triker_Chewie
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« Reply #165 on: October 11, 2014, 12:47:45 AM » |
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hail to the cordless drill and self drilling screws!
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I hate when people compare Lemmy with God, i know he is great but he is not gonna be Lemmy, ever If your Dad hasnt got a beard, you've got two Mums there's no point it lookin' pretty if we can't drive it.
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« Reply #166 on: October 11, 2014, 08:12:57 AM » |
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hail to the cordless drill and self drilling screws!
Barbarian !  D'oh ! Thought the rivets looked a little big and it turns out they are 5/32" (0.156") dia. not 1/8" (0.125"). Not a problem, just means that I will be making my own tooling after all. |
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Getting older but no wiser! Just using bigger hammers.
The answer to most problems, fire and lots of it.
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« Reply #167 on: October 11, 2014, 09:13:01 AM » |
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Hi Olds, great piece of work. You have really got my old damaged brain working, first with scarf joints now with rivet snaps. As an old world Coppersmith I spent ages setting and snapping rivets on such diverse things as water boilers and divers helmets. Mostly copper, we had to make our own tooling as a test piece, once examined and passed it stayed with me for years, probably still out in the shed in the old wooden tool box which is the resting place for a Lotus twin cam engine at present. As for scarf joints, we had to reduce the thickness by planishing or thinning 50% then we would cut dove tails in the sheet, push them together and braze together, used to look good if you got it right, then along came Tig welding and all those old skills got pushed to one side, profit became more important.
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« Reply #168 on: October 11, 2014, 12:05:33 PM » |
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Thank you sir. From a time served tradesman, praise indeed.
Still have a few of my old apprentice piece tools.
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« Last Edit: October 11, 2014, 03:54:09 PM by Olds »
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Getting older but no wiser! Just using bigger hammers.
The answer to most problems, fire and lots of it.
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« Reply #169 on: October 11, 2014, 10:50:01 PM » |
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Jeez Chewie,What's that horrible monster in your avitar, Looks like somthing out of starwars.   |
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« Reply #170 on: October 12, 2014, 07:37:28 AM » |
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i thought it looked like Brian Blessed
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triker_Chewie
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« Reply #171 on: October 12, 2014, 09:13:48 AM » |
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Brian Blessed's beard is singularly amazing!
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I hate when people compare Lemmy with God, i know he is great but he is not gonna be Lemmy, ever If your Dad hasnt got a beard, you've got two Mums there's no point it lookin' pretty if we can't drive it.
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« Reply #172 on: October 12, 2014, 12:45:44 PM » |
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Cross brace with steering column mounting. Not the prettiest welding but, as it will be behind the dash it wont be seen.
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Getting older but no wiser! Just using bigger hammers.
The answer to most problems, fire and lots of it.
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« Reply #173 on: October 16, 2014, 08:03:31 PM » |
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Nice. Like the wholly holey gussets too.
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On the last freedom moped out of Nowhere City.
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« Reply #174 on: October 17, 2014, 07:36:25 AM » |
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Thanks. Not been able to do a thing for the last week due to back problems  So have been trawling fleabay buying stuff I will eventually need. Managed to pick up a nice brass and chrome calormeter for the front as well as other various bits. |
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« Reply #175 on: October 17, 2014, 08:03:30 PM » |
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calorimeter?
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« Reply #176 on: October 17, 2014, 08:14:02 PM » |
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Calormeter you know what they are, like a temp gauge that fits into the top of the rad.
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« Reply #177 on: October 17, 2014, 08:44:19 PM » |
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Calorimeter/calormeter.
Yep its a Wilmot Breedon one from the 20s/30s. Supposedly does work so I will have to make a reservoir for the sensing tube in the top hose. Not planning on drilling the radiator grill, but mounting it in a small panel between the top of the bonnet and grill.
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Getting older but no wiser! Just using bigger hammers.
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« Reply #178 on: October 17, 2014, 08:50:27 PM » |
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Ahh -nice.
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« Reply #179 on: October 17, 2014, 08:54:39 PM » |
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Nice touch Dave will make it look special. Can you refurbish them? Are they bi-metal springs,and can you get them apart.
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