ARCHIVE OBA...blender?

[NLXTACY]

It’s been a Wits’ Fender Blender weekend

 

[DRCocaCola]

Just a tease...

 

[thatcabledude]

"Don't breathe this"

 

[bj70_guy]

"blending off the grid is important"

Were truer words ever spoken?!
My Want Meter is pegged!

 

[NLXTACY]

I WAS going to polish the aluminum and then anodize clear but I didn't like the way the test piece came out so instead I'm going to nickel plate all of the aluminum. Make strong like bull.

 

[thegadgetguy]

How much airflow do you need to run this? Would it work with a Puma with the small included tank? Or would you need a York or equivalent?

 

[NLXTACY]

Puma with a tank should be fine. The tank is the key.

 

[thegadgetguy]

Gotcha... thanks!

 

[NLXTACY]

Laser ENGRAVING is done to actually remove material leave an embossed feature. You can see and feel it. It takes longer and effects the metal more than if just etching/marking it. In engraving, the material is super heated and burned away but this causes some of the material to “foam up” and leaves a slightly rough feel. Since I’m going to be doing a bright nickel (copper/nickel) on the caps for the #FenderBlender it means I wanted a very smooth surface. Well nothing a few runs across an Emery cloth won’t fix. Totally smooth and ready for plating

 

[e9999]

that is really nice!

 

[NLXTACY]

half way there

 

[NLXTACY]

Dataplates are in. Going to anodize next.

 

[bigredmachine]

I could use one of those in the shop for after hour refreshment

 

[NLXTACY]

Assembly has begun!!

 

[MattMiller]

Making stupid, silly things is important to balancing the seriousness of all of the other stuff I do. I know this will end up too expensive for most people but I had to have one. So why not make more?

Since I have devoted to much to OnBoardAir and I’ve covered pretty much everything A-Z, I wanted something a little different. I wanted to be able to blend up margaritas or daiquiris during the hot summer, smoothies during the day and grind coffee in the morning. Blending off the grid is important so utilizing all of my OBA efforts was important.

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Nice! I really like the design

 

[NLXTACY]

The shipping boxes and packing material has been designed and cut.

 

[Spike Strip]

Bloody Genius!

 

[NLXTACY]

Bloody Genius!

Right?!

 

[NLXTACY]

Finally live. If you are thinking about ordering...PLEASE read the notes:
Wits' Fender Blender

 

[DRCocaCola]

I saw the note about the optional storage box not quite shipping yet. Is that the nifty shipping box above or something more substantial than cardboard?