Time to continue work.
First, let’s get rid of the heat marks from welding
before
after
Next, the lid attachment system that has been giving me so much stress. I finally decided on something with zero moving parts or exposed fasteners. To do this I glued a huge sheet of 1/8in thich neoprene foam to the underside of the lid. This stops all rattling sounds from steel-on-steel contact.
To hold this lid down using magnets is a bit of a challenge due to the fact that stainless steel isnt magnetic. I solved this by ordering some regualr steel lasercut from sendcutsend.com. I cut sections out from the foam and JB welded it together.
Cutting and gluing and cutting and gluing and cutting and gluing. What a PITA but its well worth it. The lid passes the dairy queen flip test now.
It takes a lot of force to get this lid off, neodymium magnets are no joke. Remind me to take photos of how I JB welded them to the internal walls/frame of the board.
The friction + the steel frame digging into the foam means the lid will not be sliding around at all. I may add some foam to the steel on the inside of the chasis. We’ll see.
The chasis with the lid on is like 3x stiffer than without. I cannot twist the body anymore, something that concerned me a lot before.
The next step is lighting. The BN drivetrain is delayed for the moment but should be here within a month I’m hoping as thats the last part I need to finish this.
Video of me taking the lid off
How the fuck do I grip this deck??