My Mr Fusion Project

[cavx]

Got a call today to come and collect my Mr Fusion bit and pieces.

 

[formula388]

Thats exciting! Goodluck!

 

[cavx]

Thats exciting! Goodluck!

Thanks I will have to get another can of Weldon 3 and then the fun will begin

 

[cavx]

Picked the parts up from the laser cutter today, sorted and started to glue them. I used Weldon #3, a water thin clear solvent that dissolves a very thin layer of the surface of each part and fuses them together once it evaporates. Really toxic, nasty stuff, but works really well.

next will be some sanding to make sure the parts all fit together, then a layer of bondo to smooth it all out.

 

[cavx]

A slow build...

Got to slap some bog on today.

Not looking forward to the sanding.

 

[cavx]

Had a day off today, so gave this a bit of a sand.

I am kind of thinking that I should have PEP'd this thing :rolleyes

 

[Gary Weaver II]

Yeah, that looks like it's going to be a TON of work.

 

[cavx]

Yep. I am gonna cheat on the base and send that part off to a machine shop to be turned. As for the top, just plug away bit by bit and this might be ready by the end of the year

 

[cavx]

And more sanding today.

 

[cavx]

How cool is this? I asked JFCustom if he could unfold Mr.Fusion as a PEP and today I got this attached to an email Thanks JF

 

[cavx]

A PEP would be so much easier.

More bog and sanding...

 

[cavx]

Apparently I didn't mix in enough hardener as this didn't set and I had to scrap it all off and start over.

So re-applied fresh bog and after a few hours of sanding, I now have a part that is almost ready.

Still need to do a heap of work on the top parts.

 

[cavx]

I so love bogging and sanding :unsure

Heaps to go but starting to take shape.

 

[dasAdam]

happy sanding looks great so far

 

[cavx]

Thanks. I needed a break from it today so worked on other projects.

 

[cavx]

After many hours of sanding, I think he is finally done.

 

[cavx]

I have not done anything on this for ever, so thought I'd better do some work today. This is where I am at now.

Really not happy with my 'rounding' of the edges, so I'll have to re-think how I am going to do that.