Forum: Beginner Projects
01-28-2022, 06:47 AM
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Oooh, I lied. I did take a photograph of the...
Oooh, I lied. I did take a photograph of the first effort. Or at least the remains of the first effort. Just in case anyone thinks there is any false modesty or sandbagging in my claim that we don't...
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Forum: Beginner Projects
01-28-2022, 06:38 AM
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Forum: Beginner Projects
01-28-2022, 06:35 AM
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Replies: 8
Views: 7,093
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Forum: Beginner Projects
01-28-2022, 06:10 AM
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Forum: Beginner Projects
01-28-2022, 05:39 AM
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Right. Jump forward a year or so (other useful...
Right. Jump forward a year or so (other useful stuff was going on, just not this job) and the task has now become urgent so I need to stop sulking and have another go. For the second attempt I chose...
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Forum: Beginner Projects
01-28-2022, 05:20 AM
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Replies: 8
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Some cheek plates - My first tin bashing effort.
I'm not really a beginner but all of my proper experience involves using a machine tools to make a shape for me. "Sheet" metal work is almost always over 1/4" thick plate making big heavy things...
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Forum: Beginner Projects
01-28-2022, 03:49 AM
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Forum: Beginner Projects
01-28-2022, 03:41 AM
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Replies: 11
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Cheers for the comments. We didn't measure the...
Cheers for the comments. We didn't measure the thickness before I started tidying things up. IIRC at the most bent point I think according to calculation there was supposed to be about 23% thicker or...
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Forum: Beginner Projects
01-27-2022, 04:02 PM
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Replies: 11
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Forming a brass boiler cladding
I'll put this under beginners because this was the first bit of brass we tried to bend. We've had a 1908 Merryweather Gem in the family since the 60s and even by that time, heat and polish had done...
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Forum: Introductions
01-26-2022, 05:19 AM
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Replies: 3
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From Scotland
Hi
Most of our previous projects have been fairly sizeable steam waggons and heavy stuff with little scope for tin bashing. We have a pretty serious set up for hobbyists but at the moment it's...
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