I was watching your one-off fiberglass tutorial, and I'm trying to make my own fairing... I have a problem though, in making the mold, how do you ensure it is symmetrical? What measuring tools do you use?
There are a few tools or methods to get symmetrical parts such a center line to edge measurements, using a contour gauge, cutting thin plywood ribs building a frame within your part similar to a skeleton. This is just to name a few it all really depends on part
I changed my wheels to 17" for a better range of tire choices, which demanded a few changes . . . . You have a nice clean build there ! I will subscribe to see if you have any updates on this video.
Yes sir, this is episode 3 of this build series. Plus I used this build to make a few how too videos on this channel. Enjoy and thanks for the subscribe
I produce and sell these tanks and have for years. Fiberglass tanks have been around for decade’s but the addition of ethanol requires use of vinyl ester resin due to it improved resistance.
It would make sense seeing as you are making these videos to show how you are layering the fibreglass not just explaining about it and showing the finish product would be helpful Are you the person that is actually making these parts?
God bless you, you are a wonderful person I have a question about what is the adhesive used. I want another answer because I am from a country far away from you with many thanks
Probably the best series I've dug into on the net! I build custom kids pedal planes and am tired of hand crafting everything from scratch. My plan is to make a body mold of them so I can crank them out quicker!
Thank You, I hope they help with your project. For sure will speed up production over one off style manufacturing. You could make multiple molds and really crank out a many per day.
I tig welded 3 M3 screws In the corners of the metal sheets. Drilled holes for M3 screws to pass in the gussets on frame pockets. Added rubber U channel around edges the installed with nuts inside frame.
Do you have any suggestions for avoiding gelcoat alligatoring? I've been doing composites for a long time but still run into alligator issues from time to time. I know the common tip is to not apply the gel too thin. But i've heard others say to not brush usa based gel because it isn't formulated for it. - However you show that there are no issues. Any tips or suggestions would be appreciated!
Yes, here are a few pointers to apply to your wrinkle problem. consider upping your catalyst by a small amount maybe 1/4% also increase mixing time when adding MEKP and lastly increase cure time before application of FG and resin. Sounds like your gel coat is not fully cured either due to low mekp, not mixed correctly and has cold spots, or fg applied to soon not fully cured. What is happening is when you apply fg too soon or to a gel coat that is not fully cured during your roll out for bubbles the uncured gel coat breaks down and wrinkles. Hope this helps
@@iccustomsusa8048 question man, do you really need to use a gas tank sealer?. I am from a country where por15 isn’t available. Was wondering if the resin could withstand or resist petrol for a very long time.
@@erickneilnoveros6525 there are 2 functions for a tank sealer in this instance. It is not only for petrol/ethanol resistance it also is to cover any potentially exposed fiberglass fibers at the surface you can’t see with your eye. Those exposed fibers act as wick’s and slowly transmit fuel throughout the fibers within the tanks structure to open edges. Ruining any paint work. You could use many other tank sealer brands available. I have used por 15 and epoxy sealer
I mainly use black diamond from tractor supply as it is very cheap. Great for old paint and rust. It is dirty and you have to clean the filter a lot. But I also use Aluminum oxide and soda.
No, Since I painted mine with white "Flex Seal" I can see better than with the dark blue. I do plan to replace the Fluorescent bulb with brighter LED's
Great glad it was useful, I am in the process of finishing a layup video for this series as I was asked to make one so stay tuned. Please subscribe for new content notification
Not necessary If your fuel does not contain ethanol. Ethanol is bad for certain plastics and polyester resins is known to be affected. Vinyl esters are not as affected.
I loved this “one-off” series of videos Charley. Thx so much for taking time to show us your method of forming these parts. I’m jealous of your skills and builds. My XV build is coming along well and you have giving me lots of ideas for my body panels.
Thanks You! I would note in order to build to a specific level first starts with just starting from somewhere and learn from your hands on experience. Go for it!
@@beans8615 If you would like to see something specific offered let me know. This is just my hobby side gig to aid in funding hobby related projects. Thanks Again!
You're obviously very skilled and experienced, it's a shame that you spend all of the time in the video talikng about what you're going to do or have done, it defeats the purpose of which ought to be showing what you are actually doing, I'm not sure I see the point...
The video is listed as advanced. So basic skills of working with fiberglass should already be known. The video is to point out things that “I “ do and should be taken as a suggestion. Thank you for your comment and suggestion on content enhancements.
@@iccustomsusa8048 I hope I didn't come across as overly critical, you are actually an excellent teacher and very much remind me of my High School chemistry teacher who could always provide the whys and hows in accessible language - Mr Longworth was superb in that regard. Most would be astonished at just how much high school chemistry I can still recall after ~38 years - that knowledge stuck! Anyway your narration of the process could have been over the top of footage of the processes, the knowledge is there. However I realise that you may be a solo operator, so filming whilst doing may be difficult - yes I know everyone's a critic, so please accept my 'suggestions' as being from a kind perspective
Thank you for your input, Truly! you are correct I do this solo and don’t make practice runs, retakes, or trim down hours of extra footage. Mainly thinking on the fly and blurting out relevant information. I do so in my spare time as well as Trying to learn how to do videos. Some people are naturals… I on the other hand am not :) Thanks again
@@iccustomsusa8048 It's all a learning curve for us all - I used to work in film and TV AND I know how tedious editing is and I've got a few other youtube channels that I've witnessed their improvements with time. Now I don't have a youtube channel, would like to, BUT it's work - so 100% appreciation of anyone doing that work and sharing their knowledge - thank you
About 1k and some time. I also built my own electronic interface boards.End result has been a perfect running ATC! I love it, been flawless operations since. Let me know if I can help you
i've been using this on my first gen SV650 for 2 years. Works fine and looks much better than the original. I recently got on issue with the oil maintenance light though. It suddenly went on and cannot figure out how to reset it. The instructions are not very clear as well. Any idea how to do it? Thanks a lot. :)
@@JonasEP I took it to a professional to do it for me tbh. He said it,s been pretty straightforward it u follow the manual. The only thing was the the fuel light which couldnt be connected on gen 1. I just switched it off from the dash.
