I decided to make an economy blower. So here are the pictures of my progress.
two dollar kettle from goodwill.
tubes for the tanks
The bottom of one the side tanks, a foam half dome from a craft store
A little fiberglass goes along way
bottom of the main tank
Hey guys, sorry for not posting more, but life gets busy at times.. Here is my progress thus far.Here are the tanks
Here is the thrower thus far
Here is the handle
Hey guys, sorry for not posting more, but life gets busy at times.. Here is my progress thus far.Here are the tanks
Here is the thrower thus far
Here is the handle
actually i just realized that the pictures are kind of misleading. I abandoned the pvc tube and Styrofoam top due weight issues. I actually bought some of that aluminum pipe and then some inflatable ■■■■■ I got at Dollar Tree. lots of Fiberglass sheets and resin later, walla! as seen as above. I am putting alot of love into this project so its taking me a while. I should be able to move a little quicker now that the tanks are done. hope to update you soon!
The tanks look great. Very smooth and shiny paint job.
I cannot read that line without expecting the next caption to say “And here is the spout”!
Looks good so far, but we need in-progress pics of the revised tank methods if you took any.
Alex
Sorry, i forgot to take picts.
shiny!
Coming along very nicely… After seeing a few of these blowers it makes me wanna change/upgrade a few parts on my pack… Keep up the good work
Hey guys, just a quick update on my progress, I just realized i mounted the right box a little wrong but that is a quick fix, Here is a pict of the tanks “dry” fitted and the pictures of the hose.
Wow those hoses are really long… Mine are about half that length…
Sounds like a personal problem…
ha ha funny guy lol seriously though are the slime hoses suppose to be that long or is it a choice of the person building it?
It was an estimation going off what i saw in GB2. This is still a work in progress, so they may shorten depending how the fit when i actually get the pack on, I cut them long so i wouldnt be short. I can all ways trim off excess!
Lookin’ mighty spiffy! Great work!
Ok the tanks and lights for the tanks are mounted and the pack is mostly done, I would have more done if I hadn’t broken a resistor and had to wait on installing the lights in the project box, but oh well, Here are some picts. And yes i know realise just how long i made the tubes. There will be some cutting in the near future…lol
Wow, what a awesome job you have done! The tanks look top notch!
Impressive. Do you think you’ll have it finished for the event next weekend?
Finished, no. Though hopefully done enough to take to the library. I need to find a 20 Ohm resistor to replace the one that broke on the circuit board for the lights, and i havent even started the vest. I am focusing on getting the thrower done enough to show, hopefully the lights i ordered will be in.
