Spot light sheild

Flip · Post by **Flip** » Tue Aug 27, 2013 8:47 pm

How are you all,

been a while since Ive been around much to busy bloody working! even longer since Ive got out for a shot !!

I had a chance to spend a little time in the shed this arvo and knocked this up for the powabeam.

thought some one might like to copy it.

James270 · Post by **James270** » Tue Aug 27, 2013 9:01 pm

Neat looking job mate. What was the build process/materials?

MISSED needs to make one for his light so he would appreciate the tips

Camel · Post by **Camel** » Tue Aug 27, 2013 9:11 pm

Looks nice mate, mine is made from a 5lt white plastic yoghurt bucket with the arse cut out and then cut in half up the side, pop riveted onto the old light I use.

Flip · Post by **Flip** » Tue Aug 27, 2013 9:12 pm

I have the 9 inch light, I might paint it black so it dose not refect a funny beam, not sure what it will do yet. The cardboard one I've used for the last twelve month worked well but didn't like wet weather funny enough and high winds got sick of taping a new one on all the time

Made a cardboard template

Cut out some .55 ally sheet. Ran it through the rollers. Then through the swaging rollers for the beed on the rim. Then through the Jenny roller to pull a rolled edge around the outside edge.

It's held on with a very large worm gear clamp.

If Missed want's one I can knock one up no stress.

Flip

JasonF · Post by **JasonF** » Tue Aug 27, 2013 9:17 pm

Looks very professional Flip. Are you taking orders?

Flip · Post by **Flip** » Tue Aug 27, 2013 9:26 pm

I could do, I've got the pattern

I just need to find where I can get the clamps from at a reasonable price. The one I used was left over from a pipe repair clamp.

Flip

Post by **MISSED** » Tue Aug 27, 2013 9:36 pm

Yes Missed wants two, one 9" and one 11"

Just send the bill to James270

seriously mate I need both do not worry about the clamp I reckon a couple joined together would work.

Flip · Post by **Flip** » Tue Aug 27, 2013 9:41 pm

No worries mate, no stress we will sort something out.

My mate has an the 11 inch light so I'll make a pattern.

Give me a week or so ( I'm working 7 days again this week) and I'll get you sorted.

I'll be in touch.

Flip

Post by **MISSED** » Tue Aug 27, 2013 9:47 pm

Thanks bloke I will be waiting.

James270 · Post by **James270** » Wed Aug 28, 2013 8:28 am

MISSED wrote:Yes Missed wants two, one 9" and one 11"

Just send the bill to James270

Bugger, that little joke didn't quite go according to plan

Seriously, let us know what the damage is mate and we can work something out

Post by **GriMo** » Wed Aug 28, 2013 12:33 pm

Is the housing on the powerbeams steel? Few rare earth magnets should lock it on pretty good and they cost bugger all

Flip · Post by **Flip** » Wed Aug 28, 2013 1:16 pm

The body of the light aluminum unfortunately GriMo,

but ill keep searching. the clamps at the moment are about $14 for the nine inch and the eleven I'm still waiting to hear back

Flip

Flip · Post by **Flip** » Wed Aug 28, 2013 6:40 pm

Got the 9inch done missed, now I just need to wait to get hold of the 11 inch light off of my mate to sort out number2.

Flip

stinkitup · Post by **stinkitup** » Wed Aug 28, 2013 7:17 pm

Umm I've been told there are no stupid questions so ..... here goes.

What does the shield actually do?? Shield from projectiles or stop light coming down onto the vehicle and lighting it up for the ferals to see.

Now that I have written this the latter sounds good

I have a big powabeam, how much would a shield cost?

Ryan

James270 · Post by **James270** » Wed Aug 28, 2013 7:22 pm

In my experience mate it is more about the light shining back up off the vehicle into your eyes; makes it bloody hard to see.

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