Jan McL Posted May 29, 2013 Report Share Posted May 29, 2013 Slobbering ungracefully with glee on your behalf. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael P Clark Posted May 30, 2013 Author Report Share Posted May 30, 2013 Thanks everyone. It's a big hit on set. Kind of like a new car nobody has seen before. Lots of compliments and several people researching 8020 for their own carts. I'll post better photos of the details once it's finished. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cujo Posted June 7, 2013 Report Share Posted June 7, 2013 In my best Scottish accent.... "It's a bloody thing of beauty, it is..." Sent from my HTCONE using Tapatalk 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael P Clark Posted February 6, 2014 Author Report Share Posted February 6, 2014 The cart is at a point now that I am really happy with. Took the rigors of our set and locations to nail down the weak points. Which was the wheel concerns. Initial design had the wheels set too far inward, and made it a bit tipsy, and the 80/20 channels and nuts were not sturdy enough to handle the bumps of production(gravel, woods, dirt). the screws kept comming loose and the anchor fasteners could stay tight, warping the corner connections. So I added angle brackets to the bottom corners, and all has held up quite well. Also went with larger 10" wheels. The handle attachment, that I had designed, finally came in, and adds a nicer asthetic then what was first sent to me. I had sent in this design, but the fabricators, for some reason, glazed over the details! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jan McL Posted February 6, 2014 Report Share Posted February 6, 2014 Yay. Yay. Yay! Magnificent. Bravo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mirror Posted February 7, 2014 Report Share Posted February 7, 2014 So, all in all, how much do you think this project costs? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael P Clark Posted February 7, 2014 Author Report Share Posted February 7, 2014 Too much! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saadasound Posted February 22, 2014 Report Share Posted February 22, 2014 Michael, awesome work! I've spent the last few days pondering new ideas that your cart inspired! Where did you get your drawers? Rack rails? How are the rack rails attached to the 8020? What did you use as your surfacing? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flip Posted February 22, 2014 Report Share Posted February 22, 2014 Micheal, first of all, great job! Everything looks awsome. And as you must know, many of the members would like to build their custom carts too. It would be helpful to me and I think many others to know the ball park figure cost of such an endevear. So that one can weigh thier options. I am considering a welded version of your exquisit example. Maybe just the cost of the raw materials from 80/20? As I said wonderful job. and I can see why set personel are oogling the cart. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael P Clark Posted February 25, 2014 Author Report Share Posted February 25, 2014 Thanks for the compliment. As many here know, when you custom build, you tend to have costs associated with trial and error, and going back to the drawing board. The skeleton of 80/20, with all the nuts, bolts, anchors, and drilling pretty much ran about $1600. The drawers also ran about $1600, all made from Rackman. The custom jockey boxes, shown below, although smaller then the stock drawers up front cost about the same as a 3 RU drawer. Yikes! But Rackman was kind enough to give me a 2 for 1 deal, probably because I ordered so many drawers at once... The Chinda light runs about $300 The hooks were somewhere around $70 each(?, I don't have the numbers in front of me, sorry). And in hind sight, I should have gone with the shallower hooks, since I tend to wrap my cables with large loops, but as you can see, my utility doesn't use them for cables much, since I am 100% wireless, now. The surfaces are what 80/20 call Aluminite. Which are two thin pieces of aluminum with a corrugated center to make them really light, but very sturdy. Also using a rubber gasket to firm them up, and to keep any spills from leaking downwards, in case anyone is stupid. The wheels where a challenge and had to be redone several times as the terrain of my show is ROUGH!! Even though 80/20 will tell you there anchor fasteners are "vibration proof", I proved that theory to be a gross overstatement. Any and all fasteners at the wheels eventually would loosen up on this set. So I tried several ideas, and evenyually went with 10" wheels, originally 8" for a wider base, and sturdier wheel, and a quick release base plate, so I could take the wheels off, if needed. These ran $400, I believe. and the wheels where around $70 each. The angled brackets added even more support and have since been holding up to my current show. We will see how this holds up when we get back on my hard terrain show in May. These also ran around $400. Image in the post above. Here are some other detailed photos. the PSC powerstar was just laying around after I changed to a Meon LiFe. I didnt want to use wall warts for charging batteries and such, and although expensive, works very well if I need to charge anything with 4 pin needs, ;ike the Chinda light. This is roughly $1000? Here are a few pics of the drawers organization... Mics Drawer Wind Drawer Zepplins Comtek/Batts Slates These handle pieces, another custom machined pieces ran about $500. Hope this helps. So roughly $6300, give or take....Yikes!! But it's custom, and not like any other cart out there. There are still other ideas I would do, to make it better, But I'm happy....for now. The Rack rails are simply screwed into the T-slot, like anything else would. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patrick Wilcox Posted April 22, 2014 Report Share Posted April 22, 2014 Stunning work Michael. I'm off on my own 80/20 adventure now, constructing a new Nomad/Mix-8 cart and follow cart. I'll be looking to this thread for inspiration! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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