👍 I was going to suggest the same and I think they will still look good with the bottom stay on the outside. With his skill they can be made as a feature.
I did consider that but they weren't really done that way. I am more and more convinced I messed up a measurement somewhere. Now I am back I will measure exactly what radius I ended up with.
I did consider it. I'd rather take the time and get it right I think. Every time I do one I get faster at it so hopefully it won't take too long. Will need more welding gas though!
I don't mind being wrong, you learn more that way! Back from my break now so I want to see exactly what radius the guards I made are. I think they aren't what I expected which explains why I am having so many troubles. Either I messed up a simple measurement or the shape changes more than I think once assembled. I suspect I just messed up!
The floating swarf trap can be cured by hot gluing a neodynium magnet to the bottom of the trap and putting a piece of steel below your tank. This will also draw the steel swarf to bottom of the trap. For the chuck plate, can you get a piece of round stock and machine it all on your lathe?
I was thinking old hard drive magnets should do it. Or else the ring magnets from microwave oven magnetrons. Getting a big chunk of steel is tricky here. And expensive. By the time I found an engineering shop who could cut a chunk big enough for me and had it shipped here it would be expensive. Then next problem would be holding it in the lathe. I think I'd have to bolt it to a faceplate then turn the threaded middle part then mount that on the spindle to turn the whole thing true. I am not sure I can even cut metric threads on mine.
Not really. I think some specials do it that way but they never did from the factory as far as I know and the other issue is there isn't much to attach them too. The brake back plates are aluminium so not sure you'd want to bolt to those. I'd have to go look to see if there was another way to do it but I think it would be tricky.
Not quite as elegant, but could you put the bottom mount on the outside of the mudguard? You have done a really good job fabricating them.
👍 I was going to suggest the same and I think they will still look good with the bottom stay on the outside. With his skill they can be made as a feature.
I did consider that but they weren't really done that way. I am more and more convinced I messed up a measurement somewhere. Now I am back I will measure exactly what radius I ended up with.
I did consider it. I'd rather take the time and get it right I think. Every time I do one I get faster at it so hopefully it won't take too long. Will need more welding gas though!
I was really hoping I was wrong, and you were right..... you'll get it to work. Cheers from here.
I don't mind being wrong, you learn more that way! Back from my break now so I want to see exactly what radius the guards I made are. I think they aren't what I expected which explains why I am having so many troubles. Either I messed up a simple measurement or the shape changes more than I think once assembled. I suspect I just messed up!
The floating swarf trap can be cured by hot gluing a neodynium magnet to the bottom of the trap and putting a piece of steel below your tank. This will also draw the steel swarf to bottom of the trap. For the chuck plate, can you get a piece of round stock and machine it all on your lathe?
I was thinking old hard drive magnets should do it. Or else the ring magnets from microwave oven magnetrons. Getting a big chunk of steel is tricky here. And expensive. By the time I found an engineering shop who could cut a chunk big enough for me and had it shipped here it would be expensive. Then next problem would be holding it in the lathe. I think I'd have to bolt it to a faceplate then turn the threaded middle part then mount that on the spindle to turn the whole thing true. I am not sure I can even cut metric threads on mine.
to bad you cannot rework, you can get after it when you get back home refreshed from holiday , cheers
Back now! Am looking forward to having another go. It's a lot of work but it should be much faster now I have some idea how to do it.
i know little about the car,,, but can't you have the guards mounted so they turn with the steering???
Not really. I think some specials do it that way but they never did from the factory as far as I know and the other issue is there isn't much to attach them too. The brake back plates are aluminium so not sure you'd want to bolt to those. I'd have to go look to see if there was another way to do it but I think it would be tricky.