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. Everytime I use it. Also, I don't want to get sued by any 9 fungered modders cause I gave them the idea. My wife concurs with me on that, too.

Lol. Sigged!

Right, so the beast is taking shape! Good stuff Mark. I've just taken a xmas break from the interwebs, it's good to see people have been busy in my absense.
 

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AH! great, thanks for sig-quoting my typo! dangit
 
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lol, the typo is half the fun
 
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Bumping because: Well geez mark, WTH are you? Quit TPU or .......something more serious?

Anyone else have any insight?
 

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*cough cough* blows dust away....

Geezas Cuzza, how far back did you have to dig to find this old thread haha
Nah, nothing bad has happened. Just normal life bs lol. Plus a distinct lack of funding has, indeed, stalled progress. I am, however working on something this week, that I'm pretty excited about. I'll be posting that up this weekend. :)
 
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*cough cough* blows dust away....

Geezas Cuzza, how far back did you have to dig to find this old thread haha
Nah, nothing bad has happened. Just normal life bs lol. Plus a distinct lack of funding has, indeed, stalled progress. I am, however working on something this week, that I'm pretty excited about. I'll be posting that up this weekend. :)

I see I'm not the only one with a stalled progress in building a rig.
I'm excited to see how this continues, especially since I didn't miss anything during my absence lol.
 
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Well Mark, it's been nearly a year since you posted anything at all around here, and I still have you sig-quoted! I was following this log very closely and... well... when people don't post at all for a very long time, I can start to get worried.

Anyway, I have a lack of funding that has stalled my current project too. I'm just glad to know you are still lurking. Mod on!
 

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I noticed that about the sig-quote! Still with the typo, too! :roll:
Interesting timing lol. I swear this wasn't planned lol

This is the reservoir for Mark1. It will end up being a standalone deal, sitting on the desk next to the case.

So I am very excited to bring you my latest creation, an external reservior for Mark1. This idea came to me completely out the blue one day, not long after a water pump died on me. As, usual, I came up with a simple idea, and it exploded lol.
See originally I was just going to build a simple reservior onto the side of the case. Then Eureka!
I have been dying to find a way to incorporate this vodka bottle, but until now I didn't really have a viable use.... So, onto the pictures! (Who reads all this anyways?)
So after some deliberation on material, I decided on 3/8" rebar. Using the box as a size reference, we cut and bent lengths of rebar into "U's".



Mocked up;




Welded together now;



Using diamond mesh for the the bottom, here's what it looks like so far...




My high-tech aging process;



And here's the stopper,


After a brief introduction to my drill,

and the bottle is now plumbed.



The line going into the bottle;

A ziptie, to act like a hose clamp to help secure the silicone plug.




(awkward, unclear picture. This is the front of the tubing.)

end plugged, side cut. This will make the coolant actually run down the inside front of the bottle, (cool) instead of just running in (boring).


That's all for now. Still to come, a door for the backside, a way of wrapping or covering the joints. Also, a sweet ass idea for for a stand.
 
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Subbing to the resurrection thread.

Can't wait to see how that skull turns out.
 
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Crazy ideas indeed, I love it. Is the cage going to hang off the side of the case or what?
 

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Actually, that was the original idea. But, after the cage came to fruition and I realized it must weigh 10lbs, that didn't seem feasable anymore. So Instead, I am going to make a stand for it.
 

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Quick update today. Didn't get as much done as I had hoped I would. I know, shocking, right.
Ok, so, got the door built;



am in the process of grinding down all the weld marks. Might get done tomorrow, idk.

Also started wrapping all the joints...



I will twist the backside and cut them off later.

The plumbing to the bottle is also complete;



aaand that's all for now.
 

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Another small update....
Almost done grinding. Basically taking the weld marks from this;


to this;

which will rust and fade out nicely.

Also, got done wrapping the joints on the cage. I wrapped them all in a special pattern the mostly covers the actual joint part.


Then I cramped down with vice-grips,


twist twist twist,



clean break off. Then I just hammer that little part down. Simple, effective.

More tomorrow!
 

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Yay! So Stage 1 is like, almost done! This update will flow quick.
Decided to use standard hinges, and just beat them and rust them.
The door is welded on, and the joints wrapped. TBH, I'm not necessarily 100% on the hinges, but hopefully, with a little work,
and time, they'll grow on me.

ooohhh shiny. That just won't do.


Hey a bubble bath!


Hehe naked metal...

This is what sandpaper wished it could do. Now the hinge is weldable, as well as rust, which in this case is, of course, desirable.
Isn't chemistry cool?

ditto that with a chain.


Also, weld marks just won't do;


ALL weld marks ground off, and also I cut a groove in each link, to simulate the links being hammered
together instead of welded.


Now, smooth steel... Hmm need a highly technical, advanced proccess to utilize, to add a nice, aged and abused appearence...

(12 hours of getting dragged around behind my truck would make anyone look old)
heh

(ignore everything but the chain in this picture!!) seriously.
This is the chain, after a day in the fishtank. I just opened the first and last links for four lengths.

As you can see, the "special aging proccess" eliminated even the grinding marks from me grinding down the welds.

Pictures!






Video!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nlZSfAThXdQ

This is Stage 1, about 98% complete, sans more aging. I have some parts ordered, just waiting for them to come in and we can begin Stage 2.
 

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Some extra touches I've been working on...
So, it turns out that it's really damn hard to buy barbed wire. "It's a dangerous item to carry" I was told.
So, I walked past the axes, saws, torches, acids, and power tools and left the hardware store.
Typical of true modder style, I decided to make my own.

