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PostPosted: Sun Sep 06, 2020 2:09 pm    Post subject: New cup holder Reply with quote

Not having a cup holder is a pain. Coffee rolls around the seat and onto the floor when you need to stop fast. Every single time the wife gets out the passenger side her travel cup rolls out on the ground behind her. Need sealed mugs...

I was going to buy a cup holder but never found one that I liked enough so decided to try building one with 1/8" steel rod. Came up with a design that keeps the holder high and out of the way. Can cover radio or fit beside it. Fits mugs with Handels and all the travel mugs we have.

First thing was make a jig for bending the rod consistently. Used 3/16" rod as a pivot to get the bends I wanted. After some practice I marked the angles and bend start point on jig.

Printed the views out full scale and used them to bend the rods correctly. Actually quite easy once you get the hang of it.

Welding with the mig was a little messy. Spot welder may work better, or a tig. This was a test but going to go with it for now. When I eventually get a tig I will make another and use an assembly jig.

For now I just gave it a coat of gloss black. I may get it powder coated or wait until I build a better one.

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PostPosted: Sun Sep 06, 2020 3:11 pm    Post subject: Re: New cup holder Reply with quote

Love that! The bending fixture is pretty slick. I may have to copy that to make a rack for my icebox.

You’re probably gonna want to Plasti-Dip or shrink tube the portions that contact that really nice paint.
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PostPosted: Sun Sep 06, 2020 4:05 pm    Post subject: Re: New cup holder Reply with quote

Thompson2 wrote:
Love that! The bending fixture is pretty slick. I may have to copy that to make a rack for my icebox.

You’re probably gonna want to Plasti-Dip or shrink tube the portions that contact that really nice paint.


Thanks. Yes I will use heat shrink once the second coat of paint is on. I was going to find some clear tubing but there is not much space. I could get clear heat shrink but with black paint it doesn't matter.
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PostPosted: Sun Sep 06, 2020 4:57 pm    Post subject: Re: New cup holder Reply with quote

Nice! Much better design than the one I have.
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PostPosted: Sun Sep 06, 2020 8:21 pm    Post subject: Re: New cup holder Reply with quote

sgellis wrote:
Thompson2 wrote:
Love that! The bending fixture is pretty slick. I may have to copy that to make a rack for my icebox.

You’re probably gonna want to Plasti-Dip or shrink tube the portions that contact that really nice paint.


Thanks. Yes I will use heat shrink once the second coat of paint is on. I was going to find some clear tubing but there is not much space. I could get clear heat shrink but with black paint it doesn't matter.


You could always pimp it out with some blue shrink as an accent. Smile
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PostPosted: Tue Sep 08, 2020 7:07 am    Post subject: Re: New cup holder Reply with quote

Thompson2 wrote:
sgellis wrote:
Thompson2 wrote:
Love that! The bending fixture is pretty slick. I may have to copy that to make a rack for my icebox.

You’re probably gonna want to Plasti-Dip or shrink tube the portions that contact that really nice paint.


Thanks. Yes I will use heat shrink once the second coat of paint is on. I was going to find some clear tubing but there is not much space. I could get clear heat shrink but with black paint it doesn't matter.


You could always pimp it out with some blue shrink as an accent. Smile


right, custom dove blue heat shrink! it would match the coffee cup! I love this!
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PostPosted: Tue Sep 08, 2020 9:24 am    Post subject: Re: New cup holder Reply with quote

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https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/s/l3kdqnpux4lek83/CupHolder.pdf

https://a360.co/2GrqSb1


And you just super-stealth dropped in the full sized drawing AND the Fusion model...

Kudos, sir.
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PostPosted: Wed Sep 09, 2020 1:35 pm    Post subject: Re: New cup holder Reply with quote

very cool design. I like how the cup handle is accessible from outside the basket. Cool
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PostPosted: Wed Sep 09, 2020 5:03 pm    Post subject: Re: New cup holder Reply with quote

Paint and heat shrink on. Paint came out cloudy for some reason. Good enough for this season.

Only had a bit of heat shrink so could have have used little more on the upper rods. Heat shrink fits snug in the dash slots so keeps it nicely in place.

Thinking ivory powder coat may look nicer in a bus than gloss black. When I make a good one I may do two, black and ivory.

Hitting the road Friday and looking forward to having a cup holder on this trip. Smile

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PostPosted: Thu Sep 10, 2020 5:54 am    Post subject: Re: New cup holder Reply with quote

I love the slot for the handle! Cool
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