ben doodar
24-11-08, 12:25 AM
i had a bash at making some off these today. i started with this.
http://i231.photobucket.com/albums/ee77/bendoodar/bensphotos087.jpg
then cut 2" out and was left with this, which didnt line up at all.
http://i231.photobucket.com/albums/ee77/bendoodar/bensphotos090.jpg
about 3 hours worth of thinking later i then held the end piece of plastic i cut off upto the mirror and drew a line from the top and bottom off the piece i just cut off, to the center off the the mirror backing, and cut with a hacksaw into like a wedge shape but left the middle intact and bent it into place like so.
http://i231.photobucket.com/albums/ee77/bendoodar/bensphotos103.jpg
masking taped the 2 pieces together and around the gaps and then fibreglass mat the inside together
http://i231.photobucket.com/albums/ee77/bendoodar/bensphotos113.jpg
then filled and flatted to give me this.
http://i231.photobucket.com/albums/ee77/bendoodar/bensphotos117.jpg
this is quite a good pic to see where ive cut the mirror.
http://i231.photobucket.com/albums/ee77/bendoodar/bensphotos104.jpg
still needs a good few skims of filler but its allmost there now and have got the shape. will put more pics up as i go along. so far its been easyer than i thought it would of been.
http://i231.photobucket.com/albums/ee77/bendoodar/bensphotos087.jpg
then cut 2" out and was left with this, which didnt line up at all.
http://i231.photobucket.com/albums/ee77/bendoodar/bensphotos090.jpg
about 3 hours worth of thinking later i then held the end piece of plastic i cut off upto the mirror and drew a line from the top and bottom off the piece i just cut off, to the center off the the mirror backing, and cut with a hacksaw into like a wedge shape but left the middle intact and bent it into place like so.
http://i231.photobucket.com/albums/ee77/bendoodar/bensphotos103.jpg
masking taped the 2 pieces together and around the gaps and then fibreglass mat the inside together
http://i231.photobucket.com/albums/ee77/bendoodar/bensphotos113.jpg
then filled and flatted to give me this.
http://i231.photobucket.com/albums/ee77/bendoodar/bensphotos117.jpg
this is quite a good pic to see where ive cut the mirror.
http://i231.photobucket.com/albums/ee77/bendoodar/bensphotos104.jpg
still needs a good few skims of filler but its allmost there now and have got the shape. will put more pics up as i go along. so far its been easyer than i thought it would of been.