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Carbon Fiber bottom plate - 12.16.2009, 10:51 AM

The carbon fiber plate came in yesterday morning so I started working on duplicating the Kershaw Design bottom chassis plate. I finished this morning and here's the result. I made some changes from the Kershaw bottom plate. A bit more material here and there especially where holes are drilled and counter sunk for screws, I moved the front battery strap 8 mm forward to allow for slightly longer batteries and I didn't make holes for Nimh cells. Even though it has a whole lot more material and is thicker than the stock aluminum plate (3 mm versus 2.2 mm), it is only 10 grams heavier. Something I never mentioned about the placement of the batteries, the stock ERBE chassis has the bottom of the battery around 32 mm below the top surface of the chassis with them tilting up a bit towards the battery doors. The Kershaw chassis places the batteries 45 mm below the top surface of the chassis and they lye flat. That is a very big change in the center of gravity right there.



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12.16.2009, 01:49 PM

Wow mistercrash!! The quality of your work is awesome! How are you making the parts? CNC or all by hand?
   
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Solid carbide bits in a router mounted of a router table, belt/disk sander, drill press are the biggest tools I have. The rest is done by hand with files and sand paper.


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