Bogan's Cylonbros

**bogan** · 5th October 2011, 10:49

Yeh, thats why I was leaning towards a chain lube, designed to be bit a bit more clingy than grease etc. The screen bits are all bearings, which will get used every time, andthe headlight stuff won't get used as much. Pretty low force so doubt they will wear out anytime soon if I ran them dry anyway, but a bit of chain lube can't hurt.

**avgas** · 5th October 2011, 12:08

White Lightning is good with moving stuff (chains, sliders etc) but it fucks bearings.
Handy as it goes hard an breaks off when caked with crud.

hmmmmmm maybe not that suitable.

**imdying** · 5th October 2011, 13:47

Possibly make the runners from PTFE rod?

**bogan** · 5th October 2011, 14:06

PTFE would probably work, but I can't be assed redoing them now. Will start some circuit planning this evening and perhaps do some molds for the plastic this weekend. If the plastic stuff goes poorly I might have to remake a parts of it anyway; hopefully I can just get away with a flap wheel on the grinder

**banditrider** · 9th October 2011, 11:31

Been a while since we had an update...

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**bogan** · 9th October 2011, 12:14

Originally Posted by banditrider

Been a while since we had an update...

a week isn't a while

but since you enquired.... I just been gluing some MDF together for the plastic molds, may machine em some time this week.

Cool attachment though

**banditrider** · 9th October 2011, 13:05

Originally Posted by bogan

a week isn't a while

but since you enquired.... I just been gluing some MDF together for the plastic molds, may machine em some time this week.

Cool attachment though

I just needed an excuse to use that attachment...

**bogan** · 15th October 2011, 18:45

Molds machined, need sanding and drilling then I should be able to pull some plastic off them.

Also realised my plastic sprocket cover won't take powdercoat, so made a better aluminium one, and is about 70% the weight too

**ducatilover** · 16th October 2011, 10:44

That sprocket cover is hot dude

**yod** · 16th October 2011, 11:13

that's mint

**bogan** · 17th October 2011, 20:58

Originally Posted by ducatilover

That sprocket cover is hot dude

Originally Posted by yod

that's mint

Also hot and mint is the vacuum forming I just did

Have to trim the edges still obviously, and a bit of sanding; but is the right shape, and seems rigid enough (that's what she said).

Fucking huckory setup, utilising a few m of vacuum proof sticky tape, some heat resistant motorcycle gloves, and a precision hole plugging plastic bag. All of which proved how damn simple it is to do DIY vacuum forming

**ducatilover** · 17th October 2011, 21:01

I am under the impression that you can make ANYTHING

**bogan** · 17th October 2011, 21:13

Originally Posted by ducatilover

I am under the impression that you can make ANYTHING

It's like an engineer's super power bro!

A shark on whiskey is mighty risky, but a shark on beer is a beer engineer.

**ducatilover** · 17th October 2011, 21:31

Hahahahahahaha awesomesauce

**bogan** · 21st October 2011, 20:30

a few update pics

It's damn heavy and wrist slashy when I'm trying to hold it at arms length for the second photo!

Now I'll batten the hatches and get ready to weather the storm of mismatched sci-fi references...

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