Bombus Speedshop

Bombus Speedshop
Wrenchin' without supervision since the seventies...

Wednesday, December 12, 2018

Moving up...

OK, so much for my statement a few months back, "I´m gonna race the Stock Class, just some easy RC racing just for relaxation".
:o)
Bought myself a GLR like "everybody else" have.
To bad there´s no other brands who have discovered the growing 1:28 class.

The RWD 1:28 chassi from GL Racing

Monday, December 10, 2018

OSB wall...two of two

Next wall is not only twice as long, it have at least twice as many challenges.
First the cutting around the door.
Next is the pipe from the second floor.
I wanted to cover that pipe, but also have a  hole so i could reach the inspection lid
On top of that I had to struggle with radiator piping.
I made the decision to cover it all.
Mostly because there was not room enough between the pipes and the wall for the OSB board.
Made like a “box” over it all and made a hatch to reach the inspection lid.
Turned out great
Both the pipe from upstairs and the radiator pipes is suddenly gone.

Monday, December 3, 2018

Shelf

The bookshelf or maybe should I say BookChelf because I made it out of chains.
First I made shelves out of wood that I glued and screwed together to a solid piece.
Then I made four big holes in each of the five for the chains.
Marked the holes in the ceiling and mounted “hooks” there for the chains.
I put up the chains and then just slid up each shelf up the chains to desired height and put a bar through each pair of chains.
Easy in theory but really much job, but that's half the fun.

Glued two 150cm/5ft pieces together side by side. Put one bit on each end on the  underside and finally one all the way under.
Repeated this five times and then I had five sturdy, rustic shelves to my own wishes.




I then made four holes in each and put on a layer of semi-transparent gray paint to protect and further emphasize the rustic vibe i'm looking for .




Then I mounted four sturdy mounts in the ceiling and attached chains in them
Cut 6mm metal rods that I put through the chains and let the shelf rest on.
It turned out awesome and was worth the work