D's Custom Diary

[Dela Rey Steyn]

So after a lot of tasks I had to fi ish for SWAMBO, and Lazy Susan for another client that almost done, I decided to screw the plywood squonk and go balls to the wall straight to a piece of Lead Wood/Hardekool. This is goi g to take some time, damn this wood is hard. Took out the bulk of the cavity today with the drill press, over to chisels and rasps now to refine and make it look pretty.

Lazy Susan Polyurethane finish busy curing, going to put the suede in a bit later for the bottom.


The start of the Mod housing:

 

[Resistance]

So after a lot of tasks I had to fi ish for SWAMBO, and Lazy Susan for another client that almost done, I decided to screw the plywood squonk and go balls to the wall straight to a piece of Lead Wood/Hardekool. This is goi g to take some time, damn this wood is hard. Took out the bulk of the cavity today with the drill press, over to chisels and rasps now to refine and make it look pretty.

Lazy Susan Polyurethane finish busy curing, going to put the suede in a bit later for the bottom.
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The start of the Mod housing:
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Tips if you need it. Clamp the workpiece in the drill vice and use a straight flute router bit. It might work faster and will give cleaner results

 

[Dela Rey Steyn]

Tips if you need it. Clamp the workpiece in the drill vice and use a straight flute router bit. It might work faster and will give cleaner results

Thanks, but going to kick it 'old school' on this build. I love working with hand tools. It slower but a lot more satisfying

 

[Resistance]

Thanks, but going to kick it 'old school' on this build. I love working with hand tools. It slower but a lot more satisfying

I hear you! If your comfortable then stick to what you know.thats how I like to do things.

 

[Dela Rey Steyn]

A day spent working with your hands is never wasted! 18650 battery sled proof of concept :

 

[Dela Rey Steyn]

Something wicked this way comes!!!

 

[Silver]

Something wicked this way comes!!! View attachment 166918

@Resistance - that looks a bit like your previous avatar image. Hehe

Looking forward to seeing what you are up to @Dela Rey Steyn

 

[Dela Rey Steyn]

@Resistance - that looks a bit like your previous avatar image. Hehe

Looking forward to seeing what you are up to @Dela Rey Steyn

2 more days for the rest of the "parts" to arrive, but it should be "alive" by the weekend

 

[Resistance]

2 more days for the rest of the "parts" to arrive, but it should be "alive" by the weekend
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Then we wait. It will be worth it!

 

[Juan_G]

I'm very exited to see how this turns out!!

 

[Dela Rey Steyn]

I have never been more happy to receive a broken/dead SXK Billet Box! Yesterday was a very emotional day for me and I decided to get into this project to help keep my mind busy. The "donor" body is a blue anodized SXK BB that somebody tried to revamp by applying some form of glitter spray or nail varnish. It is going to take some time cleaning her, but it will be worth it in the end. This little beauty will be refinished and then be modified to run without the chip, in a permanent bypass mode like a mech mod, but will have a fuse that can be changed. will keep you all posted on her progress.

 

[Dela Rey Steyn]

So the glitter paint/nail polish revealed her secrets, a lot of distress to the normal lines of the original anodizing. Not to fear, another spray of paint remover should take the last residue of sparkle away and then we can decide on whether to sand and polish or respray this SXK BB. Some panel beating will also be required for where the positive contact was removed by the previous "modder"

 

[Juan_G]

So the glitter paint/nail polish revealed View attachment 167076 View attachment 167077 View attachment 167078 View attachment 167079 View attachment 167080 View attachment 167081 her secrets, a lot of distress to the normal lines of the original anodizing. Not to fear, another spray of paint remover should take the last residue of sparkle away and then we can decide on whether to sand and polish or respray this SXK BB. Some panel beating will also be required for where the positive contact was removed by the previous "modder"

And so it begins! Looks like the poor bb needs a lot of love. I would go for sand and polish, just to be different hehe

 

[Room Fogger]

So the glitter paint/nail polish revealed View attachment 167076 View attachment 167077 View attachment 167078 View attachment 167079 View attachment 167080 View attachment 167081 her secrets, a lot of distress to the normal lines of the original anodizing. Not to fear, another spray of paint remover should take the last residue of sparkle away and then we can decide on whether to sand and polish or respray this SXK BB. Some panel beating will also be required for where the positive contact was removed by the previous "modder"

Looking good there @Dela Rey Steyn , hope we will see the end product in its full glory. Been wanting to do something similar, but lack of electronics keeping me back a bit. Really interested in the fuse part!

 

[Resistance]

Looking good so far.

 

[Dela Rey Steyn]

Removing anodizing is a beast of different strokes, not as easy as stripping normal paint. But luckily there is a very good time saver right at hand in most households: Oven Cleaner! Cobra/Zeb High Speed oven cleaner works a real treat! Some more cleaning to be done tomorrow with a brush and aluminum cleaner at work, then she will be all shiny and clean!

 

[Silver]

Thats amazing @Dela Rey Steyn - looking forward to seeing how it develops

 

[Dela Rey Steyn]

Thats amazing @Dela Rey Steyn - looking forward to seeing how it develops

Thanks @Silver, still a bit of elbow grease to go on this to get it done. Then I need to decide on the finish. Do I repaint it? Polish it? Give it a brushed/media blasted finish? Maybe I should create a poll

 

[Resistance]

Thanks @Silver, still a bit of elbow grease to go on this to get it done. Then I need to decide on the finish. Do I repaint it? Polish it? Give it a brushed/media blasted finish? Maybe I should create a poll

I was thinking sand/media blasting but whichever way you go with the finish ,it will be different to the normal "BB" finish so it would be good either way

 

[RainstormZA]

I was thinking sand/media basting but whichever way you go with the finish ,it will be different to the normal "BB" finish so it would be good either way

What he said - make it unique and different

 

[BoboVA]

The Invader redo - proof of concept and seeing if I can successfully take it apart and put it back together again:
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You are doing beautifully! Good luck

 

[Resistance]

Patience is a virtue!!! Lol

 

[Vilaishima]

Not to be a party pooper but anodising forms part of the aluminium and makes the surface harder. Removing the anodizing as in this case removes a layer of the anodized aluminium and oven cleaner also "eats" aluminium explaining why it removes anodizing. The surface will most probably be weakened and will possibly be pitted from the oven cleaner.

 

[BoboVA]

Patience is a virtue!!! Lol

Yeah

 

[Resistance]

Its going to be worth the wait!