Anyone make their own aluminum hand guards?

I have seen some home-made ones that seemed to work quite well, but with the availability of some of the cheaper models (around $20 to $40), and the price of aluminum stock, it seems much easier to just purchase them. That said, the mounting hardware isnt the easiest to fabricate, and is usually fairly expensive to buy seperately. A good set of handguards can also be taken from bike to bike, so is more of an investment (I've had my current set for some time now). I dont have a problem making things for my bikes (I've made frame guards and skid plates from aluminum sheet before that turned out nicely), but for the price of bark busters and the necessary hardware, it is easier for me to just buy them.

I made my own but i would suggest buying the aluminum mouting hardware and then just buying some aluminum strapping about 1/2" by 1/4". Then i got some plastic from a local stock car builder and then drilled and tapped some holes in the aluminum strapping and bolted the plastic on with four small bolts. This would work good if you bend the aluminum straps while riding because then you can just go home and make some more. Hope this helps. P.S. I would use locktite on all the mounts. I lost one mount because it vibrated the bolt out.