Helmet Cruzer helmet assembly and visor installation

Cruzer

Cruzer

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Hey guys. I just got done assembling one of BKBT's awesome dented Jango helmets and tried to document the progress along the way. I'll post the pics first and then add the comment/explanations when I can find time. Here are the pics for now (the progress flows across)...

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...I guess it wouldn't allow me to attach the remainder of the pics in the first post. So here they are...

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What are those posts you're using for the visor called? I recently did one of these and i loved them.
 
saint_nasty said:
What are those posts you're using for the visor called? I recently did one of these and i loved them.
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They're called brad hole tee nuts and can be found in packs of two at Lowes or bought online. I like using the 6-32 size. I usually order them online from fastenerline.com or monsterfastener.com because I use them for the ear pieces as well.
 
SNOWAURE said:
Great work Lorenzo, tell me this the visor is from?, the size in thickness is? (2 millimeters?)..............
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I buy them from my local welding shop, but they can be found online by doing a search of welding face shields. The thickness is around that.
 
I'm looking at this, and I get the premise, though, the part where you actually attach the female-end of the brad hole nuts, are you recessing them into the fiberglass? Or how are you attaching them?
 
tubachris85x said:
I'm looking at this, and I get the premise, though, the part where you actually attach the female-end of the brad hole nuts, are you recessing them into the fiberglass? Or how are you attaching them?
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The two t-nuts at the base are recessed in shallow channels to hide them because they're located so close to the edge. The others are just glued into place using the yellow label CA glue. First they're just tacked in place using the visor as the guide, then I carefully remove the visor and secure them with more glue. I initially tack in place the top four while they're on the visor.


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Cruzer said:
The two t-nuts at the base are recessed in shallow channels to hide them because they're located so close to the edge. The others are just glued into place using the yellow label CA glue. First they're just tacked in place using the visor as the guide, then I carefully remove the visor and secure them with more glue. I initially tack in place the top four while they're on the visor.


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Oh ok! Thank you for the clarification!!
 
Also, in one pic you'll see a brass washer between the t-nut and visor. The washer is just there as a spacer to keep the visor from getting too close to any glue that might spread up when tacking down the t-nuts. It's removed later.


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Cruzer said:
Also, in one pic you'll see a brass washer between the t-nut and visor. The washer is just there as a spacer to keep the visor from getting too close to any glue that might spread up when tacking down the t-nuts. It's removed later.


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Yes that explains that! Thank you so much!
 
Very nice, that is one of the cleanest ways of attaching visors I have seen. I might do this to the helmet that is sitting on my work bench right now.
 
Shoot me a pic of what you have and I'll help however I can with parts, or maybe even as a partial trade if it's a fiberglass helmet I could use for my son's costume.


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