howitzerandre Posted March 10, 2010 Share Posted March 10, 2010 Can anyone tell me the dimensions of both concentric coil springs inner and outer of the equilibrator mechanism, mine is ex greece and gas- burned see picture Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rnixartillery Posted March 10, 2010 Share Posted March 10, 2010 [ATTACH]23811[/ATTACH] Hello Pics of my M2 springs before and after and all the info you need to make new ones. I have spare sights for this gun available if you need them. Rob...............................rnixartillery. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyFowler Posted March 10, 2010 Share Posted March 10, 2010 The power of the forum ! Nice one Rob ! :-D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R Cubed Posted March 10, 2010 Share Posted March 10, 2010 Snap ... pardon the pun, the springs off my Howitzer are just the same, just about to get a set made in the next couple of weeks ! So there you go there are at least 3 105's here then, all ex Greece lets have some pics. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abn deuce Posted March 11, 2010 Share Posted March 11, 2010 (edited) Great looking unit mixartillery , could you tell us how long it took to complete the restoration of that cannon ?Would you have any before photo's ? Edited March 11, 2010 by abn deuce add text Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rnixartillery Posted March 11, 2010 Share Posted March 11, 2010 The restoration of the M2 took me 6 months,it was quite an extensive rebuild with many parts to repair. Some pics attached,before and after ( I think I have posted these before but here they are again ) The M2 is a very nice piece indeed and well worth restoring properly. I have just completed repairs to the sight assemblies so they are to be fitted to the gun.These were also severly damaged during the demill process. Rob.......................rnixartillery. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rnixartillery Posted March 11, 2010 Share Posted March 11, 2010 One more ! Rob.........................rnixartillery Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abn deuce Posted March 12, 2010 Share Posted March 12, 2010 Thank you for posting the photo's I m pretty sure I d recall those if you had posted them earlier. How did you repair the gear teeth ? weld and grind? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rnixartillery Posted March 12, 2010 Share Posted March 12, 2010 Thank you for posting the photo's I m pretty sure I d recall those if you had posted them earlier. How did you repair the gear teeth ? weld and grind? I cut out the burnt sections ,welded blocks back in and took both plates to a gear cutters and had them re-cut. This is expensive but being an essential part of the gun well worth the cost. These cannot be repaired with a grinder,not properly anyway !. Rob..............................rnixartillery. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paddy Posted March 17, 2010 Share Posted March 17, 2010 Rob, that's a fantastic rebuild and you've done an incredible job. I shudder to think what that new gear cutting cost. Is the demilling of artillery governed by an an international body or is it just a British requirement? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R Cubed Posted March 17, 2010 Share Posted March 17, 2010 Rob, that's a fantastic rebuild and you've done an incredible job. I shudder to think what that new gear cutting cost. Is the demilling of artillery governed by an an international body or is it just a British requirement? The cutting up of the guns was a quick rough job to render them unusable in the eyes of the Greek army, so I presume they could then be sold as scrap. Each country have their own ways for the guns to comply. The UK have very specific ways that larger guns are to be deactivated and have to be inspected and stamped then a certificate can be issued for it to prove it is deactivated to a UK spec. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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