Great words from a great guy. Thanks Nick!
Okay! New update. Since my build has slowed down considerably (because I mostly installed everything that I have
) I was thinking that maybe I'd show a little bit more of the inner workings of my pack. Usually I just show the latest thingy that I installed, because I'm not a patient man and that pack needs to be completed, gosh darn it!
Here we have the interior of the cyclotron, with the bolts that hold the bumper in place. 10-24 cap head screws on each side, with small washers outside and big washers inside. The Exoray/jpa35 shock mount is held in place with a long 1/4-20 cap head screw, with 1/4" aluminum spacers on each side of the shell (inside it's mostly because the bolt I used was a tad too long)
The filler tubes. 1/4" lag bolts in wood dowels, with large washers. These things can easily be used as carrying handles. You can also see where the ribbon cable clamp will be installed, with 8-32 cap head screws, nuts and washers.
These are both the booster tube and the ion arm. Two lag bolts with large washers in wood for the ion arm, and three 1/4-20 bolts with nuts and washers for the booster tube. Everything is rock solid, and can also be used to carry the pack.
Finally we have the Clippard valve, bolted on with 2 8-32 cap head screws with nuts and washers. I didn't have to use some metal plating like I planned to because the fiberglass is thick and even under there. We also see the lag bolt that holds the wood dowel of the split loom in place...
...Which I installed today. Held in place with JB Weld on both ends. That thing isn't going anywhere.
Here's a (blurry) shot of the power cell, with two new holes on the bottom. These are for the injector tubes.
And I've got them today! Injector tube assembly, with welded base plate, by Chris (CPU64) These things are great. Here they are, freshly painted by yours truly, with a couple of spare Clippard barbs that will hold the injector tubing in place (I have some on the spacer too) Don't worry, they will be covered by the loom boots.
Well, I think that's all for now. No, I'm not installing my injectors tonight, I want that paint to be dry and cured. Patience is the name of the game! Stay tuned!