Thursday, July 12, 2012

Three More Moulds to Go!!!

I now have three more moulds to make before I am ready to start on building the first Milan GT.

The one of the left is the storage tray that mounts in front of the left side wheel housing.  There isn't one available for the right side but if I find it really useful I will make one for that side too.  The down side of this is that you end up with more stuff as once its in there you do tend to forget about it.  Both of these storage areas together are about the volume of a mid size pannier.  The middle one is the hood.  It should be fairly straight forward to make once we have the mould with a flange on it.  The right one is the door.  It will need to be a two part mould as it has some undercuts.  There are three different sizes of door but I am starting with the one with the biggest bumps.  The others can follow later.   Same applies to the small mouldings used to mount the side stick steering and electrics.

It seems to have taken forever to get to this point.  There is still a lot to do before the moulds are ready to use but that is just sanding and polishing.  I will be quite happy to see the end of the sanding as its boring to do but you do need to be careful to do it properly.  More skill required than you would think at first glance.  I can only sand for a while each session as my hands an elbows can only take so much.  It's not so bad if you are outside on a sunny day.

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  1. Have you thought of any ways to lock the door or hood to keep people out of the Milan?

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  3. >>> ...storage tray ...if I find it really useful I will make one for that side too. ...<<<

    +1 for me, please :)

    Do I have to wait until EuroTour 2013 or can you send it earlier to me ?

    Markus

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    1. Hi Markus,

      I do need to find some time to make it first but it should be possible to mail it to you. Send me your e-mail address so I can send you details once I have it made.

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