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Forum: Individual Classifieds 02-26-2018, 11:51 PM
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Sold

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Forum: Individual Classifieds 02-06-2018, 06:29 AM
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Quickwork power hammer

Hi all, I've totally revamped my workshop and have some excess gear in my metal working collection.

Ive rearranged my hammers and have this early Quickwork for sale. I believe this one with the...
Forum: Individual Classifieds 02-06-2018, 06:06 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 2,458
Edwards Wheeling Machine

Hi all, I've totally revamped my workshop and have some excess gear in my metal working collection. Anyone on the West Coast or Oz may find the shipping from New Zealand better than the UK.

Tidy...
Forum: Automotive Projects 02-15-2015, 01:27 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 5,688
Land Rover Promotion

Hi guys,

here is a restoration we completed in 3 months for Land Rover NZ.
It made a great story.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DlRuD0mWDds
Forum: General Discussion 12-29-2014, 06:23 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 8,012
mangle press

Hi guys, ive almost bought a few of those machines but they were in an awkward place for shipping. They are somekind of leather working machine.
Forum: Automotive Projects 12-03-2014, 02:02 AM
Replies: 24
Views: 14,857
jag chassis

Its www.mcautocreations.net
Forum: Automotive Projects 12-02-2014, 07:45 PM
Replies: 24
Views: 14,857
jag chassis

There was a few bare chassis that rolled thru uk ebay a few months ago but they were in latvia. Its a good idea to rebody one. Especially if you want to retain the period ride. It would also solve a...
Forum: General Discussion 08-26-2014, 11:14 PM
Replies: 1
Views: 1,868
looking for a shaper in San Francisco

Im heading up to SF this week. anyone know a shaper/car guy called Dennis Sanchez? I have an old phone number for the guy but cant get hold of him.

thanks
Forum: General Discussion 07-30-2014, 10:46 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 6,776
Surface plate

Hi Rick, how are you?

Actually emailed the company and they forwarded it on the new offshoot Challenge Precision.

The guys said- The plate you have described is PS-3004804. It probably has a...
Forum: General Discussion 07-29-2014, 08:10 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 6,776
table

Hi Ed, I didnt think of it before but I did an internet search on that company. Their history says they opened a precision engineering dept in 1928 and an image search came up with another flat...
Forum: General Discussion 07-29-2014, 06:06 AM
Replies: 17
Views: 6,776
another table

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Bought another table a few weeks ago and finally had a purpose for some cast legs that have been kicking around the shop for 10 years, the top has about...
Forum: Automotive Projects 06-05-2014, 07:38 PM
Replies: 36
Views: 28,541
Welding

TIG welded. pretty much non stop welding. very little rod (mig wire).
Forum: Automotive Projects 06-03-2014, 07:03 AM
Replies: 36
Views: 28,541
shaper of the month

Thanks guys for your comments.

These guards were a great exercise in buck making and panel making. And a good project for an introduction into the US method of hammering metal. I dont mind...
Forum: Metalshaping videos on-line 05-11-2014, 04:38 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 11,119
Salvage Squad

Thanks for posting the link. Enjoyed that episode and watched all the others. Glad to see a UK programme where they pull important relics from hedgerows and repair them to a nice standard in the time...
Forum: Basic questions and answers 04-09-2014, 02:11 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 6,694
alloy bonnet

Hi there,

you probably know this crowd but they list an alloy skin for a mk2.
you may have to check stock and when they will be doing a production run.
that would be my first option.
...
Forum: Introductions 03-27-2014, 05:48 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 2,441
hi Dave

Hi Dave,

Glad your on. Its good to have an engineer who understands the gear and cars.
Dave made an original style Ranalah cradle for my wheel this weeks and is working on some drawings as well....
Forum: General Discussion 03-02-2014, 06:12 AM
Replies: 44
Views: 28,020
Hey Rick, Its pretty funny to see Jerry in both...

Hey Rick, Its pretty funny to see Jerry in both of those pictures. Did Mike Kleeves record an interviewed with Red recently? Im glad to hear Steve is around. I may get to meet him this year.
Forum: General Discussion 03-01-2014, 12:13 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 2,866
hammering

Hi Janne,

I just follow wheeling machine tracking patterns. Ill wash over the whole panel to get some shape underway then ill used short tracking in the middle and gradually blend out to lift the...
Forum: General Discussion 02-28-2014, 03:40 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 2,866
welding

Hi Robert,

the owner cut out the frame leaving about 6mm of the original flange around the roof opening. Ive stitched that to the 14mm flange on the insert. It can be seam sealed before topcoat...
Forum: General Discussion 02-28-2014, 05:45 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 2,866
Making a roof insert.

Hi all,

I had to make a tight fitting roof insert for a BMW racecar.
The panel was shaped in the #2 Pettingell with a 24" die.
After clamping the shaped panel to the roof and scribing the edge...
Forum: Automotive Projects 02-18-2014, 02:20 PM
Replies: 36
Views: 28,541
Thanks again for the comments. To produce an...

Thanks again for the comments.

To produce an accurate panel its essential to make a buck. Trying to form a repair panel over the original guard is OK but to make a complete guard time must be...
Forum: Automotive Projects 02-15-2014, 06:07 PM
Replies: 36
Views: 28,541
wiring tool

to form the wired edge flange into a U I folded up a scrap piece of 3mm steel to sit inside the curve of the guard.

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Forum: Automotive Projects 02-15-2014, 06:01 PM
Replies: 36
Views: 28,541
A few more

Thanks for the comments.
A few more pics including a buck I made for my guards a few years ago. that got sent to the tip.

I usually use a set of Knipex pliers to close the wire super tight. they...
Forum: Automotive Projects 02-15-2014, 07:08 AM
Replies: 36
Views: 28,541
Making a pair of mudguards

Hi Guys,

I recently made a pair of new guards for an old WW2 Steyr 1500A. The sample guard came from my 1944 Auto Union built lorry that was abandoned by the Wehrmacht in France around the...
Forum: General Discussion 01-10-2014, 03:44 AM
Replies: 29
Views: 12,766
fixing the bonnet

Hey Chuck,

The local blaster has had me fix the odd job that has been warped by blasting over the years and they need calm, patience and lots of cause and affect assessment.

since the damage is...
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