[Fot] Scattershield - playdate with a welder

[Mark Eginton]

Do I need to go a full 6" wide. I need more stock so narrower is easier 
to work with but no sense in scrimping if its necessary.

Thanks!

M

Kas Kastner wrote:
> That method works okay, I have used it in the past and also using heavy belting.  three inches isn't very wide but two pieces welded side to side should be great.  History of blows up in that area showed me that it was the clutch that went away first and sometimes takes the flywheel with it. 
> ---- Mark Eginton <markconsultation at twcny.rr.com> wrote: 
>
> =============
> I was in Lowes and saw some 1/8" steel stock perfect for a scatter 
> shield 3" wide so here is how I spent my weekend:
>
> http://www.flickr.com/photos/28599565@N04
>
> Think it will do the job or is there something I need to consider adding 
> or changing. I plan to run my dad's lightened flywheel which visually 
> has seen a lathe back in the '60s. I had it magnifluxed and it is fine 
> but I still feel the need for a shield - I like being ambulatory...
>
> The idea is to keep the car the way he raced it - drive it to the track, 
> pull the windshield and passenger seat - add a plexiglas deflection 
> shield and go have fun. So, I wanted it to hide under the carpet.
>
> Thanks,
>
> M
>
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