Make a fiberglass fan shroud
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[[Image:261 Starliner rad rh.JPG|thumb|center|600px|Side view of radiator in 1961 Ford Galaxie.]] | [[Image:261 Starliner rad rh.JPG|thumb|center|600px|Side view of radiator in 1961 Ford Galaxie.]] | ||
| + | ===Constructing the foam buck=== | ||
Using a piece of thin plywood is a good way to start on any part that has a flat mounting surface. The plywood gives a sturdy base upon which to lay out and construct your foam buck. | Using a piece of thin plywood is a good way to start on any part that has a flat mounting surface. The plywood gives a sturdy base upon which to lay out and construct your foam buck. | ||
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Keep the hot melt glue away from where you will be sanding, it is gummy and will not sand properly, making your buck alot harder to shape than it needs to be. | Keep the hot melt glue away from where you will be sanding, it is gummy and will not sand properly, making your buck alot harder to shape than it needs to be. | ||
| − | [[Image:9it's hot melt glue.JPG|center|600px]] | + | [[Image:9it's hot melt glue.JPG|thumb|center|600px|The glue won't sand properly, so keep it off the areas you will be sanding.]] |
| − | I knew that one part of the shroud was going to be perfectly round, so I set it up with a bolt in the center and made it so it could be spun by hand against an end mill to shape the circle as well as cut the box section down to its proper thickness. | + | I knew that one part of the shroud was going to be perfectly round, so I set it up with a bolt in the center and made it so it could be spun by hand against an end mill. This will make it easy to shape the circle, as well as cut the box section down to its proper thickness. |
| − | [[Image:10fast way to make a perfect circle.JPG|center|600px]] | + | [[Image:10fast way to make a perfect circle.JPG|center|600px|A bolt centered in the buck allows it to be spun against an end mill to shape the circle.]] |
| − | [[Image:11more shaping.JPG|center|600px]] | + | [[Image:11more shaping.JPG|center|600px|The buck is spun by hand to form the circular portion of the shroud shape.]] |
[[Image:13roughed out some more.JPG|center|600px]] | [[Image:13roughed out some more.JPG|center|600px]] | ||
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