Just a few questions..
Where can I find the heatsinks needed?
and how do i riveted the metal sheeting to the blower itself?
The heatsinks have not been identified.
There are many ways to attach rivits, easiest/cheapest way for someone who has no experience is to get a pop-rivit tool.
well yeah i know…but im using one of those cardboard shipping tubes as the blower base and i was going to wrap it with, i thinks its ?styrene?, a “sale sign”. How do i rivet the wrapped sign to the tube itself?
Same way you rivit anything together. Drill a hole through both items, insert rivit.
should i use a small washer on the inside of the shipping tube so the rivet stays in place and doesnt rip out? i tried looking through the posts but thhere arent any detailed builds for the SB
you should do that if you use those materials. You might also look into aluminum flashing for roofs, rather than use styrene/ sale signs. it comes in rolls, and is sold at home improvement stores.
It wouldn’t be a bad idea. You could also just drill holes in squares of styrene (as long as it’s at least 1/16" thick) and use that instead of buying washers. You just want something more rigid than cardboard to hold the rivit.
I’m not sure about people’s use of the cardboard tube for the gun but I know a handful of people have had success with PVC. Some have used the greenish sewer PVC wrapped in aluminum flashing. 
EDIT: Damn people beat me to it 
Technically there should be piano hinges on both sides as well.
yep! true!
you guys are a great help !! seriously! Ill post pics as it comes along, im adding a little custom design to it as well.
which set of plans would you say are better to use?
what type of piano hinges?
I forget what kind I used from Home Depot. I believe there’s a hinge visible on the inside side of the gun but the outside just looks to have a kind of seam…
first image courtesy of Kingpin
http://raccoonrocket.com/gb/reference/gb2/slides/GB2-HD-Ref-095.html
so i would then mount the hinge inside out?? hmm how the hell do i go about that haha
Very nice; it looks pretty solid.
i hope mine comes out as nice as yours..im going to get the pvc today
i saw on norms plans that he has 2 liter soda bottles for the side tanks…has anyone tried thiswith any success? i think im going to try it, but to make the bottle sturdy should i use expanding foam?
I was thinking of using a pringles can as the tube, and a plastic shower head as the nozzle. Then just gluing on knobs where needed.
Is there a pic of the 2 liters one? I wanna see how it looks.
Dude, this thread hasn’t been posted in for 6 months. Start your own thread or just PM the OP if you have a question.