[benknrobbers]

I was looking at the whole decorative aspect of my C5 Mil, I've made saddlebags, and fork bags. A very kind soul by the handle of b.sheets is helping me with a holster project, so I decided to go ahead and work on a pedestrian slicer. The cost of the standard nfield gear slicer is very reasonable, but I want to make my own for the style of it. The other factor that plays into my mind is that I don't want to drill holes in my fender and the standard slicers all seem to mount directly through the fender.

For base material I've decided to use an ammo can. I'm planning on bringing the mount up and over from the front fender mount screws. then for the rear I was thinking to set it on a pedestal with a rare earth magnet to keep it from sliding around. I've got pictures of the first few steps thus far, but I find myself wanting to go to bed so I'm posting what I got done and how.

The first step was to make a template. I used a Mountain Dew box, held it up and had my wife draw a line around the box using the fender as a contour guide. After that I cut the line, then made a rather cheezy protractor using another piece of cardboard. The protractor allowed me to extend the curve out by a half an inch and again by another couple of inches so it would still match contour for the spot where it mounts. I test fit it then chose the design of ped slicer I wanted off of google. Trimmed it up and test fit again.

[benknrobbers]

I hate to be the first person to reply to my own post but more pics to go, along with a very short explanation. Once I was happy with the design of the slicer I transferred it to the ammo can, and 17 dremel cut off blades later, walked away with my slicer.  Sometime in the next couple of days I'll start working the front mounting brackets.

[wildbill]

looks good...keep going.

[GSS]

Rear magnetic mount plan is brilliant!

[kammersangerin]

Looks great.

[Royalista]

I like a cock's comb.
Wonder if the average pedestrian still knows their use? 

Just saying, nice project and nicely documented. Very neat indeed.
Love to see its continuation. 

[Ice]

I hate to be the first person to reply to my own post but more pics to go, along with a very short explanation.

116 views in just a couple hours and an update with more to come

Keep doing what your doing 

[benknrobbers]

I'll try to start on the support brackets tomorrow morning.

[benknrobbers]

What is it about OD green paint that no two containers are ever the same shade. I tried one variety in my paint gun, and 3 different cans and none of them match. They don't even match each other.

[RE-Memphis]

One of gurus was going on about that. On another thread. I'll try to find it later.

[benknrobbers]

I've got both halves of my brain fighting over this one. The OCD side tells me that I have to match it. The part that's seen OD green mil vehicles daily for 20 years knows that having 6 shades of OD green is pretty par for the course.

[Ducati Scotty]

Could always go flat black with white stencil lettering, or vice versa.  I say just go with the wrong shade and leave it mismatched.

Scott

[benknrobbers]

Took the bike to an auto parts store today, to get the paint matched. They scanned it like 5 times and were like, this finish must be confusing the scanner. Apparently it kept reading metallic, non lead based, but couldn't get a fix on the pigment. I'm going to a different place in the morning, to try and match this.

[High On Octane]

Took the bike to an auto parts store today, to get the paint matched. They scanned it like 5 times and were like, this finish must be confusing the scanner. Apparently it kept reading metallic, non lead based, but couldn't get a fix on the pigment. I'm going to a different place in the morning, to try and match this.

The cheaper "Prophet" cameras work a little differently than the higher quality ones.  The cheaper "prophet" cameras take multiple pictures of the paint and then goes through it's database and finds the closest match to what it scanned.  The more expensive "Prophet" cameras will take a picture of the paint and actually create a recipe to match the paint that is currently there to work with.  Your best bet is going to be to speak with a auto body supplier who sells custom paints like House Of Kolors and the PPG DBC line ( DBC is PPG's performance coatings line).  Someone who sells these products to custom painters NEED the more expensive "Prophet" cameras so that they can match custom colors/paints that custom painters like myself like to create for 1-off custom cars.

And for the record, I have had a MUCH better success rate matching paint with the more expensive style "Prophet" cameras.

Scottie

[The_Rigger]

Does anyone know for certain if the side of the C5 Classic tank is finished in white, or if it's an off-white / ivory / cream? Fiona's sure looks off-white to me...

I've got a slicer project of my own, painting the plate Royal Maroon to match the bike, with a white (or off-white, as the case may be) panel that matches the tank, and my tag number in a red-with-gold-edging typeface I devised that matches the RE tank logo pretty closely.

(Why yes, I do have a lot of spare time on this tour... Why do you ask?)