I was watching your one-off fiberglass tutorial, and I'm trying to make my own fairing... I have a problem though, in making the mold, how do you ensure it is symmetrical? What measuring tools do you use?
@iccustomsusa80488 күн бұрын
There are a few tools or methods to get symmetrical parts such a center line to edge measurements, using a contour gauge, cutting thin plywood ribs building a frame within your part similar to a skeleton. This is just to name a few it all really depends on part
@ianwilliams736410 күн бұрын
I changed my wheels to 17" for a better range of tire choices, which demanded a few changes . . . . You have a nice clean build there ! I will subscribe to see if you have any updates on this video.
@iccustomsusa804810 күн бұрын
Yes sir, this is episode 3 of this build series. Plus I used this build to make a few how too videos on this channel. Enjoy and thanks for the subscribe
@theamazingstudio430121 күн бұрын
It would be great if you would put a link to the stuff you used to make the mold.
@iccustomsusa804820 күн бұрын
Thanks for the comment, I will look to add this info
@faizahmedahmed292828 күн бұрын
How its possible for commercial use.
@iccustomsusa804828 күн бұрын
I produce and sell these tanks and have for years. Fiberglass tanks have been around for decade’s but the addition of ethanol requires use of vinyl ester resin due to it improved resistance.
@faizahmedahmed292828 күн бұрын
@@iccustomsusa8048 thanks
@KelseyBower29 күн бұрын
Perfect instructional videos. You're a great teacher!
@iccustomsusa804828 күн бұрын
Thank you! Glad they are helpful
@TealcJackАй бұрын
I am assuming the glue/puddy is vinyl ester resin with a fill as a thickner.
@iccustomsusa8048Ай бұрын
Yes, I use cabosil as the thickening agent and milled fiber for a binder.
@FilterYTАй бұрын
Great content!
@iccustomsusa8048Ай бұрын
Thanks, I need to get back on this project as life has me stalled on its progress. Stay tuned I will get back to it.
@FilterYTАй бұрын
This has been an amazing series, thanks for sharing so much!
@iccustomsusa8048Ай бұрын
Thanks for watching and the encouraging comment
@ettorefrisenda5158Ай бұрын
It would make sense seeing as you are making these videos to show how you are layering the fibreglass not just explaining about it and showing the finish product would be helpful Are you the person that is actually making these parts?
@iccustomsusa8048Ай бұрын
In this series I recently added production of the tank which is 4 parts and I go through layup ect.
@dalethomas360Ай бұрын
Nice to see the final vid. Good series and well made. Thank you 👍
@iccustomsusa8048Ай бұрын
Thanks for the comment
@dalethomas360Ай бұрын
Nice follow up to Part 1 👍
@iccustomsusa8048Ай бұрын
Thanks for the comment
@dalethomas360Ай бұрын
Good video with lots of information, thank you.
@iccustomsusa8048Ай бұрын
Thanks for the comment! Hope they help you with your project
@mattnoyes77292 ай бұрын
Wish i'd found this ages ago...so much good information, one of the best I've watched on the process. Well done
@iccustomsusa80482 ай бұрын
Awesome thanks for the feedback!
@farajkondakji29323 ай бұрын
God bless you, you are a wonderful person I have a question about what is the adhesive used. I want another answer because I am from a country far away from you with many thanks
@iccustomsusa80483 ай бұрын
Resin used for layup and making the compound is vinyl ester resin, I use a fuel tank sealer to cover any exposed fibers within the tank
@parcosmaulo13 ай бұрын
Incredible work. Thank you for sharing all this valuable information
@iccustomsusa80483 ай бұрын
Thank you for the compliment! Glad you found the video of use!
@mofatjippyfransisco7133 ай бұрын
Very nice work.
@iccustomsusa80483 ай бұрын
Thank you!
@skullcraftcustoms3 ай бұрын
Probably the best series I've dug into on the net! I build custom kids pedal planes and am tired of hand crafting everything from scratch. My plan is to make a body mold of them so I can crank them out quicker!
@iccustomsusa80483 ай бұрын
Thank You, I hope they help with your project. For sure will speed up production over one off style manufacturing. You could make multiple molds and really crank out a many per day.
@iccustomsusa80483 ай бұрын
I tig welded 3 M3 screws In the corners of the metal sheets. Drilled holes for M3 screws to pass in the gussets on frame pockets. Added rubber U channel around edges the installed with nuts inside frame.
@Teeon2wheelz4 ай бұрын
Still trying to see how you make the mesh triangle shaped pieces in the sides of frame!
