I decided to go
the "pipe insulation" route for the legs. Being on a limited budget, that
was the only real option. I purchased the plans for the legs from Bermuda Triangle Engineering.
I deviated slightly from the instructions, but I am pleased with the results.
Instead
of gluing and then stapling the pipe insulation to the wood as others have done, I wrapped it with plastic
kitchen wrap to hold it until the glue set. I found that the staples ripped the
insulation especially when removing them. The plastic wrap worked really well.
They sell a short 6 inch roll that was easier to wrap it around the form.
Here they are all stacked up in the proper order. If
I need a pair of fishing waders, I'm all set.
"Liar-Liar Pants on
Fire!"
8/28/03 - I finally located the spray
version of the popular Plasti-Dip liquid rubber, commonly used to
dip your tool handles in. I could only find 1 can of black, but they
had plenty of red. I figured I'd start with the red and then switch
to black. I plan on painting it with a grey vinyl spay in the end so
the initial color should not be an issue. Looks pretty funny
though. The spray on does not go on as smooth as I'd like but I
don't have the $ to splurge on real rubber legs at this time.
9/7/03 - I applied the first
coat of the grey vinyl spray paint tot he legs. I have a few more
coats to go. Starting to look more like the B9 legs now that the
color is right. My tree in back is losing it's leaves already so my
time to paint outside it getting shorter.
9/13/03 - I finished
painting my legs. I used a Vinyl & Fabric Paint made by Dupli-Color
(VS11 Charcoal Gray). I applied several coats. This is the
same color used on the knees. Here I have started stacking up
the parts to see how everything looks.
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