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Message 3910 (2. Nov. 2007 07:04) (Tree)

joe90
Slider Design Part II
Hey thanx Irene,I actualy used alloy box as well but I made the whole plate out of it, cut the rest away with a cheap jigsaw in my back yard on a milk crate.It was slow but exiting as I knew what I wanted and saved myself a bucket loade of cash by doing it myself.Point being ,you dont need to machine anything,just cut and it's only 3mm thick so it is quite doable by an amature with shit tools,,,like me.
You can also do well by going to someone who works with the materials you want (rather than a supplier) and asking for a peice of off cut,should cost anything from nothing to a 6 pack of beer.

cheers joe

Without access to a machine shop with adequate tools, it's difficult to construct and customize these setups, especially since us girls have smaller feet = less space for sliders. I thought about stacking skateboard truck risers or using a metal electrical box (Home Depot for light switches). I'm trying to keep it as light as possible. Joe has a great design and I assume he had access to a metal shop.
: More thoughts, comments, snide remarks??? Thanx.
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Irene: Slider Design Part II (2. Nov. 2007 01:48)
 Without access to a machine shop with adequate tools, it's difficult to construct and customize these setups, especially since us girls have smaller feet = less space for sliders. I thought about stacking skateboard truck risers or using a metal electrical box (Home Depot for light switches). I'm trying to keep it as light as possible. Joe has a great design and I assume he had access to a metal shop.
More thoughts, comments, snide remarks??? Thanx.
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claudine: Slider Design Part II (2. Nov. 2007 03:43)
 : Without access to a machine shop with adequate tools, it's difficult to construct and customize these setups, especially since us girls have smaller feet = less space for sliders. I thought about stacking skateboard truck risers or using a metal electrical box (Home Depot for light switches). I'm trying to keep it as light as possible. Joe has a great design and I assume he had access to a metal shop.
: More thoughts, comments, snide remarks??? Thanx.

Hey Irene,

I think Joe used a jigsaw and box section aluminum for his, but I will let him reply since I'm not certain. Do you have a jigsaw? If not get yourself one! It makes me feel dangerous lol. :-D

Please read my post above. Seems like my design isnt outrageously heavy. I got it practically overnight too which is insane, in a good way! I think this new design of yours might work. I saw a bunch of boxes in the electrical section too. A light idea might be a round piece of coping, just you would land on a small piece. I think I saw possibilities by the coping connector section too! But PVC is hard to cut and I dont think slides as well. Hey, this is awesome to have this board to share ideas.
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joe90: Slider Design Part II (2. Nov. 2007 07:04)
 Hey thanx Irene,I actualy used alloy box as well but I made the whole plate out of it, cut the rest away with a cheap jigsaw in my back yard on a milk crate.It was slow but exiting as I knew what I wanted and saved myself a bucket loade of cash by doing it myself.Point being ,you dont need to machine anything,just cut and it's only 3mm thick so it is quite doable by an amature with shit tools,,,like me.
You can also do well by going to someone who works with the materials you want (rather than a supplier) and asking for a peice of off cut,should cost anything from nothing to a 6 pack of beer.

cheers joe

Without access to a machine shop with adequate tools, it's difficult to construct and customize these setups, especially since us girls have smaller feet = less space for sliders. I thought about stacking skateboard truck risers or using a metal electrical box (Home Depot for light switches). I'm trying to keep it as light as possible. Joe has a great design and I assume he had access to a metal shop.
: More thoughts, comments, snide remarks??? Thanx.
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joe90: Slider Design Part II (2. Nov. 2007 07:19)
 You go girl , necesity is the mother of invention.
I'm all clicheyde out

cya joe

: : Without access to a machine shop with adequate tools, it's difficult to construct and customize these setups, especially since us girls have smaller feet = less space for sliders. I thought about stacking skateboard truck risers or using a metal electrical box (Home Depot for light switches). I'm trying to keep it as light as possible. Joe has a great design and I assume he had access to a metal shop.
: : More thoughts, comments, snide remarks??? Thanx.
:
: Hey Irene,
:
: I think Joe used a jigsaw and box section aluminum for his, but I will let him reply since I'm not certain. Do you have a jigsaw? If not get yourself one! It makes me feel dangerous lol. :-D
:
: Please read my post above. Seems like my design isnt outrageously heavy. I got it practically overnight too which is insane, in a good way! I think this new design of yours might work. I saw a bunch of boxes in the electrical section too. A light idea might be a round piece of coping, just you would land on a small piece. I think I saw possibilities by the coping connector section too! But PVC is hard to cut and I dont think slides as well. Hey, this is awesome to have this board to share ideas.
  Write reply
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