Swim safely my lightweight friend

I worked on Saturday to get the teeth machined up for the shark dispenser. While they were cutting away, I used the time to draw up the 3" thick base that he would be mounted to.

The base was pretty straight forward, only a portion needed to be 3d machined. This was the tapered pocket that the foot pedal switch, to turn the machine on and off, will live in when it's not needed. I tapered it towards the outside edge, as well as put in a small trough to allow for water drainage if this guy gets caught out in the rain.

The underside of the base has a recess for the 3/4" plywood cut-out to sit into, and I added deeper pockets radiating inward so the machine can suck cool air in from around the base. Today I did the last little touch-ups and filling, he's now ready to ride the current out of our place. I'm hoping to be able to stop over at the hard-coaters shop and get some pictures of him all coated when he's done.

I need to send a thanks to both Bill Feasby, and Chris Kalian for getting us to work on this pretty fun job! This stuff really makes the difference between working and having fun!

I wonder what's next...........................
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JO