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Offline Wotto

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Fish Tales Restore - starts again
« on: September 21, 2008, 02:10:09 PM »
Continued my FT Restore today after many months off ( I hate Winter  >:() ....nothing huge or difficult ..all simple stuff today , just thought I would show some progress.

Cut some new plastics

I always like to replace the clear PF plastics on my machines as most of them have nearly always gone yellow...the FT Boat Ramp was no exception. I just buy a sheet of 2mm perspex , place the old yellow plastic onto it, trace it and then use a jigsaw on medium speed with a fine cutting blade to cut the new plastic to shape....I do it all manually, just pushing the plastic towards the blade as I go, and I keep the blade as close to the edge of the bench as possible to stop any flexing as that makes the sheet of perspex crack.


Hers the 2 new plastics sut to shape compared to the original yellowy ones, in this shot the new plastics still have the protective film on them.




Heres a similar shot with the film removed....





And heres the new plastics placed temporarily on the ramp.




Installed the New Shooter

BIG Thanks to Mark C for this new FT shooter handle, I was a bit concerned as to how it would look in full chrome as it is different to the original finish , but man it came up GREAT !!






New Boat Ramp Entry Decal


The Old One




The New One installed




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Re: Fish Tales Restore - starts again
« Reply #1 on: September 21, 2008, 02:29:14 PM »

Nice work wotto.

Did you machine come with the plastic that runs along the side of the boatramp over the 5 yellow posts ?

That ALWAYS broken or missing..
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Re: Fish Tales Restore - starts again
« Reply #2 on: September 21, 2008, 05:09:19 PM »
Love the gun handle mate.

How do you smooth the edges on the plastics? Some fine sandpaper?

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Re: Fish Tales Restore - starts again
« Reply #3 on: September 21, 2008, 09:31:37 PM »
thanks  mate

for a few $$$   the handle   comes up fantasic   
we have done a few of these  wait till you do the rails and lock bar  too

good job mate


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Re: Fish Tales Restore - starts again
« Reply #4 on: September 21, 2008, 09:33:20 PM »
That handle has come up nice! Might have to do it for my one...

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Re: Fish Tales Restore - starts again
« Reply #5 on: September 21, 2008, 09:39:11 PM »
That handle has come up nice! Might have to do it for my one...


I have a load of stuff  getting done this week  if you want yours done

friday is pick up day


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Re: Fish Tales Restore - starts again
« Reply #6 on: September 22, 2008, 11:48:46 AM »
That handle has come up nice! Might have to do it for my one...


I have a load of stuff  getting done this week  if you want yours done

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Hmm..Interesting. Are they just re chromed ? Sounds "too easy"  - But the results are incredible !
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Re: Fish Tales Restore - starts again
« Reply #7 on: September 22, 2008, 03:48:24 PM »
Very nice Wotto! that handle looks great, BLING BLING!

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Re: Fish Tales Restore - starts again
« Reply #8 on: April 09, 2009, 07:47:43 PM »
You do some great work wotto but no one will notice it as the shooter will blind them lol