A bit of progress. Click pics to enlarge
My Missileworks order arrived on Monday, and the sled looks awesome! I also got the switch I'll be using.
I also got holes drilled in the Al bulkheads for the allthread. And I managed to F#$k it up pretty badly.
The process was as follows:
Mark OD and center hole of bulkhead on plywood
Measure, mark, and drill holes in plywood.
Check and recheck these holes
Use this template to mark holes on bulkheads
Use a punch to create a mark
Drill holes.
Both my dad and I thought that everything looked good at each of these steps. I'm really, really, really not sure what happened. One is good, the other is off by about 1/16" :bang::bang:My only theory is that because I was using a drill press, the bit may have not been centered in the little divet from the punch, but rather slightly off. The only other thing I can think of is tolerance stacking. ie, the mark is within 1/64 of where it should be, the divet is within 1/64 of that, and the hole is within 1/32 of that, etc.
Here's the damage **Cringes**
I'm pretty bummed out. I considered just avoiding pics of this, but I figured if I'm gonna document the build, I'll do it right.
Regardless, I decided that given the play in the rest of the system, and after a few dry fits, this would have no effect, other than the obvious aesthetic issues...
:bang:
Anyway, I'm really liking the idea of a kevlar loop rather than eyebolts, and did a little test of that:
It's just as strong as the shock cord (obviously), lightweight, simple, and perhaps most importantly, in part since it is quite flexible, takes up next to no room on the bulkhead.
So yeah. That's what I've been doing this week. If I get any more done tonight, I'll update.
Nate