@JohnBobRoger4 ай бұрын
Wow....this is awesome...Kawi AR80 Tank is pinholed...I need help...: )
@iccustomsusa80484 ай бұрын
I have making a tank mold series as well follow along. Hope it helps!
@toddkerns44934 ай бұрын
Really nice look parts!
@iccustomsusa80484 ай бұрын
Thank you! the ATC came out nice
@codycasale77524 ай бұрын
Do you have any suggestions for avoiding gelcoat alligatoring? I've been doing composites for a long time but still run into alligator issues from time to time. I know the common tip is to not apply the gel too thin. But i've heard others say to not brush usa based gel because it isn't formulated for it. - However you show that there are no issues. Any tips or suggestions would be appreciated!
@iccustomsusa80484 ай бұрын
Yes, here are a few pointers to apply to your wrinkle problem. consider upping your catalyst by a small amount maybe 1/4% also increase mixing time when adding MEKP and lastly increase cure time before application of FG and resin. Sounds like your gel coat is not fully cured either due to low mekp, not mixed correctly and has cold spots, or fg applied to soon not fully cured. What is happening is when you apply fg too soon or to a gel coat that is not fully cured during your roll out for bubbles the uncured gel coat breaks down and wrinkles. Hope this helps
@codycasale77524 ай бұрын
@@iccustomsusa8048 Thank you very much! I will give this a try and let you know how it goes! Appreciate your reply! 🙏🏻 - You do great work 👍🏻!
@erickneilnoveros65254 ай бұрын
Underrated. Deserves more subscribers 😊
@iccustomsusa80484 ай бұрын
Thank you for the comment!
@erickneilnoveros65254 ай бұрын
@@iccustomsusa8048 question man, do you really need to use a gas tank sealer?. I am from a country where por15 isn’t available. Was wondering if the resin could withstand or resist petrol for a very long time.
@iccustomsusa80484 ай бұрын
@@erickneilnoveros6525 there are 2 functions for a tank sealer in this instance. It is not only for petrol/ethanol resistance it also is to cover any potentially exposed fiberglass fibers at the surface you can’t see with your eye. Those exposed fibers act as wick’s and slowly transmit fuel throughout the fibers within the tanks structure to open edges. Ruining any paint work. You could use many other tank sealer brands available. I have used por 15 and epoxy sealer
@erickneilnoveros65254 ай бұрын
@@iccustomsusa8048 thank you man. You are very helpful
@iccustomsusa80484 ай бұрын
No problem
@rezpectoraskar5 ай бұрын
What is the name of the glue used? Does it really prevent petrol seepage?
@iccustomsusa80485 ай бұрын
I use por 15 tank sealer. Yes it will seal any exposed fibers.
@sebascardonac5 ай бұрын
Man, You really inspired me and now I finish my mold, thank u very much to share your experience!!.
@iccustomsusa80485 ай бұрын
That’s good to hear! Glad the videos helped
@TeddyxxMexx5 ай бұрын
What kind of media do you use?
@iccustomsusa80485 ай бұрын
I mainly use black diamond from tractor supply as it is very cheap. Great for old paint and rust. It is dirty and you have to clean the filter a lot. But I also use Aluminum oxide and soda.
@thesicillianbull5 ай бұрын
Si ce u have a mold....how about a tunnel adapter for an fxr
@iccustomsusa80485 ай бұрын
Not really sure what a tunnel adapter is.
@CNC4XR75 ай бұрын
looking good!
@sebascardonac6 ай бұрын
Thank man for sharing, I really like to know if the Vynilester support the gas!!.. plz update later.
@iccustomsusa80486 ай бұрын
Yes as noted in the series. it is far superior to polyester resins. Vinyl ester resin has a greater resistance to fuels containing ethanol
@walterplummer38086 ай бұрын
I just found your channel. This is a great build. Thanks for making the videos.
@iccustomsusa80486 ай бұрын
Thank you Sir!
@Bob-my2xe6 ай бұрын
You make this look easy ! Thanks for teaching
@iccustomsusa80486 ай бұрын
Thanks! I have made 1 or 2 things in my past ;) Glad you liked the video.
@NoQuarterXX6 ай бұрын
Just ordered this. Thanks for sharing the info. I have to turn off the overhead lights when I blast so i can see better. Do you do that?
@iccustomsusa80486 ай бұрын
No, Since I painted mine with white "Flex Seal" I can see better than with the dark blue. I do plan to replace the Fluorescent bulb with brighter LED's
@intruder_ua6 ай бұрын
this video is useful for me, thanks.
