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—26 8 07
Not much to look at this time. The stuff I’m doing right now is very time consuming.
-Cutting 1/2″ copper pipe into tiny bits… Each bit is getting the branding filed off, then sanded: 150grit, 3m scratch pad, 240grit, 400, then 600. After that it gets hit with the polishing goo.
-This will replace the front/bottom tank barb. It took me forever to find something that would go from 1/4″npt to copper pipe. It’s still a little long, but it will have to do.
-More adventures with the ghetto lathe. These bits will connect the copper pipe to the tubing. This will give me a way to take the rig apart.
-A blurry pic of what is finished so far. The short end goes to a fillport. I sealed everything with silicone. It’s much cleaner looking than all my other options.
I need to start working the supports for all this junk into the case now… That will give the skin on my fingers time to grow back.
—29 8 07
-I’m thinking of using some scraps to make a base for the pump.
-Another handy friend. This doesn’t get used much for modding, but It has been used to make all of the jigs. Here I’m cutting up an angle jig for a duct.
-After attacking this poor piece with the heat gun, I realized the jig was all wrong. I should have decided how far out I needed the duct to be and cut the jig to that length. (Did that make any sense? It sounded like * to me…)
-Adding this odd thingie to the reservoir…
-Made an even stranger thingie to match it…
-Here’s what it’s for- The fillport goes in the big hole…
-1/8″ part clamps it into place.
-Here it is glued to the res. I will need a teflon washer between the 2 parts before I can rivet it together.
-Making some pipe brackets.
-After some machining, they look like this. The plan is to make a polycarbonate hook to fit over this U shaped bit.
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