doofenshmirtz
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So I wanted to get some splash shields made since I’ve never had any. I’ve gone through all the threads and have had Rad Rubber shields in my shopping cart a dozen times but could never bring myself to pay knowing I could do it myself.
I’ve seen the trash can plastic ones and the rubber sheet ones, and I downloaded the scans someone posted of theirs to be able to redraw the file.
I went so far as to have my office laser cut some sheet metal ones to see if it would work, but the factory design won’t work. Still might do some metal ones eventually.
Anyway, the rubber sheet one seemed like a good start. The biggest factor is getting as small of a sheet as possible. That’s where I think I’ve done something not yet documented/answered. I think your minimum rubber sheet size is going to be 12x36. That size will only work while hand cutting, but at that size, you can get the same material Rad Rubber uses for half the price. They use 1/8” nitrile, and that can be had on Amazon for about $26 currently. Add a few bucks for clips and you can save about $28 making your own. If your time is worth more than that and you want rubber/nitrile or you’ve got a body lift that makes the splash shield bigger, then Rad Rubber is going to be the way to go. You can also easily go to 1/16” thick and save some extra money too.
In case anyone wants to see how to lay these out for the smallest sheet here’s a photo with everything fitting in a 12x36 bounding box. I’ll document how things work outlasted this week.
I’ve seen the trash can plastic ones and the rubber sheet ones, and I downloaded the scans someone posted of theirs to be able to redraw the file.
I went so far as to have my office laser cut some sheet metal ones to see if it would work, but the factory design won’t work. Still might do some metal ones eventually.
Anyway, the rubber sheet one seemed like a good start. The biggest factor is getting as small of a sheet as possible. That’s where I think I’ve done something not yet documented/answered. I think your minimum rubber sheet size is going to be 12x36. That size will only work while hand cutting, but at that size, you can get the same material Rad Rubber uses for half the price. They use 1/8” nitrile, and that can be had on Amazon for about $26 currently. Add a few bucks for clips and you can save about $28 making your own. If your time is worth more than that and you want rubber/nitrile or you’ve got a body lift that makes the splash shield bigger, then Rad Rubber is going to be the way to go. You can also easily go to 1/16” thick and save some extra money too.
In case anyone wants to see how to lay these out for the smallest sheet here’s a photo with everything fitting in a 12x36 bounding box. I’ll document how things work outlasted this week.
