Making custom sun shade for Humminbird Helix 7 fish finder
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- Опубліковано 25 сер 2024
- I tried some heat molding of abs plastic for the first time and this is the result. Wanted the sun shade to be a single piece, to be non-destructive to the unit itself, and for the right side controls easily accessible with a thumb. No velcro or double stick tape that could gunk up the fish finder over time. There’s some neoprene foam placed on the underside of the shade to seal it a bit better. Was a quick and dirty prototype but it ended up fitting fairly well.
Nice job. Wish they factory made these. Plenty of people want them.
Great job!
Would purchase one from ya!
Nice job, I'll take one.
Send me one! Lol,,,,,,,, nice job
Hi Pete, Would you be open to sharing your pattern? nice job on the video!!
Thanks! Here's the pattern, which I would use as more of a rough guide than an exact pattern.
www.dropbox.com/s/5yjsguqrvd22izk/humminbird_guide.pdf?dl=0
It took a lot of bending and stretching, and then more bending and more re-stretching on top of that to make it work.
Hey Pete is it possible I could get the template for the cover so I could make my own ?
Pete Kvidera, nicely done! Did you use 1/16" thickness or 1/8" for your ABS plastic?
It was 1/16"
Anyway you can share your template? Or we can buy from you?
Great job can you pls tell me what material you use ?
ABS plastic sheet
Any interest in selling one?