Updated:
10/04/2010:
Here
I used a lathe to cut out the circles for the collar and put the
weights on top when I glued them together.
Center
supports added
First
set of ribs.
All
ribs in place.
Just
put the radar on top to see how it would look.
Updated:
05/06/2010:
I
am using the lathe at work. Again sorry for the picture.
Brain
Cup. This is the bottom part of a air bag from the suspension
system of a car from work. Sorry for the pictures but couldn't
down load them from the phone.
Other
View
Cup
machined & i am cutting MFD board for the rest.
Elongated
holes drilled
Not
finished yet. Just put the light rods in to see what it would
look like. I have to screw & glue the parts together.
Updated:
11/17/2009:
Cut
the discs on a brake drum lathe at work.
Disks
are made of Plexiglas
Not
to bad of a cut on the discs.
Here
i use the PVC pipe for the boot ring instead of the lid in the
next picture.
As
you can see the Goop lid is just about the same diameter as the
PVC pipe.
I
cut the center out but didn't like the way it looked.
Bottom
half of radar section made from oak plywood.
I
used wood filler to fill in the sides and then sanded them, it
makes a lot of dust but has a nice finish.
For
the black trim i used flexible corner molding.
Flexible molding.
The
8 pieces of wood i used some floor boards i pulled up from the
dining room. I am putting a new floor down.
Materials
used for the radar.
Gathering
materials for tread section.
The
gray wood you see is from an old sign from work that has been
sitting there for the last 10 years. They were going to throw
it out but i got it.
These
motors i got off of Ebay for $160.00 The will need the 24 volt
system to work.
I
used the belt sander to smooth these out.
I
used the band saw to cut these out.
Getting
there.
Now
i need to rout these out.
Me
& my wife with some parts of the B9
The collar is a fan shroud.
These
are from the air leveling system on a Lincoln.
All
ribs are made.
Second
tread section soon to follow.
Steve
S . ( B9-0478)
