This is amazing stuff. I can't make a ruler out of a 12-inch stick, so I'm always impressed by people who can build stuff from scratch.

Yup/ Your R2 unit is pretty interesting. Any chance you want it to run on steam?

Can you make one for me, Mr. God of Thunder?

FAX

I'm in for one. Thanks in advance.

ROFL

Sorry, but that's funny.

Seriously though, cool project! :thumb:

It's not funny when that little coin slot (about 4" long) cost me $45 and shipping!

AND, They can be had for about 3-4k (on the lower end for the building inclined, probably $1200 from styrene.....those that want full aluminum, you're looking around 10k, and for those like myself, 3-4k), so if you want one bad enough........I can point you in all the right direction!

Thank you......it hasn't been an easy road that it for sure. I received templates with the legs that allowed me to just rout right around them and then glue them up. Messed up several of them along the process. The frame is all 100% hand done from some plans I found.....it's taken a lot of trial and error, but it's getting there!

Steam. Care to elaborate? Right now it's planned to run off of two windshield wiper motors. The dome has a Pittman motor with a Syren motor controller

That's great, Mr. God of Thunder.

But, I would like a custom-made one. I would gladly pay cash money. Can you make it so it shoots goo and vacuums and attaches itself to my home security system and communicates with the home office security guys in beep lingo?

FAX

sadly, as much as I hate to say this, but there are already ones out there that do all of this, and tons more.

Can you attach a Fleshlight to one? My...uh...friend was wondering.

Holy crap! First all, this takes forever, about 4 hours to get everything you see here complete. In the end, it looks FANTASTIC with a few minor glitches that I can fix later.

First I want to show all my pie panels drawn out. They are numbered how they are on the outer dome so that I will be able to match them up easier.

http://i1189.photobucket.com/albums/...P/IMG_1375.jpg

Next up, I start drilling hundreds of tiny holes all around the pie panels......this takes forever. I did it without stopping and only broke 3 drill bits!

http://i1189.photobucket.com/albums/...P/IMG_1376.jpg
http://i1189.photobucket.com/albums/...P/IMG_1377.jpg
http://i1189.photobucket.com/albums/...P/IMG_1379.jpg
http://i1189.photobucket.com/albums/...P/IMG_1380.jpg

Next, I had to get the panels out! I did this a unique way. I used my Dremel with a reinforced disk, what I did, was slowly trace along the edge of the drill holes so that I had a "track".......then on one end of the drill holes, I used the Dremel to go ALL THE WAY down through the aluminum.....like pictured below.

http://i1189.photobucket.com/albums/...P/IMG_1381.jpg
http://i1189.photobucket.com/albums/...P/IMG_1382.jpg

Then, what I did was throw some WD40 on there, take my hack saw with a handle, and quickly and easily cut the piece out.

http://i1189.photobucket.com/albums/...P/IMG_1383.jpg


Next up, was to file the inner dome cutouts....I started slowly.

http://i1189.photobucket.com/albums/...P/IMG_1384.jpg

Eventually, I got them all fairly smooth. I will still go over them again at a later date to make them even smoother, but so far I am more than pleased.

Next, I had to do what any guy would do........test it with my outer dome! As you can see, the results are pretty good!!! I wanted to start filing the cutout pieces (that attach to the bottom of the pie panels) but decided it was time to take a break for a day or so and recoup from this long mess! Here are the test pictures!!

http://i1189.photobucket.com/albums/...P/IMG_1385.jpg
http://i1189.photobucket.com/albums/...P/IMG_1386.jpg
http://i1189.photobucket.com/albums/...P/IMG_1387.jpg