[HBR] Chassis kits

[john]

Or China Freight (Harbor) has a cheap manual brake. When I got mine it was ~17$

John K5MO


At 09:04 AM 11/25/2014, you wrote:
>Don't even have to go through all that.  I simply use my large bench vice 
>and use two sharp cornered angles cut to the right length...two or three 
>lengths should suffice.  Then with the Al cut to size, I score the inside 
>bend lines and then into the vice with the two angles, and bend the Al 
>chassis long dimensions with a heavy piece of wood.  Ends can also be bent 
>if you have the clearances.
>
>Another approach, and perhaps somewhat easier and also used here, is to 
>obtain or make some angles or U's and use them for the sides, with a flat 
>sheet of Al for the top.
>
>I have also used discarded pre-used chassis with the top cut out, and a 
>new piece of Al for the top, held on with countersunk small bolts.  I 
>think at least two of these approaches have already been presented, but 
>thought I would jump in with my experiences.
>
>The end results here are certainly not comparable with the big bux 
>purchased chassis, but are acceptable here as long as I am careful.
>
>73,  Bill   w2dgb
>
>
>----- Original Message ----- From: <ke9xq at charter.net>
>To: "HBR Receiver List" <hbr at mailman.qth.net>
>Sent: Sunday, November 23, 2014 11:31 PM
>Subject: Re: [HBR] Chassis kits
>
>
>>One more thought on bending your
>>own chassis for a couple of bucks,
>>rather then 35 on up.  Dig out an
>>old vice grip pliers and have two maybe
>>4 inch peaces ofsteel angle iron welded
>>to the tip or end of the pliers perpendicular
>>to make it "T" shaped, maybe one of the
>>angle iron pieces could be pre-bent just
>>a little more, so it had an acute angle to
>>it, as you'd like to bend your sided just
>>a tad more then needed so when releaced
>>it will spring back to the final shape you
>>desire.
>>
>>If you take the pliers and angle iron to
>>a stock car racer or builder, or a fixerupper
>>shop like a motorcycle shop (use your imagination)
>>and ask them to weld this for you, it could
>>hopefully end up costing you an extra 5
>>dollars or so and you have much of wht you
>>will need to bend the material you will need
>>for a project such as this.  Guess what I'm
>>thinking is where there is a will there is a way.
>>
>>73
>>Bill  KE9XQ
>>
>>______________________________________________________________
>>HBR mailing list
>>Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/hbr
>>Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm
>>Post: mailto:HBR at mailman.qth.net
>>
>>This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net
>>Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
>
>
>______________________________________________________________
>HBR mailing list
>Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/hbr
>Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm
>Post: mailto:HBR at mailman.qth.net
>
>This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net
>Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html

III 


---
This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus protection is active.
http://www.avast.com