Eagle
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Post by Eagle on Aug 3, 2019 21:31:48 GMT -5
Figured that, but as much as you have been talking about John I thought maybe you had decided to use some of his marketing style - rename them Holy Fenders and mark them up 2000%.
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Post by Cherokee Chuck on Aug 12, 2019 23:16:48 GMT -5
Woah people. Hell yes! Where have I been. Get me in this.
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Post by Cherokee Chuck on Aug 12, 2019 23:17:29 GMT -5
Where do I paypal!
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Post by Cherokee Chuck on Aug 12, 2019 23:19:29 GMT -5
Give me a skull to stare in. Throw me a robe. Light some candles. Tap me with a sword. Red pill, Blue pill give me both. Lets go......
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Post by Cherokee Chuck on Aug 12, 2019 23:32:05 GMT -5
Oh and lets run it in 1 1/2" wide with tubulators....just saying
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Post by Professor Moriarty on Aug 13, 2019 10:15:41 GMT -5
Give me a skull to stare in. Throw me a robe. Light some candles. Tap me with a sword. Red pill, Blue pill give me both. Lets go...... Ok fellas... I think that we can forego the usual initiation for Chuck... no need to bring out the paddle and the goat... However... I think that this glorious speed team would appreciate a thumbs up on my last post over on the MBK forum... |
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Post by Professor Moriarty on Aug 31, 2019 11:12:20 GMT -5
So... This is how I plan on making my personal shipping boxes from now on. I used the “contour” command in Rhino to slice up the the car I had drawn up into section profiles. From there I laser cut these profiles from Foamcore, and tacked them together with white glue. A couple areas seemed pretty pretty close to the wheels so I just trimmed them a little with an Xacto. For this car in particular the system works great... because the car is actually floating, being held only by the fenders. This box will get a label or photo so that the person won’t put it in backwards, and have a ribbon tacked below to help lift the car out. This car holder will go into a shipping box with about .5” all around it... some type of packing will fill the void.. maybe even Foamcore... and the entire package will weigh less than 13oz... which will enable it to be sent using First Class Mail for under $3 each way.    |
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Post by Cherokee Chuck on Sept 1, 2019 14:11:09 GMT -5
That is sweet!
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Post by Crash Enburn on Sept 10, 2019 10:26:28 GMT -5
Does it protect the car from ham-fisted postal workers? Will the car survive the "throw it from the roof" test?
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Eagle
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Post by Eagle on Sept 10, 2019 17:13:05 GMT -5
If so, should he name it the Crash Noburn?
Sending First Class it will certainly not get the best treatment.
There has to be a thicker cardboard, other material with a little more space that is more rigid yet light that we can create a space around each wheel yet hold the car in place ....
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Post by Crash Enburn on Sept 11, 2019 17:52:22 GMT -5
Hmm. As I'm thinking about this more, it should protect the car's tune. I think instead of the tune change happening from the body being still and the wheels having the ability to get pulled/pushed by momentum, it's likely more a case where the cars were allowed to move enough to have the wheels hit the outside edges and get forced into the body... But, a second "throw it from the roof" video would be great.  |
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Post by Eagle on Sept 11, 2019 22:13:22 GMT -5
I've seen pics on Joe's roof. If it survives off there he'll have to go full time PWD box builder.
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Post by Sugar Creek Racing on Sept 12, 2019 16:04:10 GMT -5
Joe, what is the design diameter of the trailing edge of the center/rear fender? and the leading edge of the "bumper"?
Radius/Diameter of the faces on either side of the rear wheel. Design intent... Working on a little something...
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Post by Professor Moriarty on Sept 12, 2019 16:45:52 GMT -5
Hi Frank,
Unsure... sorry... gotta check.
Coroplast is another material I was thinking of using for the box...Doesn’t cut on the laser though.
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Post by Sugar Creek Racing on Sept 12, 2019 21:39:05 GMT -5
Hi Frank, Unsure... sorry... gotta check. Coroplast is another material I was thinking of using for the box...Doesn’t cut on the laser though. I can always go the circle template route, but, was trying to be professional  |
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