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« Reply #870 on: January 23, 2016, 08:29:02 PM » |
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Nicely done Sir.
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« Reply #871 on: January 23, 2016, 09:21:55 PM » |
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Bet that gave you a lot of satisfaction  have you had it on your truing machine yet? |
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« Reply #872 on: January 23, 2016, 09:52:23 PM » |
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Yep and yep.  I nearly have it running true. About 1mm up and down and 2mm side to side run out at the moment which should be ok but think I can get it better than that. Been a lot of work just for some wheels but I really want wires on this and can't justify the cost of having them built by someone else. |
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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 #873 on: January 26, 2016, 04:39:48 PM » |
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some new rims for you:
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« Reply #874 on: January 26, 2016, 05:16:22 PM » |
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« Reply #875 on: January 26, 2016, 05:17:22 PM » |
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Yep and yep. I nearly have it running true. About 1mm up and down and 2mm side to side run out at the moment which should be ok but think I can get it better than that. Been a lot of work just for some wheels but I really want wires on this and can't justify the cost of having them built by someone else. looks great dave, but your a braver man than me in the kitchen!!!!!! |
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« Reply #876 on: January 26, 2016, 06:35:01 PM » |
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looks great dave, but your a braver man than me in the kitchen!!!!!!
That's nothing ! Mind you, the wife was in Japan at the time.
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Getting older but no wiser! Just using bigger hammers.
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« Reply #877 on: January 26, 2016, 07:46:37 PM » |
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« Reply #878 on: January 26, 2016, 09:39:40 PM » |
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No.No.No.No.
Flip it over get a nice piece of glass on it,
Lovely coffee table.
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« Reply #879 on: January 26, 2016, 11:20:06 PM » |
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Getting older but no wiser! Just using bigger hammers.
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« Reply #880 on: January 30, 2016, 09:01:36 PM » |
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Fancied doing a bit of metal spinning and as I dislike the std. hubcaps (plus they are bloody expensive) thought this would be a good little weekend task.
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« Reply #881 on: January 30, 2016, 09:23:19 PM » |
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« Reply #882 on: January 30, 2016, 09:51:59 PM » |
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Damn you & your metal sorcery! -or should that be saucery  Love the colour, but I still don't quite understand how metal spinning's done -sheet of ali attached to the lathe chuck with a bolt with a wooden mold behind it & you just push it over the wooden buck with a hammer handle or similar? Do you have to heat the metal as you do it? I'd love to see it done. |
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« Reply #883 on: January 31, 2016, 07:45:39 AM » |
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It's really quite easy with practice. The sheet is held against the form using the tailstock with running centre, with a spacer, (no bolt) and is slowly worked into shape while it's spinning, using a polished or rotating tool mounted on a long handle. Lots of vids on the internet. I watched a few (ok,more than a few) before trying it. The wheel colour is the etch primer. Been pondering the colour. Could go safe with black, or whatever the final body colour will be (still not sure- dark green or maroon) but have decided that I want the wheels to stand out visually. So they will be Old English White. Just so happens that I have a few litres of cellulose in this colour left over from the MG. Pic shows my spinning setup. Toolpost has been replaced with a tool rest (spanner and socket, ought to make a proper one) and tool is a length of tube with a polished brass tip. While actually spinning the work, it's covered in grease to prevent galling. May try to make a rotating tool to get a better finish and it should make spinning easier. |
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« Reply #884 on: January 31, 2016, 10:09:42 AM » |
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You make it look so easy!
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