goanna Posted June 17, 2021 Share Posted June 17, 2021 Looking excellent. Can you buy imperial size metal stock in the UK ? Or has the steel market been changed to the EU metric standard. It is all metric here, since + 40 years , an absolute pain when working on older projects like WW2 vehicles. Unfortunately German vehicles are not too common here !!!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
64EK26 Posted June 17, 2021 Author Share Posted June 17, 2021 Hi Mike In the UK you can easily get imperial tube and rod. Virtually all the angle iron is metric and nearly all sheet is metric. You can also get some imperial bar, but this is generally in short lengths. You can get most brass items in imperial or metric, I think that this is because a lot of model engineers work in imperial units Cheers Richard Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Ashby Posted June 18, 2021 Share Posted June 18, 2021 Some excellent engineering again Richard, congratulations to you. Pete PS no longer a GRP virgin, but I did get stuck to everything including the bench !! I'll send you an up date on progress in due course. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
64EK26 Posted July 11, 2021 Author Share Posted July 11, 2021 Hi Bit of time spent making the pick&handle brackets, the shovel base support and the "oil can" holder. Don't think that anyone has ever worked out if it is for an oil can or something else. Machining the shovel support Hope to fit these next week Cheers Richard 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
64EK26 Posted July 18, 2021 Author Share Posted July 18, 2021 Hi A major milestone today, first time out of the "shed" under her own steam IMG_7276.MOV Did manage to get to 20mph round one of the tracks... well pleased... plenty still to do Cheers Richard 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danny P Posted July 28, 2021 Share Posted July 28, 2021 Sorry Richard, I was not able to read your posts for the last couple of months. I love all the copper work you made. It's fantastic. I had to show it my father who was a plumber for many years. He was amazed about all the precise work ...! So that's two compliments at the same time! Cheers, Danny 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
64EK26 Posted November 16, 2021 Author Share Posted November 16, 2021 (edited) Hi Apart from painting the tank, Some work on the rear canvas supports.... Hand cut the "cow horns" and rolled the tapered in-between bits All welded up and trial fitted Side tail supports made Back end clamp that fits onto the "cow horn" Trial fit bottom canvas support There are rope hooks and eyes and the additional three upright hoop supports to fitted (this weeks job) Edited November 16, 2021 by 64EK26 removed additional photos 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
67burwood Posted November 16, 2021 Share Posted November 16, 2021 It’s all looking very good 👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goanna Posted November 17, 2021 Share Posted November 17, 2021 Looking very nice. Are you having a canvas cover made ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
64EK26 Posted November 18, 2021 Author Share Posted November 18, 2021 On 11/17/2021 at 4:04 AM, goanna said: Looking very nice. Are you having a canvas cover made ? Hi Mike Yes I will get a canvas made, there are 4 hoops. The canvas is tied to hooks and eyes on the bottom bar, I have made these, but are not yet fitted. On the "original" there were 5 unevenly spaced hooks, I will be putting a couple of more on and making them evenly spaced. The rope eyes go at either end. The supports for the hoops have now been welded on, you have to fit the rear support tube bracket on before doing this as it sits between two uprights ... Tha main thing is to make sure that they are alll in line... I will be starting on the hoop sticks tomorrow, so watch this space Cheers Richard 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
64EK26 Posted November 24, 2021 Author Share Posted November 24, 2021 Hi Whilst waiting for some more pipe to be delivered, I thought I had better start finishing the suction hose filters and strainers. I have been looking for originals of these for a long time but none have come up for sale, the originals look like this... So I thought I had better have a go at making these... Not an exact copy but will do for th time being Cheers Richard 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
64EK26 Posted February 11, 2022 Author Share Posted February 11, 2022 Hi Bit more progess on rear hoop sticks and cupola Made a jig to to the frame intersections so that they all come out the same All fitted... Now the cupola... Quite a difficult thing to make Initial stages Lots of tidying up and painting still to be done on these... but the end is in sight Cheers Richard 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cordenj Posted February 11, 2022 Share Posted February 11, 2022 Hi Richard, What did your jig look like? I've got to make hoop sticks etc for the C15. Thanks John Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
