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PostPosted: July 26th, 2010, 9:48 am 
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Just a few questions..

Where can I find the heatsinks needed?

and how do i riveted the metal sheeting to the blower itself?

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PostPosted: July 26th, 2010, 9:54 am 
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The heatsinks have not been identified.

There are many ways to attach rivits, easiest/cheapest way for someone who has no experience is to get a pop-rivit tool.

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PostPosted: July 26th, 2010, 11:11 am 
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well yeah i know...but im using one of those cardboard shipping tubes as the blower base and i was going to wrap it with, i thinks its ?styrene?, a "sale sign". How do i rivet the wrapped sign to the tube itself?

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PostPosted: July 26th, 2010, 11:41 am 
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Same way you rivit anything together. Drill a hole through both items, insert rivit.

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PostPosted: July 26th, 2010, 12:12 pm 
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should i use a small washer on the inside of the shipping tube so the rivet stays in place and doesnt rip out? i tried looking through the posts but thhere arent any detailed builds for the SB

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PostPosted: July 26th, 2010, 12:17 pm 
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stephens540 wrote:
should i use a small washer

you should do that if you use those materials. You might also look into aluminum flashing for roofs, rather than use styrene/ sale signs. it comes in rolls, and is sold at home improvement stores.


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It wouldn't be a bad idea. You could also just drill holes in squares of styrene (as long as it's at least 1/16" thick) and use that instead of buying washers. You just want something more rigid than cardboard to hold the rivit.

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PostPosted: July 26th, 2010, 12:18 pm 
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I'm not sure about people's use of the cardboard tube for the gun but I know a handful of people have had success with PVC. Some have used the greenish sewer PVC wrapped in aluminum flashing. :)

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EDIT: Damn people beat me to it :D

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PostPosted: July 26th, 2010, 12:22 pm 
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Zack wrote:
Some have used the greenish sewer PVC wrapped in aluminum flashing. :)


Technically there should be piano hinges on both sides as well.

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PostPosted: July 26th, 2010, 12:23 pm 
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yep! true!

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PostPosted: July 26th, 2010, 1:18 pm 
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you guys are a great help !! seriously! Ill post pics as it comes along, im adding a little custom design to it as well.

which set of plans would you say are better to use?

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PostPosted: July 26th, 2010, 8:19 pm 
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what type of piano hinges?

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PostPosted: July 26th, 2010, 8:40 pm 
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I forget what kind I used from Home Depot. I believe there's a hinge visible on the inside side of the gun but the outside just looks to have a kind of seam...

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PostPosted: July 26th, 2010, 9:10 pm 
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so i would then mount the hinge inside out?? hmm how the hell do i go about that haha

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Very nice; it looks pretty solid.

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PostPosted: July 29th, 2010, 11:08 pm 
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i hope mine comes out as nice as yours..im going to get the pvc today

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PostPosted: July 31st, 2010, 3:51 pm 
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i saw on norms plans that he has 2 liter soda bottles for the side tanks...has anyone tried thiswith any success? i think im going to try it, but to make the bottle sturdy should i use expanding foam?

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PostPosted: January 29th, 2011, 12:59 pm 
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I was thinking of using a pringles can as the tube, and a plastic shower head as the nozzle. Then just gluing on knobs where needed.


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PostPosted: January 29th, 2011, 1:02 pm 
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Is there a pic of the 2 liters one? I wanna see how it looks.


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Dude, this thread hasn't been posted in for 6 months. Start your own thread or just PM the OP if you have a question.

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