Project: OSIDIAS begins!

[Waynio]

This was the first time in ages it was an easy vote for me, the other mods were top notch but this is really pushing the boundaries of awesomeness , keep it up Craig .

[craigbru]

nice work! and congrats on the nomination!!

Thanks man! I really wasn't expecting it. I thought there was no way I had enough work done to justify a nomination.

This was the first time in ages it was an easy vote for me, the other mods were top notch but this is really pushing the boundaries of awesomeness , keep it up Craig .

Thanks bro! I appreciate the support.

[Luthien]

Congrats.

[craigbru]

Although Project Hutch has been getting most of my time lately, I was able to get a little work done on OSIDIAS while waiting for some JB Weld to dry... I picked up on the continuation of the molds for the interior assembly. When I last updated, I had the inner mold completed. Now it was a matter of laying out and cutting the exterior. What you see here is another 1'x4' piece of aluminum sheet.

After cutting...

Time to get this thing bent!

Now, to get one of the inside bends done, I had to switch to my 18" brake.

With all of the bends done, it was time to see how they fit together. I slipped the outer mold over the inner, and all was well! I've got about 2mm between them. That should allow for about 6 layers of carbon fiber.

Since I knew the molds were going to work, it was time to reinforce the inner mold against flexing. All I needed was a piece of 2x4 cut down to 8cm in width. The board was aligned and epoxied in place. Final measurements indicate that I got the perfect alignment I was hoping for. The back is perfectly parallel top and bottom, and I won't need to make adjustments of any kind.

Up next I've got to add a few pieces of angled aluminum for mounting tabs, and I'm ready to wax and lay down the fiber!

[Waynio]

This project is simply amazing Craig, loads of awesome metal work just to be able to do the CF, though to be honest if it was me making this I would also do an aluminium version from the metal work done or is that something you had planned anyway or will it become scrap alu , anyway I'm blown away by the lengths you are going to with this .

[craigbru]

This project is simply amazing Craig, loads of awesome metal work just to be able to do the CF, though to be honest if it was me making this I would also do an aluminium version from the metal work done or is that something you had planned anyway or will it become scrap alu , anyway I'm blown away by the lengths you are going to with this .

Thanks bro! To think, if I was going to just use aluminum as I had originally planned, I'd be done! Actually, I'm going to hold on to all of my molds. No scrapping here. I want to either be able to build replacement parts or another case should I want to.

[BS Mods]

You are an awesome metal worker that's for sure. I'm impressed with all the bends lining up right. I can't seem to do it right the first time.

This is a killer build. Love the CF. I'll keep watching!

[TheGreatSatan]

That's a whole lotta bending!

[x88x]

Awesome work, as always. I can't wait to see the interior piece done!

[diluzio91]

heck, after this is done i would bet you could sell a full CF case for a LOT of $$