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I plan to make the shell slightly larger than the helmet... I've already verified that if I cut the visor area about a half inch larger under the bill that the visor can be raised fully. As for fitting it without sticking, I was going to take a mold of the helmet itself to make a plug, and fill...

Hate to say it, but I think this project is gonna need to go on the back burner for a while. Other concerns have cropped up that need taken care of first, plus after reading more info on the board, I think I could do this better in clay. The helmet is destined to be nothing more than a master...

For the inside, I would use Rondo. Personally, I mix it in about a 60/40 ratio. Six ounces of Bondo to four ounces of resin. It all depends on how thin you want it to be. For hardener, I use a stripe of the red cream hardener about the width of the cup (doubled up 18 ounce cup) and about half...

With regards to the filter ratings... There will most likely be a letter/number combo, either N, P, or R, and 90, 95, 99, or 100. N-Series filters are for dust ONLY that does not contain oil. They have a non-specific service life. R-Series filters are resistant to oil and provide protection...

Stuck at work myself, but a coworker and I are both big shuttle fans, so we watched it streaming on NASA TV. Awesome launch, I remember watching STS-2, -3, and -4 from the back yard when I lived in Florida (I'm dating myself here) in third grade. I also remember the Challenger disaster...

I want to see it done too, but it's just too hot to be working in the garage... and unlike some people *glares at wife*, I can't stay up all night working on projects. 6am comes way too early to get up for work.

I enjoy doing electronics design/work. I just wish more consumer stuff came with a diagram and a theory of operation. Would make my life so much easier.

Add me to the list of who wants one. I'd be more than happy to get just the bare board and a programmed chip. I could build the rest myself. Learned how to reflow solder SMT when I was in the Marines.

If I'm reading all this correctly... I think you need a 'line output converter'. It takes the speaker level component out and converts it back to RCA outputs. That would let you go straight into the chair via RCA cables. The Scosche LOC-80 is one option, good for up to 80W per channel and has...

If I can get it to come out correctly, I intend to pull a mold and cast it in urethane and fit it to the helmet to ride. As it is, I've already had to start over completely and build #5 to include the paper visor area to hold it all rigid. Currently it's had one coat of resin on the outside...

Thanks for the heads up... I've merged at least one post, I'll have to see if I can tighten the rest up too.

Two more hot glue sticks, one blade, and 26 songs later... I haven't added anything to the back at this point, since I wanted to make sure it could still fit over the helmet. I think I'm gonna knock off for the night and give my fingers a break. The underneath of the chin is also still...

Because otherwise, I would be bored... and when I'm bored, bad things happen.

So am I... Like I said up top, this is pretty much my first real try at Pep. I can see spots where I'll need to sand it down when I get it filled, but overall it seems to be turning out good.

Current plan is industrial strength Velcro. I use it on my bluetooth module that mounts on the side of the helmet and have had no problems with it coming loose. I plan to notch out depressions inside the shell to mount the velcro in, to allow the shell to sit against the helmet. I would love...