3D Fibertech Hyperlite Slick 540 Build Thread

[Spats]

I called JTEC and they are shipping today and I will have them in three days! Great customer service, they actually answer the phone. Super nice guy to talk to. Thanks again for your help Bipenut

 

[Bipenut]

I called JTEC and they are shipping today and I will have them in three days! Great customer service, they actually answer the phone. Super nice guy to talk to. Thanks again for your help Bipenut

No problem, glad it worked out and they are very nice people.

 

[Bipenut]

Here are some drawings on the downdraft table that I'm going to build. I don't have everything on the drawings since I'm still working on them, but this will give you a good idea of what I'm thinking. The blower motor will go in the center of the table and will be enclosed, and I will have three pieces of duct for each section where the filters are.

 

[Terryscustom]

I'll post some pics of mine here after I finish up some work, maybe give you some ideas. Super easy.....although I bought mine ready made it is just made with MDF by a company in the USA

 

[Spats]

Got started this weekend after the AMA show. Built a new bench and jumped right in.

 

[Bipenut]

The motor box is looking good, but I wonder why your firewall is not flush like mine. I really like the new bench.

 

[Spats]

Thanks, Bench kit legs are awesome. My old bench was just getting old and probably sagging although I could not see it so I did not want to risk a build on it.

When I was exchanging emails while ordering it he mentioned how he change the kit a bit. I forgot about that and was stumped at first but then figured it all out. Even how the landing gear mounts is different. The motor box bottom is completely changed. Looking at yours and mine I think mine may have been easier to build so that might be one reason he changed it. He has not updated his instructions yet so anyone starting a build take note of all this.

Tubes arrived in two days from JTEC and as you mentioned they are just a red hair smaller so a little glass will work just fine to snug it up.

 

[Terryscustom]

Revisions to the engine box should be much stronger, very nice!

 

[BalsaDust]

Where did you find those legs for your bench at? They look nice.

 

[Terryscustom]

Here are some drawings on the downdraft table that I'm going to build. I don't have everything on the drawings since I'm still working on them, but this will give you a good idea of what I'm thinking. The blower motor will go in the center of the table and will be enclosed, and I will have three pieces of duct for each section where the filters are.

Downdraft sanding makes sanding much more pleasurable for sure! Here are a few pics of mine. I built one similar to what you are looking at once and what I found was that all of the suction is focused mainly directly over the hoses with very little suction in the corners. Even if you can have one large hole down low and a V-shaped panel on the inside you will get suction from corner to corner evenly. Mine uses 2" furnace filters with paint booth pre-filters. The pre-filters do a great job of catching the big stuff for easier cleaning.