Modding Project: Cheapskate's BAD reservoir ideas --#1 done May 25--

@Scirocco - The store trip was strike #1 for me. It was a ~50 mile round trip. They did not have the item in the store, and everything they had was marked up 50-100% of the online prices.

@Yemerich - Thanks! I did get a MotM nomination once. I lost...HARD!
I need to go into more detail on how I do stuff. I'm skipping over technical details because I've discussed them before. I'd like to have more 'how to' info in the logs, even if I'm repeating myself.

 

That's the kind of stuff I like to see. Sometimes the tiniest bit of info can make a huge difference when I'm trying to figure out how to do something.

 

dude u r a master of jigs! if you can affoard it you should try gettin a bandsaw youd have alto easier time cuttin the plexi. gl i like it so far and waiting to see where it goes.

 

Thanks guys.
@TheRedJew - Bandsaw? I'm not sure how that would help. I could cut the U-groove with the tile saw, but I REALLY wanted to get a rotary table.

I guess I should do a verbal update while I'm here.
-The aluminum brazing idea is a bust. The pipe works too well at dissapating the heat. I can't get the b*stard hot enough to solder it.
I'm working on plan B. I pulled out the tap kit and tapped all the holes for pipe fittings.
-I have a rotary table now. (see BB log, page 36 ) I just need to work out how I want to make the cut I need for the first reservoir.

 

The twirly thing res didn't get any love, but I've made some progress with the aluminum pipe.

-I tapped out the holes so they could take screw in fittings.

-I was wondering how funky this thing was starting to look, so I put everything together for a look. Yep, it's funky.

-I noticed the old configuration was in the way of the drive cage on the 'toad. I de-soldered the old mounts and added longer sections.

-The new parts after soldering. To solder these, I screwed the fittings into the pipe and soldered the parts in position. The last thing I wanted to do was screw an angled part on to find it was mis-aligned. The pipe is such a good heatsink that plastic glue residue one inch from where one of the fittings was soldered didn't melt or scorch at all.

-Reinstalling the parts showed that I did the right thing. They came out perfect.

-I'm trying a new look on the fittings: Ugly grinder scars. I was a little heavy-handed with the seam cleanup. I was trying to grind all the seams down smooth. Here I've removed the wrench lugs from the top fitting.

-I needed to divert the intake inside towards the front, but the old way won't work on the new fittings. I plan to glue this bit of PVC over the end. There's going to be a LOT of J B Weld inside the res.

-This is my current problem. I scarred the HELL out of the pipes grinding them 'smooth'. Here I'm giving them an 80 grit shoeshine. They may stay rough at this point, I'm tired!

 

WOW that is looking awesome

 

By that I assume you mean 'funky'?
Thanks.

 

looks like a winner to me..................... kinda freaky looking really

 

Thanks. When I get the glitter in it, it's going to be REALLY freaky.

 

Sorry, no pics, just good news!
Danger Den has sponsored the Hypnotoad. Since the aluminum reservoir is part of that build I'm announcing it here too.
Thanks Danger Den! and thanks again Dan!


@EEL - Yes, I'm making a snow globe out of it.:

 

Looking good! Much cooler than using a bought reservoir!

And congrats on the Sponsorship. I guess it is going to be rather freaky... Rather like a Freaky Belgian I once met....

 

Shhh! Don't say THE NAME!
Thanks, BTW.

 

Hey! I did something!

-My sister saved me from having to find anything in the potporri store. She happened to have some old sequins.

-I'm thinking about alternative scources for shiny water confetti...

-I finally got around to cutting the plexi for the barb taps on the first reservoir.

-I couldn't cut all the way through with the mill bit I had. I could cut it down close enough that I could finish with the scroll saw.

-It was a little crooked when I milled it. I wasn't trying for perfect.

-Now comes the sucky part. I need to sand the part down with a piece of sandpaper wrapped around the tube. The problem with this is I will end up with the sanded part slightly larger than I need for it to fit right.

This project is now sponsored by Danger Den! Thanks again!

 

Ooh, water confetti.. i like it, will it not get stuck in the blocks though? or will you have filters?

 

Think JB weld will affect the coolant in any way or vice versa?

 

You should use the aluminum pipe for a mortar

 

@Technokid - I have some aluminum screen going in to hold all the glitter in the front of the reservoir.
@Thacrud - I am looking into it. I heard epoxies and ethylene glycol are a bad combination, and the Feser One I recived from Danger Den has a tiny bit in it.
@lcdguy - That would be bad. We had a group here making potato launchers not long ago. The news made it sound like they were the IRA.

 

-I finally got the stupid thing sanded. It's a tiny bit larger than it needs to be, so I used some #16 gel glue on it.

-That's not exactly true. I put a thin strip of the gel glue on the block, then added regular solvent. Getting this to sit still while putting the vice on it was a problem. The little b*stard was squirming around. That's bad, because the glue makes bubbles and gets cloudy if you reposition it too much.

-I have some bubbles because of the wiggling.

-I tried to cut the end caps out of some old scratched up UV green I had. It turns out it was extruded plexi too! The scroll saw melted it right away. I had no idea they made 'strooded UV.

-I had to hand turn the bit to drill the holes for the inlet. The cr*p vice I have here was moving as the bit turned. If I had bored it under power the whole thing would have exploded in my face. While I was at it I bored a little inverted nipple in between the holes. There's probably a better way to describe it, but I like the way that sounds.

This will eventually be hooked up to Danger Den gear.

 

more crazy stuff going on
will the reservoir with the gears ever become finished?