You'll probably have to use a black nylon block as a spacer to get the catch angled correctly so the curve can stay - as Paul (Fingers) has indicated.
Last edited by Stratos Fear; 30-03-2021 at 09:38.
Ok. The curve, is too close to the cavities?
And what cavities? On the reciever I'm modifying?
I don't understand. There seems to be enough material to remove from. And only benefits from having the underside flat, when/if mounting it to the GRP. Unless you wanted to "hook" it to something. Or it fitted into a spesific slot.
If you remove the bottom part of the curve you'll possibly intrude (or weaken) the female part of the receiver that the male part on the over centre catch needs to ensure proper alignment. If you do flatten it then there's a chance the misalignment might not get spotted if it's closed by someone else and the consequence of that might be interference between the door/front clip and loss of paint?
Given that you need a block between the receiver part and the body the simplest solution is to shape the block to match the profile of the receiver/body panel. Most people use rubber but if you've got suitable nylon material that would work too but, being less flexible, may cause stress to the fibreglass panel? Stress=cracks at some point. I'd stick with rubber.
Guy
Ah, I see that now. I didn't think of the fact that this part needs to sit on some nylon/rubber higher than for the other part which the handle is coupled to. Should be able to round off the corner of that nylon/rubber piece?
Glad it's sorted/understood now Patriq! The underside profile is a little odd with a distinct step in too. All easy enough to carve so long as you think about which section you need to remove and what to reshape.
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