Baling wire.


Twist twist twist.


Several shorter pieces cut, and wrapped around,

voila!

Now, it's really hard to see what I did here, so I just took a crapload of pictures, both with and without flash. What there is, is four straps down, one around the eyes, and one around the mouth. Sick, huh?











And one with the pump on.
 
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Some extra touches I've been working on...
So, it turns out that it's really damn hard to buy barbed wire. "It's a dangerous item to carry" I was told.
So, I walked past the axes, saws, torches, acids, and power tools and left the hardware store.
Typical of true modder style, I decided to make my own.

Baling wire.
http://img602.imageshack.us/img602/1664/imag0016j.jpg

Twist twist twist.
http://img543.imageshack.us/img543/8243/imag0017r.jpg

Several shorter pieces cut, and wrapped around,
http://img834.imageshack.us/img834/2066/imag0019q.jpg
voila!

Now, it's really hard to see what I did here, so I just took a crapload of pictures, both with and without flash. What there is, is four straps down, one around the eyes, and one around the mouth. Sick, huh?
http://img132.imageshack.us/img132/5331/imag0032vz.jpg
http://img12.imageshack.us/img12/5908/imag0033bd.jpg
http://img143.imageshack.us/img143/9150/imag0031zr.jpg
http://img809.imageshack.us/img809/7494/imag0028el.jpg
http://img259.imageshack.us/img259/8085/imag0027p.jpg
http://img441.imageshack.us/img441/1471/imag0024iz.jpg
http://img84.imageshack.us/img84/5986/imag0023z.jpg
http://img30.imageshack.us/img30/861/imag0022y.jpg

http://img34.imageshack.us/img34/2567/imag0036xu.jpg

And one with the pump on.
http://img593.imageshack.us/img593/3661/imag0037l.jpg

That looks amazing! Having been in here in a bit bro, loving this project! :rockout:
 

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OK, gonna be a delay for a bit. Ordered supplies, they came in, but because the apt # wasn't on the shipping label, (thanks paypal @sses) it is now being sent back to MI. And, with shipping all f'd up for the holidays it could be a little bit. sigh :facepalm:
 

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OK, gonna be a delay for a bit. Ordered supplies, they came in, but because the apt # wasn't on the shipping label, (thanks paypal @sses) it is now being sent back to MI. And, with shipping all f'd up for the holidays it could be a little bit. sigh :facepalm:

NOOOOO! Damn Paypal!

Can't wait to see it all come in..
 

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OK, through some strange twist of fate, my package went from "Undeliverable as addressed, return to sender" to "Delivered." Wtf? Anyways I'm not complaining.


OK pplz, here it is. The first piece to stage 2, which is....
The stand! (No, not the Steven King movie.)

 

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So anyways, how about a nice, double post for ya :p
I just want to share the work I got done today.
Normal arm, meet normal metal;


First cuts made;


And replacement "bone" insterted;


I hope to get the flat stock bent and cut tonight, then tomorrow drill holes to bolt it all together.
 

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Man, I can't wait for this to get to shape.. It's is different!
 

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Hoo-ra update time.
Progress is goin somewhat slow, but going nonetheless.

Working on the main frame;

Several angles...


This update brought to you by the letter "D!"


I wasn't trying to make it symmetrical and even... The odd shape is intentional.

Remember this guy?

Well, he is getting, reassigned...


Section of steel hose, jagged cut.



These wires don't go to anything. I just found a bunch of different wires and a small section of hose and cut them and pulled them all in different fashions.

Some black convoluted tubing. This does have tube in it, but it's just to keep its shape. It doesn't go to anything, and the othe end will not be exposed.



Here it is mocked up together, maybe you can get a rough idea of where this is going. Probably not, but hey.


Also I have a support for the arm that I've been working on, but it's still kinda rough, I'll post pics of that tomorrow.
 

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OK, not an actual building update,
I just wanted to show some materials I picked up last night.

I know the color doesn't come through in this picture, but trust me, this sand has a beautiful red color. I got it from the red rock area around Sedona, in northern Arizona. I will sift it, getting rid of everything but the fine sand.


Also snagged a few red rocks.


As well as these, from a local fish store.



Now, I know these would never exist in the same place naturally, so I don't need some would-be geologist telling me that. I dug the red earth myself, so I

know what was around....


These will all come into play in the final stages.

(For those of you unfamiliar with the natural beauty of Sedona, here his a random pic from the web. Almost kinda looks like Mars or something.)
 
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I just read this entire thing since it was bumped, and I must say that this is one of the most insane worklogs I have ever seen. Spanning over a year and a half and containing several worklogs within the main worklog, this will most definitely be extremely badass when it's done. Subbed for awesomeness. :toast:
 

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Another smallish update.
I couldn't really find exactly what I was looking for, so I decided to just make my own....
Smoker unit!
Simple cast aluminum project box, used a dremel to cut the hole for a 40mm fan.



DC powered soldering iron;


Assembled;


The clear tube off to the side goes to the respirator mask the biomech skull will be wearing.

Test run using vegetable oil;



It smokes, but I'm not exactly going to be using this to send out any smoke signals.

To get more contact with the actual heating element, I disconnected the wire,


Then flipped the element around inside the barrel. The holes will allow more contact, and better heat dispersion. Or something. And stuff.



I'll keep working on this throughout the weekend, as well as work on getting some more welding done. This thing is nearing the end of actual construction, however it might be a couple weeks before I actually get the last few parts I need. I will try and stay otherwise busy in the meantime.
 
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