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Scrunt & Farthing

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  1. What a cracker, that paint work and the sign writing are mustard. It has given me some inspiration to go out into the shed and give my old a scrap a coat of looing at.
  2. That gearbox looks lovely. As I am about to tackle some similar tasks on my 1929 Leyland (mentioned on another thread on HMVF), what was the method used for Aluminium de-oxidisation and do you intend to treat the the sparkly restored ally with anything to keep it so shiny and new? There are a lot of aluminium de-oxidisers out there, but are they any good and do they beat good old fashioned hard work with a wire brush in a grinder/drill? You may of course already have mentioned this in which I shall pay more attention in class in the future! Thanks Dave (S&F)
  3. Most of that should polish out! 😀 I think, having seen your last project this is going to be a great one to follow. Dave
  4. off again. https://www.kentonline.co.uk/weald/sport/show-cancelled-for-third-successive-year-267768/
  5. Steve, No workshop should be without oxy-acet in my opinion. I had an account w/ BOC for many many years, being held ransom to their high rental prices, and "delivery" fee (even though I had to collect the bottles). After several issues w/ BOC I transferred my loyalty to one of the rent-free bottle suppliers. I have acetylene and oxygen and argoshield (for MIG) that way. For me, as a low volume user, like yourselves, it makes perfect sense. My yearly costs have dropped by around £350/year. On the downside, the bottles do not have as much gas in, but that is not a concern for me. When I dismantled the chassis of the old Leyland SQ2 that took me about 1.5 bottles of oxygen. For dismantling/cutting I tend to use oxy/propane. As a setup cost of £80/bottle deposit plus gas cost it has saved me money already (compared to BOC). I am twelve months in using Hobbyweld, and I am happy to report that I am very pleased with them. I would not go down the Mapp gas route, a waste of time, gas and money and frankly only good for model making (in my humble opinion). Hope this helps Dave
  6. Steve, those round-headed coach bolts (spoke rivets I guess is the correct term) that go through the base of the spokes, can they not be gassed off/ground back and the hub flange be pulled forward w/ your puller? Dave
  7. Doug, I have a General Arrangement drawing for a Commer Cars C Type rear axle. It appeared on ebay last year, I was unsuccessful in buying the original but the vendor kindly sent me a high-res'ish photo of the drawing. That was for wooden wheels. It is drg number 1748, if it helps I can email it over to you. Dave
  8. I think the number relates to the throat size, in mm. V is vertical. Dave
  9. Tomo, nice work mate. I have been hoovering up Solex 35MOVL instructions as they come up on ebay, or i find them on net. I have most of it all PDF'd so let me know if you need any and I will get a copy over to you. Dave
  10. I got some Copper bifurcated rivets for another project from the chap at Vintage Car Parts, he is a good reliable source of all sorts of bits and pieces. Worth a look over his website. link here: https://www.vintagecarparts.co.uk/products/654-bifurcated-copper-split-rivet Dave
  11. There are a couple of very interesting topics in this latest post, which are very germane to my own engine dilemmas, Steve. With the springs, how did you spec the spring or do you just send the length, wire dia. and function etc., and let the Tested Spring Co. work it all out, or do you send them an original? Secondly, the pics of the valves are interesting. I have some valves in a similar state that will need remaking. I will be interested in your plans for these. Thanks, Dave
  12. It is surprising what turns up eBay. Looks nice, Doc.
  13. Hi Ian, welcome to the forum. It is the best and most well run forum that I have been on, and a wide range of vehicles (or piles of scrap in my case). Wherabouts in Oz are you? We used to get over, but only to WA which still has a lot of relics up at places like Whiteman Park etc. But the flat got sold so we don't make that journey anymore. Thanks for the ID on the lamp, I think you have rightly identified them with a number which is what I had be looking for. I would very interested to see photos of them. Its dead easy to post the pic, just pop it in the box marked choose files. All the best, mate. Dave