@iccustomsusa80486 ай бұрын
Great glad it was useful, I am in the process of finishing a layup video for this series as I was asked to make one so stay tuned. Please subscribe for new content notification
@intruder_ua6 ай бұрын
i subscribed 🙂@@iccustomsusa8048
@intruder_ua6 ай бұрын
I did not know that it was nessesary to process wiht vinyl ester resin.
@iccustomsusa80486 ай бұрын
Not necessary If your fuel does not contain ethanol. Ethanol is bad for certain plastics and polyester resins is known to be affected. Vinyl esters are not as affected.
@joef68586 ай бұрын
I loved this “one-off” series of videos Charley. Thx so much for taking time to show us your method of forming these parts. I’m jealous of your skills and builds. My XV build is coming along well and you have giving me lots of ideas for my body panels.
@iccustomsusa80486 ай бұрын
Awesome glad they were helpful! Also I have a website and starting to offer some custom parts for the XV viragos ICCustomsUSA.com
@bretgargulinski25616 ай бұрын
Hey I just got the same machine and Jm looking to convert it to mach 3. Is there somewhere I could reach you?
@iccustomsusa80486 ай бұрын
You should be able to send me an email under the About section of this channel
@bretgargulinski25615 ай бұрын
@@iccustomsusa8048Can’t seem to find ur email anywhere else i could reach you?
@Flying2ZC6 ай бұрын
Pretty much missed every important step-
@iccustomsusa80486 ай бұрын
That’s not good. Hope it was not a total loss
@m..54947 ай бұрын
Are you able to customize any kind of shape front ferring ?
@Halerno7 ай бұрын
Just great. Inspiring although I could never reach your level ;-)
@iccustomsusa80487 ай бұрын
Thanks You! I would note in order to build to a specific level first starts with just starting from somewhere and learn from your hands on experience. Go for it!
@simonkaraoglanof11467 ай бұрын
Good job thanks 4restoring yamahas golden goose ♡
@iccustomsusa80487 ай бұрын
Thanks! It was a treat
@southpawsgarage7 ай бұрын
can buy bigger tipped gun for primers..etc..
@beans86157 ай бұрын
Did you design that control pcb yourself? It looks really nice. Is that something you are planning on selling at some point?
@iccustomsusa80487 ай бұрын
Thank You! Yes I did, I am slowly getting things listed for this ATC from plans to parts on my Website iccustomsusa.com
@beans86157 ай бұрын
@iccustomsusa8048 sounds great! I will keep an eye out on your site then!
@iccustomsusa80487 ай бұрын
@@beans8615 If you would like to see something specific offered let me know. This is just my hobby side gig to aid in funding hobby related projects. Thanks Again!
@sharkbaitsurfer8 ай бұрын
You're obviously very skilled and experienced, it's a shame that you spend all of the time in the video talikng about what you're going to do or have done, it defeats the purpose of which ought to be showing what you are actually doing, I'm not sure I see the point...
@sharkbaitsurfer7 ай бұрын
@@iccustomsusa8048 I hope I didn't come across as overly critical, you are actually an excellent teacher and very much remind me of my High School chemistry teacher who could always provide the whys and hows in accessible language - Mr Longworth was superb in that regard. Most would be astonished at just how much high school chemistry I can still recall after ~38 years - that knowledge stuck! Anyway your narration of the process could have been over the top of footage of the processes, the knowledge is there. However I realise that you may be a solo operator, so filming whilst doing may be difficult - yes I know everyone's a critic, so please accept my 'suggestions' as being from a kind perspective
@iccustomsusa80487 ай бұрын
Thank you for your input, Truly! you are correct I do this solo and don’t make practice runs, retakes, or trim down hours of extra footage. Mainly thinking on the fly and blurting out relevant information. I do so in my spare time as well as Trying to learn how to do videos. Some people are naturals… I on the other hand am not :) Thanks again
@JackedMotion8 ай бұрын
What was your rough total cost to build your own tool changer?
@iccustomsusa80488 ай бұрын
About 1k and some time. I also built my own electronic interface boards.End result has been a perfect running ATC! I love it, been flawless operations since. Let me know if I can help you
@allencummings62858 ай бұрын
Anyway you can post a link for the button seat latch?
@iccustomsusa80488 ай бұрын
eBay search hood quick release and you will have a selection
@dfdyty61079 ай бұрын
good stuff, in one previous video you mentioned changing regulator in original alternator. Have you found solution to exceeding voltage ?
@iccustomsusa80489 ай бұрын
Yes the regulators ( basically a chip)I found on EBay put the voltage within a usable level for the lithium battery
@TAWPTool9 ай бұрын
Outstanding job! This is/was a great series. Thank you for sharing.