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Templates peek through foam as I take off more and more material with the hot knife

A new cruising-with-music platform for bicycles

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items are from between 16 Sep 2007 & 06 Apr 2008.

Drawings by Rock The Bike
Drawings of the mothership shape from last year. by Rock The Bike
Routing profile shapes for new Soul Cycle mold by Rock The Bike
Sandwich revealing approximate contours of new Soul Cycle by Rock The Bike
Exterior panels in place. Ready for foam filler. by Rock The Bike
Inner templates guide me as I sculpt the foam. by Rock The Bike
Carving foam for Soul Cycle Mothership, revealing inner skeleton by Rock The Bike
Templates peek through foam as I take off more and more material with the hot knife by Rock The Bike
After each cut, I quickly turn off the power to avoid smoking the cutting wire. by Rock The Bike
The masonite templates are the guides for the cut by Rock The Bike
New Soul Cycle handlebar mounted control panel by Rock The Bike
Covering the form with epoxy. by Rock The Bike
The foam surface is imperfect. I apply thickened epoxy to create a candy coating by Rock The Bike
Marking low spots on the form to remember where to build up the epxy by Rock The Bike
Using different colors of thickened epoxy to build up candy coating on Soul Cycle mothership. by Rock The Bike
Building up the candy coating on the positive form of the Soul Cycle Mothership. by Rock The Bike
Low spots remain glossy. Must keep sanding. by Rock The Bike
Worked on a trash can so I could rotate the form at any angle (and collect dust) by Rock The Bike
Green gave way to red as I sanded through layers of the candy coating by Rock The Bike
Has a shape that suggests a friendly animal. by Rock The Bike
Carrying 120 pounds of plaster and clay to the shop by Rock The Bike
Too much of a gap -- speakers won't mount flat by Rock The Bike
Smeared epoxy on a known flat surface to fill gaps. by Rock The Bike
Gaps are now gone, more sanding begins. by Rock The Bike
Look ma, No gaps. by Rock The Bike
Plywood cut with a router using same template as the mothership form. by Rock The Bike
The plywood table bisects the form allowing me to put plaster on the left hand side of the form. by Rock The Bike
Clamps? How did you know I love clamps? by Rock The Bike
Bamboo rack laminated from 7 layers of flooring. by Rock The Bike
Getting the sides of the Mothership flat with an old Snap Deck by Rock The Bike
Mothership will have a nook under the top surface for amps, batteries, etc. by Rock The Bike
New Head Unit console by Rock The Bike
Hanging Mothership plug to give access to all sides. by Rock The Bike
Last candy coating before polishing? The sander will tell tomorrow. by Rock The Bike
Creating a clay lip around the center line of the Mothership's positive. by Rock The Bike
Slicing the clay into useable blocks. by Rock The Bike
Used a sheet of particle board to hold positive at correct angle. by Rock The Bike
Created a clay parting line by Rock The Bike
Used a flexible ruler to make sure the clay parting line is straight by Rock The Bike
Created indentations, or 'keys', to help left and right plaster molds line up once mold is complete. by Rock The Bike
Dabbed on goopy coat of liquid rubber, which conforms exactly to the surfaces of the positive form. by Rock The Bike
I achieved release. Rubber surface mold removed cleanly from outer plaster mold with lots of prodding by Rock The Bike
Moving on to right half of mold by Rock The Bike
Empty outer plaster shell by Rock The Bike
Baby Powder Mold release. Finally, something nontoxic. by Rock The Bike
Got plastered in the workshop. by Rock The Bike
Let's try a new approach. by Rock The Bike
Smooth interior surface of rubber mold housed in outer plaster mold by Rock The Bike
Creating an opening to be able to work inside the mold by Rock The Bike
This knob is a 'key' that helps the two sides of the mold register perfectly by Rock The Bike
Time to apply the gel coat to the mold by Rock The Bike
Smearing gel coat on the rubber mold by Rock The Bike
Before even mixing the resin, you make lots of fiberglass strips of manageable sizes. by Rock The Bike
Having a good quality paper cutter is essential. by Rock The Bike
We got into a good rhythm where Mafi and Julie would place the glass strips in place and I would dab the resin on them. by Rock The Bike
My sister came by to check out Mafi's work on the logo for her new clothing line, Sown, and I roped her into glassing the first Mothership by Rock The Bike
It helps to have assistants by Rock The Bike
When you paint them, really dab them, with resin, they become transparent to the color of the resin by Rock The Bike
When you place strips on fiberglass in place, they look shiny by Rock The Bike
The plaster 'mother mold' has flats added to it, that allow quick clamping of the left and right molds. by Rock The Bike

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