To start off, here is a shot of the 2 canopy SC-1 safety catches that I plasma cut yesterday, taking the opportunity to do so while my plasma cutting table was in “stainless steel cutting mode.”   Again, the top SC-1 was cut pretty much to the plans dimensions while the bottom one is oversized for me to cut out on the milling machine.

Here we have the majority of today’s work all in one pic.  I removed all the plasma cutting dross from the edges of the exhaust pipe brackets and the canopy SC-1s, as well as removed all the part edge discoloring with a good soak in white vinegar and then a vigorous wipe-down with 320 grit and then 1000 grit wet sandpaper.  After the brackets get welded to the sleeves there will of course be some final cleaning and buffing of the parts.

Speaking of sleeves… I then used one of my 3D printed sleeves to make a template for the top side of the left exhaust pipes.  I then cut out the sleeves from the 316 stainless steel tube and curved them a hair more in the vise to fit these 1.75″ diameter pipes.

These sleeves are just cut, so some fine tuning will occur before I weld them up to the bracket plate.  But here’s a general idea of how they will look once installed.

I’ll further note that my initial length for these sleeves is around 3″, and I can of course trim them down as configuration and weight dictates.

Tomorrow I’ll remove the bottom cowling and finish cutting the remaining sleeves for all the exhaust pipe brackets.  After that, I’ll start prepping for welding these brackets up.