67burwood Posted February 11, 2022 Share Posted February 11, 2022 Great bit of fabrication 👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
64EK26 Posted February 13, 2022 Author Share Posted February 13, 2022 On 2/11/2022 at 9:27 PM, cordenj said: What did your jig look like? I've got to make hoop sticks etc for the C15. Hi John Quite simple, two flat plates with four guide pins through them, these hold the three rollers. Two 3/4" stainless steel bars held 2.1/16" apart and one 1" stainless steel bar. The supports top and bottom are there to ensure the rollers are held square. The roller supports are shaped so they don't interfere with each other when pressed together (this idealised CAD drawing shows this a bit better The round tube is put through the jig and then tighetened up in a vice, two of the guide pins are used to "square up" the pipe. The distance between the pair of rollers is fine for 16SWG, for thicker walled pipe this would have to be increased a bit and a press used. You have to be careful measuring the distance between indents as the pipe length shrinks due the flattening and bending of the pipe (appx 1/4"). With the benefit of hindsight, I should have made all the "stringers" first and spaced the hoop sticks accordingly. I did have to adjust the length of a couple of "stringers" which is a bit of a pain. Cheers Richard 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Ashby Posted February 13, 2022 Share Posted February 13, 2022 Nifty piece of tooling there Richard, I've stored this idea away for future reference Pete 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cordenj Posted February 13, 2022 Share Posted February 13, 2022 Thanks Richard. I'm looking at an original C15's hood hoops tomorrow, so will see if the Canadians pressed the side bars in the same way Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
64EK26 Posted February 15, 2022 Author Share Posted February 15, 2022 Hi A few more ancillaries have turned up These are post war but virtually identical to WW2 ones Float and Strainer (still looking for another another strainer) [hose and home made insert to show how it all fits together]. Special 1/2 gallon jug to pour filter powder solution into the meta/stellar filters Tank and filter cleaning brushes and a slightly smaller than usual canvas water bucket. Cheers Richard 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
64EK26 Posted February 25, 2022 Author Share Posted February 25, 2022 Hi- Tank doors now fitted Internal fittings Conpartment for Sterilizing powder finished off Power Pumping and Hand Pumping plates fitted Slowly getting there Cheers Richard 12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
67burwood Posted February 25, 2022 Share Posted February 25, 2022 Looks fantastic 👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
64EK26 Posted March 18, 2022 Author Share Posted March 18, 2022 Hi The top spring clips on the set of springs I have were missing, so finally got round to making them, these are what they are for Simon Warner kindly lent me a spring clip to copy, cut 6 blanks (2 spare in case of mistakes) To make life a bit easier and to ensure that they all come out the same, I made a simple(?) jig it works like this, stage 1 - the fold up (shown on a finished clip) stage 2 - the wrap round the spring eye (also shown on a finished clip) A trip to the local blacksmiths http://www.littleduckforge.co.uk/ very helpful and sensibly priced (I have used them before and can highly recommend them) All came out nicely the original one is on the far right A bit of fettling, slots cut etc. A bit more fettling needed, "U" bolts to thread cut to length, small plates to cut and drill. Hopefully will get this done over the week end so that they can be fitted next week. Will post a few photos when all done Cheers Richard 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andy1960 Posted March 18, 2022 Share Posted March 18, 2022 AMAZING WORK..! thanks for sharing this with us ....AndyB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
64EK26 Posted April 22, 2022 Author Share Posted April 22, 2022 Hi Bit more progress... Rear hoop sticks all finished Final trail fit of windows before painting Back to the cupola and soring out canvas Cheers Richard 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
64EK26 Posted May 6, 2022 Author Share Posted May 6, 2022 Hi Makes a big difference when the canvas is on Just a few more canvas bits to make up, and then work out what padding to use on the seat backs. On to electrics, whilst wings are at the grit blasters Cheers Richard 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
64EK26 Posted June 13, 2023 Author Share Posted June 13, 2023 Hi Haven't posted for a while, but finally took my MWC to Southwick D Day Revival Show, sill plenty to do and the engine is not running well, think it is the carb... Had a quick photoshoot at Southwick Park House (Allied Commanders HQ) north of Portsmouth where the Allied Commanders met in the lead up to the D-Day invasion of Europe. with some friends Cheers Richard 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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