  14. If the "suit makes the man", the painting and signwriting certainly makes the bus. Its transformative.
  15. That would make sense, Richard. As the town is not listed explicitly in the EKRCC list of five companies it absorbed and does not really get a mention by Baldock. I wondered if it remained independent or operated by the local council. A look in Kelly's Directory for 1913 under Omnibus Props. lists one Henry Dew. Kennington, which is our target LZ. Graces guide gives us a location and address. I think this is the location of the garage. Do you agree, Richard? https://www.google.com/maps/@51.1666588,0.8874564,3a,75y,133.95h,87.83t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sAtw_cQPXsmzxgy401jOrYQ!2e0!7i13312!8i6656 And so, on the balance of probabilities I would say Duncan's bus was owned by Henry Dew. Operated from the forerunner of the garage shown above. The bus stop shown in my pic is just a matter of 200 feet from this garage. I would guess its a staged photo arranged by Henry Dew, to promote his business at the nearest stop to his garage. Dave
  16. Quite right, RM7. I have just looked at my high res copy and it is only "Scammell and Nephew, and the remainder is out of focus, but the last word looks like "London". As Steve Wright would say, "no "G"" (if you are a Radio 2 listener that is!)
  17. Just to start the ball rolling on identification I offer the following: 1. The uniform of the soldiers in your second pic (from RP) is from the Royal West Kent Yeomanry; the identifying features being the bandoliers and the spurs. Thanks to my mate, grandarog for the identification. 2. The bus in the first pic I think is a Commer. I think the clues are the badge on the scuttle/dash and the chassis cross member behind the starting handle. Commer had bodies made by Scammell and Nephew. The transfer for the S&N body can just be seen, offside behind the driver on the seat rail (above rocker panel). 3. The Scammell and Nephew transfer is distinctive. I include a shot of another Commer with an S&N bodymakers transfer for comparison, below the legal lettering, and thus I wonder if the body that was on your Chase is an S&N body. 4. Per the second photo, of the Chase, taken in Kennington, Ashford. I am not 100% certain whether Ashford buses got absorbed by the East Kent Road Car company (EKRCC) or Maidstone and District (M&D). Ashford is on the boundary. The EKRCC formation was on 1st Sep 1916. The fleet lists at that time, show every bus that it absorbed. The Chase is not one of them. Thus either this was pre-1916; or did not make the absorption (out of service) or is from a company that did not get absorbed (local authority or other) or is part of the M&D area fleet. I cannot put my hands on the M&D fleet list but it does not get mentioned in Baldock's book on the M&D. It is possible that the bus could have been operated by BET or its subsidiary BAT. That needs further thought. Dave
  18. I thought that, Andy. It is the end wall of the house with the white quoins and arched headers. There was a space which is why you can see the end wall of the house in the first photo. The space has been filled with what is now 149A Fav Road. The conservation officer has done a good job of demanding the same brick bond as next door, but you can see it is a new-build infilling from the brick headers on the windows and the stretcher bond below the DPC level. Dave
  19. Your second photograph, Duncan, was taken at this location. Faversham Road, Kennington, Ashford. Kent. The white quoins and label course are quite distinctive which I why recognised them. Amusingly, it is still a bus stop to this day, to the right just out of shot. Dave
  20. Wow, blimey Tomo you have a lovely job of that. I showed Mrs Scrunt and Farthing I was so impressed, and we both remarked on the quality in the shading. Nice work.
  21. Top man, Doc. Mungo Jerry lyrics, you can live your life by them! Although, an acquaintance of mine ("the thirsty farmer" as he was known), found the defence of "have a drink, have a drive" as a legal recommendation, not to be admissible in court. Huh, the vagaries of the British Legal system. Looking good there. Dave
  22. Looks great, look forward to seeing at Woodchurch. We will be there with the steam engine, so I we will have a trundle round.
  23. A gentleman should always take a moment for DSG envy. You a know a lathe is a big one when it has a centre foot and removable suds trays! What a nice piece of kit.
  24. You are right to worry about that, Steven. We did my front wheels on my Aveling. They are 1000mm dia, by 200mm wide in 10mm thick MS. This is the amount of heat we needed, and still struggled. There is coal in this fire, wood on top and compressed air from a lance... and we still just about made it.
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