bitten_by_tarmac
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Could use some inspiration for the mounting hardware. The mount for the bottom of fairing will be easy. The mount for the top needs to be quite a complicated shape.
Messing arround with the bits of aluminium I have, I could bolt something together that will probably be suitable, but it will be a lot of work to file about 20 parts to shape, and if I crash it will bend and snap and I will have to do it all again.
My friend has welding gear I could use, but it is not the best, and I havent welded in many years, so would likely just make a mess if I tried to weld something from steel. I'm sure I could make something usable if I had enough scrap to practice on though. The biggest problem with that is I don't really want to wait six weeks until we are both free at the same time. At least with this method, I can probably just bash it back into shape if it gets bent.
I looked at plumbing fittings, but found nothing suitable. Looked on ebay, nothing. What I really want is some sort of rod, with sturdy ball joints at each end. Any ideas?
Messing arround with the bits of aluminium I have, I could bolt something together that will probably be suitable, but it will be a lot of work to file about 20 parts to shape, and if I crash it will bend and snap and I will have to do it all again.
My friend has welding gear I could use, but it is not the best, and I havent welded in many years, so would likely just make a mess if I tried to weld something from steel. I'm sure I could make something usable if I had enough scrap to practice on though. The biggest problem with that is I don't really want to wait six weeks until we are both free at the same time. At least with this method, I can probably just bash it back into shape if it gets bent.
I looked at plumbing fittings, but found nothing suitable. Looked on ebay, nothing. What I really want is some sort of rod, with sturdy ball joints at each end. Any ideas?