And Another cargo storage thread (alloy) (1 Viewer)

[450 DUDE]

I finally got some time to start on this project , I prolly should be doing something more important but hey......

I was going to wait until I was complete to post up but I have no will power

The material is 1/8 5052 initially I was trying to do honeycomb , but there were no good deals on material to be found.
What you see is the shell of the main storage compartment , on the right will be a custom fridge slide . On the perimeter of the main system will have hinged "wings" for a flat surface all the way to the aft of the front seats.

More to come ( as soon as there is time)

ken

 

[jfz80]

Nice!!! im diggin it so far. Is that the piano hinge in black running down the top corners? whats gonna suport the outside, more metal structure? looking foward to the rest.

 

[450 DUDE]

The black things are core trax cargo tie down's , Im not sure what you mean by the outside support but it will all be bolted to the floor. Everything will be aluminum welded to a base plate .

ken

Nice!!! im diggin it so far. Is that the piano hinge in black running down the top corners? whats gonna suport the outside, more metal structure? looking foward to the rest.

 

[CaliCruiser]

ooooooooooooohhhhhhhhhhh aaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhh



Looks good Ken

 

[AdventureBuddies]

Very cool. I was thinking of building mine out of aluminum rather than plywood. Would this be lighter????

 

[450 DUDE]

Here is an update, Getting there but still a way to go.

ken

 

[450 DUDE]

One more:

 

[450 DUDE]

Very cool. I was thinking of building mine out of aluminum rather than plywood. Would this be lighter????

Thats the plan anyway ,I hope it will be lighter than ply.

Another big advantage is instead of loosing 1-1/2" by using 3/4 ply.
this applacation is loosing 1/4" by using 1/8" aluminum.
It starts to add up on the cubic inches.

ken

 

[Atoyot1031]

Nice! Are you doing the welding?

 

[450 DUDE]

Nice! Are you doing the welding?

Yes , I needed a first project to practice on with the new spool gun.
But it would be cool if someone else was doing the welding, then it would look real nice .

But I have learned alot , welding mig aluminum is a little different.

ken

 

[C6H12O6]

Where did you source that locking latch? Any pics or info how it latches on the other side?

 

[alia176]

Nice job Ken. Let us know what the final weight ends up at.

 

[Atoyot1031]

Yes , I needed a first project to practice on with the new spool gun.
But it would be cool if someone else was doing the welding, then it would look real nice .

But I have learned alot , welding mig aluminum is a little different.

ken

I wish I was cool enough to weld aluminum...

 

[robmir]

So when we can place an order for one ?

Yeah , we know already your answer

Keep up, great job. By the way which fridge you will get ?

 

[450 DUDE]

Where did you source that locking latch? Any pics or info how it latches on the other side?

Its a Southco latch so any southco distributor .
I will pics tomorrow.

Its funny but I really wanted to get a really nice latch .
But I was having trouble finding that perfect one.
This one is not perfect but its pretty fly.

ken

 

[450 DUDE]

So when we can place an order for one ?

Yeah , we know already your answer

Keep up, great job. By the way which fridge you will get ?

I have the ARB 32 (i think) its pretty small.

ken

 

[spressomon]

Nice project design and execution...at least viewing from here .

Do you have a sheet metal brake? That's another tool I've always wanted...you know the tool list is endless...but the space to put them isn't .

 

[locrwln1]

Nice project design and execution...at least viewing from here .

Do you have a sheet metal brake? That's another tool I've always wanted...you know the tool list is endless...but the space to put them isn't .

X2

And ain't that the truth.

Jack

 

[450 DUDE]

Its a Southco latch so any southco distributor .
I will pics tomorrow.

Its funny but I really wanted to get a really nice latch .
But I was having trouble finding that perfect one.
This one is not perfect but its pretty fly.

ken

Pics finally..........

 

[450 DUDE]

Nice project design and execution...at least viewing from here .

Do you have a sheet metal brake? That's another tool I've always wanted...you know the tool list is endless...but the space to put them isn't .

Unfortunately I dont have any large sheet metal tools .

But I still have friends in the aircraft world

Man you dont know how many times I thought about opening up a shop just to justify a bunch of cool tools.. Aahhh dreams...........


ken