Bill Hamell
January 28th, 2007, 06:28 PM
I looked at getting a snoot for an Altman 300-L, while I will usually pay the freight for a quality item $80 was a bit much for some sheet metal.
This is my first attempt at tin knocking so I learned a lot the next one will be better.
First I needed to redesign the concept of the snoot to fit my abilities and available materials. I decided on a rectangular five side box to be held in place by the barndoors.
For the 300-L it worked out to be 6x 8 in size I decided on 1 sides. I bought a piece of 22ga. mild steel 8x 24 for $6.50 out of this I can get two snoots. I cut an 8 x 10 piece out of the stock and marked 1 lines along the sides. On the short sides I cut along the lines from the end to the intersecting line. Bending the short sides first then the long sides allowed the corner to form, after a little tin knocking I drilled a 1 7/8 hole in the center.
Thats my $3.25 snoot. Later I will rivet the corners to make it permanent.
Bill
This is my first attempt at tin knocking so I learned a lot the next one will be better.
First I needed to redesign the concept of the snoot to fit my abilities and available materials. I decided on a rectangular five side box to be held in place by the barndoors.
For the 300-L it worked out to be 6x 8 in size I decided on 1 sides. I bought a piece of 22ga. mild steel 8x 24 for $6.50 out of this I can get two snoots. I cut an 8 x 10 piece out of the stock and marked 1 lines along the sides. On the short sides I cut along the lines from the end to the intersecting line. Bending the short sides first then the long sides allowed the corner to form, after a little tin knocking I drilled a 1 7/8 hole in the center.
Thats my $3.25 snoot. Later I will rivet the corners to make it permanent.
Bill