BOTTOM FEEDERS= a place for everything modified and/or custom made

[CaptSteve]

I have a liking for curly maple, but i'd like to know how you made that replacement so fast?

T

Hey T,

It took me about an hour and a half to knock out the replacement body. Cut to size on the table saw, mark the centerline, mark out the dna panel, bore out the holes on the milling machine, flip over and bore out the 510 cup, flip to the side mill the cavity for the dna, remove from the milling vice swing over to the disk sander and chamfer the top for the button, hand drill the button hole, flip to the side and drill out the access hole between the 2 tubes and Bob's your uncle.

At my age you can't afford to waste time It's a precious commodity

 

[CaptSteve]

The wife has spoken and her word is law.

I'm with Steve on this - i think it's garish and ugly, but it's well made. 'oh please Steve can i have it?'

Demeaning. Make your own!

T

Dude it may be well made but it's .... ugly

 

[CaptSteve]

I would rock that banana mod. Looked great to me[emoji6]

You guys are wacos, the thing looks like a school bus

 

[CaptSteve]

Captain, after your dib masterpiece you mentioned retiring the other beauties you have made. How can you possibly retire the one you made with the stainless showing through the wood and the recessed RDA? That has to be the most beautiful and unique squonker I have yet see. Just amazing work you do!

When I said I retired the other 3 I meant the other 3 dibies I made.

 

[CaptSteve]

Steve, what finish did you use? If you used simple oil, you will see that yellow turn golden brown with age. Maybe put it on a shelf and come back to it in 6 months? I made some small boxes (not mods) with buckeye that aged to a deep golden brown over time. A bit slower of a browning than Osage Orange has, but started similar in color.

I thought of that and I agree that it will change but if you see this thing it'll need a hell of a lot of change to become acceptable

 

[Starlyte2]

It's about time someone started a thread like this. Thanks Turbo!
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Couldn't agree more

I'd love to put one together, but it's already hard enough getting all the info together first!

If I get it done I'll know where to post the photos now

 

[CoalCreek]

I thought of that and I agree that it will change but if you see this thing it'll need a hell of a lot of change to become acceptable

A little time on the Weber Grill will settle it down. Only flip once though, or you'll mess up the grill marks.

Too bad you don't like it. Your machining and finishing chops are top shelf.

 

[Roscoe01]

You guys are wacos, the thing looks like a school bus

It would look right at home in the map pocket of a J3 Cub[emoji1]

 

[Rossum]

Mega fail because I had a gut feeling this piece just wasn't right.

Remind us where you live, and what day your trash gets picked up.

 

[CaptSteve]

Started on a resin cast teak BFer. It's a charm working with Alumilite resin, it machines and cuts beautifully.

The finishing of the DNA-40 mod is taking a long time, because I'm using lacquer and sanding between applications and drying times are killing me so I started the other one while I wait. It's actually not bad working on two simultaneously

Here is the resin cast teak wood mod

 

[Quigsworth]

That looks like some cool stuff...the phenolic resin wood I've been building on lately is also a dream to machine. On the mod I'm working on now has some copper in it...did I tell you how much I HATE machining copper?

Don't you just wish you could laser cut the door out of the same block to keep the patterns?...all these new tools and the precision has made me soooo picky

 

[CaptSteve]

Copper is a pita to machine I hate it it's too soft and sticky and you got to get the speed you machine it right.

I purposely made the door from solid teak Quigs because I don't trust the resin cast at that thickness. It may well work but I chickened out of trying

 

[asdaq]

Steve, I'm just about over the banana thing, but now I'm reminded of a black goo from outer space that caused this:

 

[CaptSteve]

Wait that black goo is further down the road it's still in the planning stage

 

[laurie9300]

You guys are killing me............

 

[CaptSteve]

We mean to inspire

 

[Robfisher]

We mean to inspire

Objective achieved!

 

[CaptSteve]

Thanks Rob and may I say for the benefit of everyone here that Rob is preparing a killer mod (which I've seen) which will blow everyone away. Waiting for final pictures of your beauty brother

 

[classwife]

I really like the ripe banana one

 

[CaptSteve]

That's because you haven't seen it up close