[simpits-tech] curvey projects

[Andreas Fransson]

John,

That's a beautiful pit!! Great job!!
(everybody else: check out John's website, pronto!)

Andreas
http://valhallainc.d2g.com



From: <Inventmd@aol.com>
It is always interesting to apply tricks from another discipline to your
hobby.

Just an idea borrowed from my other hobby Surfing…..

Rather than bending MFD, I built the Aces seat with the curvy sides but a
straight seatback.  Then I used cardboard to form the curved seat back. Next
I cut a small hole and injected polyurethane foam -"Great Stuff" available
in
any hardware store.
My plan was to remove the cardboard and shape / sand the foam in preparation
for fiberglassing.  One can make any shape using this technique.  However, I
got lazy and left the cardboard and  simply painted it grey.  It doesn't
really look all that bad. And besides, it is covered with a cushion anyway.

Next, for the seat bottom, I ran out of great stuff, so I used the styrofoam
block from a destroyed boggieboard to shape the curves of the seatpan.

I also used it to carve the headrest.

http://members.aol.com/chengzer/pit.html

John Li