Working With Metal

Metal Plates for the iPod Holder
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Well, I’m getting rather excited about the iPod mount / adapter which I am fitting into my car. did me a huge favor and had some metal parts made up for me. All they needed was a little bit of work and they were ready to use. I simply had to grind out the underside of the top-most ring-shaped piece (can be seen above), drill appropriate holes, file everything smooth, clean it all up with a wire wheel, and it was ready for test fitting.

Well, if you compare today’s test fitting to the Jenga-like one from earlier in the week it’s pretty obvious that this new solution with the aluminum plates are a great deal better. Sunday or Monday I’ll finish it up by trimming the dark gray stem from the black TuneDok, taking it all apart, and painting the plates, spacers, and bolt headers. Hopefully that’ll go well, too.