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    Very cool looking project so far!

    The only thing that concerns me is the logo.. it looks an awful lot like the one for PPI (Precision Power).

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    @NightrainSrt4: Yeah, it's funny: When I started my browser the YouTube tab was still open in the background and I thought someone was peeing in front of my window...

    @Luke: ****, you are so right with that logo. But I am from Germany and I have never seen this logo before. I think I will drop them a mail: They should get a new corporate identity!
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    Verry Interesting. I like how you've used the Logo to divide the water there. .Looks Kewl! Also glad to see that you're back on this project after the meltdown. +Rep

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    Omg I Feel That A Update Is Comming In A Few Seconds

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    Hey FrooP, where did you know that from??

    Well, it's only a small but important update:
    My constructions seem to fit

    I tested today how the Visor fits into the outer quarter sphere. What should I say? Look at the pics and the video:


    I will close the gap between the Visor and the sphere with something flexible like foam or fabric. The adhesive tape you see is only for protection purpose.

    Closed:

    Open:


    To make the video, I added some provisional hinges made of two needles and some cork.

    When I assured that everything fitted quite well, I started to work on the real hinges:
    The holes in the upper quarter-sphere are the mountings for some plexi-disks that get fixed to the Visor. You can see them some posts ago.


    The parts you can see here are the last parts missing at the visor. They make the base for the plexi-disks through which the real water-hinges will lead:


    Well, I glued the stuff and now I have to wait till tomorrow.
    See you soon,
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    thats nice i especially like the water in the visor xD... green fluid? and uv would look more than cool!
    is that a 120.9 raddy on your case, or are you just happy to see me?

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    Hey p0Pe, thats exactly what I am going to fill into the visor
    I'd love to see how it looks but I don't have enough UV-color for a test...

    Today I continued work on the wooden baseplate. But when I compared the visor to the plate I was shocked!
    The Visor isn't spherical any more. All the layers glued on the inner sphere made it elliptical That makes it necessary to build an elliptical Orb...
    The difference is only about 1cm. Thats not too much compared to the 40cm diameter, so I hope no one will notice it. But it makes things even more complicated...

    Pictures of the new baseplate will be added later.
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    Sorry if you have been waiting for the announced pics. They somehow got lost
    But they looked pretty much the same as the last two pics from http://www.thebestcasescenario.com/f...8&postcount=13
    Only the material changed from pressboard to hard wood.

    Well, I have some new pics instead:
    These are the parts for the hinges that hold the visor. No water goes through them. I found a plexi-bar and an aluminium piece that already had holes with the perfect diameter for my use. I cut the aluminium and bent it. The funy shape is the result of the former holes that were in it...


    Then I cut two slices from the bar and glued them to the rotation center of the visor:



    I needed some spacers fot the hinges that were made of wood. You can barely see them here: I will glue some felt on the aluminium so the plexi slides easier.


    I needed some time to figure out the best angle to fix the hinges to the baseplate. The lines next to the hinges show the dimensions of my MicroATX MoBo.


    And here is the result:
    Visor opened: The dark brown wood you can see is the new rim made of hard wood. It will hold the lower hemisphere.

    And closed with the outer sphere on it:


    Next time I will smooth the baseplate and the rim with bondo and think about a nice cover for the hinges that will also cover the cables from the MoBo.
    I think I will need a strong motor to move the visor. It's heavy even without water in it...

    Well, after month of work on the visor and other single parts the project now starts to take shape Comments are verry welcome!

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    oh yeah

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    Quote Originally Posted by FrooP View Post
    oh yeah
    Put very nicely. This is an awesome mod.
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