............ I'll finally have some ginger updates soon, I’ve just been busy building a bathroom in the house and by the time I’m done putting in work on it, I don't feel like doing anything else.
I know exactly what you mean mate. Try for an update this weekend?
This was the one part of my project that brought me to my knees and forced me to outsource it. I just couldn't get the design shaped perfectly with my own hands/templates. Leave it to you to find a solution!
Years back I met my favorite comic book artist at Comicon and asked him to sketch my favorite character of his wearing a shirt with the rocketsprocket logo on it. Interestingly (to me at least) his approach to shaping the cog was basically the same as Ond's. 1. Create the circle, 2. "attach" the teeth individually at the "compass points" This was a novel idea to me, as I had drawn the logo hundreds of times with a single outline/stroke, but never as well as he did on his first pass.
I have a lot of time these days to ponder practical solutions to my (your) designs. I love the eureka moments when I think I have a solution to something.
Dear God, this is pure artistry! Amazing stuff you're doing there. I'm going to follow this thread closely .
Welcome aboard and thanks for taking an interest in my project.
Here's the completed vacuum press all ready to go. It’s all sealed with silicone on the joins and fitted with Vacuum pipe attachment.
The cut plan and parts list is really simple for it:
• 4 x 50mm x 300mm x 16mm MDF
• 2 x 300mm x 332mm x 16mm MDF
• 5 x rubber feet (screw on)
• 4 x Corner aluminium
• Aluminium for mounting frame
• 1.3 M of 3mm rubber strip
• Screws, glue etc.
I got the fibreglass layer cut back on my Control Panel. Next I'll recut the control cut-outs nice and clean.
Who loves their Dremel? I do! On visits to my hardware shop I'm always picking up some new attachment for the thing. Just a few of my favourites pictured here.
Who tries to make their feeble Dremel perform the work a router should hmmm? I don't. I just use my router to gouge out the rough cut, then I use my Dremel to finish the job.
A test fitting of the various Rocket Sprocket 'n Core parts. The Rocket part has more shaping to go yet. The rough rebate for the cog will be filled and refined for a much tighter, neater fit to the cog.
For those new to my project who have never seen the original Rocket Sprocket coin plate, its fabrication and construction was very similar to the new one. It had a different shape and smoothed out look. I should probably just show you.
Flashback time!
Here it is, the original in all its chromed glory. That's real chrome over MDF. So why replace it? The new cabinet design has an overall different feel and theme. You'll just have to keep following to see what that is.
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Next.. final shaping and finishing of the Rocket Sprocket Coin Plate.