Tuesday, August 11, 2009

Did some work on my dome this weekend

I had some fit problems with my dome so I cut it in half so that the outer dome would slid down further on the inner dome.



On the top half I drew up and labeled my plates on the inner dome.



Outer dome on frame.




I used an adjustable hole saw to cut out the holoprojector hole.



A quick test fit after cutting out the first dome plate hole in the inner dome.



I used a funnel with 220 grit sandpaper taped to it to fine tune the holes.



A few shots of the top or the inner dome with all of the holes cut out.






Next I drilled out and countersunk the screw holes for the holoprojector.









A quick test fit with the outer dome plate in place.




The next step was to JBWeld the screws into the inner dome. I used a Q-tip to spread Vaseline on any parts that I did not want stuck together.



Once they were glued I grinded the heads flat to the dome.



In preparation for gluing the inner and outer domes together I used a small screwdriver to scratch up the inside of the outer dome and the outside of the inner dome.





I glued the inner and outer domes together with JBWeld.



I used about a half million clamps to hold the dome in place while the glue dried. I set the outer dome plate over the holoprojector and used it to make sure the inner and outer domes were all lined up.




Well on to the bottom half of the dome time permitting. :)

Saturday, August 8, 2009

Got more parts!!!!

I got some more parts for R2 this week.