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Topic: waist plate bends (Read 1239 times)
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redphotoman
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Hi Cody, I'm about to sort out the bends on the waist-plate, and was curious about the function of the two inch bend - as the plate is 15 inches overall, I would have thought three equally placed bends would have been the logical route, having said that - I don't have your knowledge & experience. Just wondered! Also, what are the holes in the top and bottom plates for? initialy I thought they might be for routing cables from the camera to the monitor - here again, more curious than anything else! |
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Cody Deegan
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Three equally placed bends should work fine. I just happened to choose having a longer span across the back and then wrapping around the hips for contour. Having only three sections, as you suggested, might actually be very beneficial as well as much easier to build. The holes you mentioned in the top and bottom plates are - as you guessed - for running your cables. |
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redphotoman
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Once again, many thanks Cody, should have some photo's to post soon! Cheers |
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Onakanta4
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Also, how did you bend the 3/8" waist plate? I was barely able to bend the 1/8" chest plate by standing on top of it and bouncing. Did you do it yourself, if so, how did you brace the aluminum so it would not move? I tried pounding it on the work bench, but I felt like the bench was going to break. Would it be better to have someone else do this part, if so, who? |
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Cody Deegan
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I had a metal shop bend my aluminum. They had a large machine that looked like a PEANUTS lemonade stand - you know, like a big box with a square window cut out. The guy braced the aluminum in between two other pieces of metal and a hydraulic post came down and pressed on the waist plate, bending it into shape. It took all of about a minute. |
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