Working on those footpads that will add that finishing touch but found my plywood has been bending after ironing on a few veneer layers. Fortunately it's small enough for me to throw together a mini steam forming setup in my kitchen.
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Yes I am serious this was the plan to get the kink out.

And it damn well worked too 😤 Got a bit soggy but it dried out fine.
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Also assembling the front pad. This time instead of just 2x 4040 sensors I'm using 2x 5050 and 2x 4040 sensors embedded in the veneer layer to create a flush griptape layer.
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I still need to route out the wire channel on the underside but it's 1am now so best not get the big Bosch router out 😅

However it hasn't stopped me putting the final touches on the rear pad.
No you are not looking at a tock footpad.
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Ignore the flashing on the tire. I haven't removed it yet since this one was a failure.

Engraving the lettering was a bit tricky but I managed to make a resin printed tool to stamp it in with my hydraulic press. Then a little touching up with some stain pens on the tool to imprint some stain in the groove 🥰

I was going to use a laser but I don't own one and didn't want to get the cr10 out of the cupboard to repurpose into a cnc laser. This worked just fine anyway which was a relief.

Hopefully getting the front finished tomorrow. Then I just need to make a good tire and give it a test spin!