sponges I used and I burned them both out without making a dent in the weld. I simply used too much. As to the weight, it added perhaps 6oz...8 tops.Originally posted by master_alexander
Obviously, I was kidding about the bracket. I guess I used the wrong smiley to show that...lol....Originally posted by lukeIf the hopper worked well and the two halves fit together well, sure. I would probably have to to do some cleanup on your JB welds and smooth the parts over real nice which would ruin your paint job.
Nah, I would have over $150 tied up in materials just to see if it was possible for me to make the molds and cast them into a usable part. Not to mention the time involved in making the molds and making a "moldable" part out out of what you started. I would be glad to give you one of the finished parts if it were to work out. It would all depend how good of a job you did to start with.
As to the rest, I have yet to do a drop test and other checks before I do anything else. I will report my findings though..Comment
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Obviously, I was kidding about the bracket. I guess I used the wrong smiley to show that...lol....As to the rest, I have yet to do a drop test and other checks before I do anything else. I will report my findings though..Last edited by luke; 12-14-2008, 10:45 AM.Comment
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Actually...before I painted it I was banging it around on my table seeing it it fell apart. Not enough to crack the shells but more than a simple tap. Not even a creak between the plastics...
The outsides fit very nicely together but inside where the neck meets the upper shells, I want to make some tests because when you look at the pics, the feedneck mouth had to be in pretty far (almost 3/4") to make them work together without further cutting for the impeller. Look to the interior pics and see that "ramp" I had to make to allow the paint to roll down from the front to the neck. I'm hoping that I don't have to make a tray like an Egg to allow better and even feeding but the more I look at it, the more I think I have to. Perhaps in your mouldings, you can trim your templates to remove the top of where the feedneck enters the top shells. Perhaps later tonight or tomorrow I will throw a pod of paint in it and check but right now I'm getting ready for work.
I have absolutely no problem sending this to you for your venture and if it works for you, The paint job I did means very little to me as it's only on right now to test this "pattern" for our woods and isn't the final scheme I plan on painting. Screwing it up is a "no biggie" for me.....lol. I'll PM you when my initial testing is done so we can work out the details.
I'd gladly accept a set of shells - with or without your improvements
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