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Bobsticle

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• Jul 10, 2020

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Can someone ask a rivet counter what thread the cover screw is. I dunt know any.

Its not that wood screw, although it does work

 

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• Jul 10, 2020

• #142

Are they BA thread?
Try a light switch cover screw

 

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• Jul 10, 2020

• #143

Hicap phill said:

Are they BA thread?
Try a light switch cover screw

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I'll try nailing one in tomorrow.

 

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• Jul 10, 2020

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It seems they are a 4BA. Whatever that is

 

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• Jul 13, 2020

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At last
Just managed to finish the skirt. What a bleedin faff. With a bit of luck, that’s the metalwork done. I’ll try and remember mi phone tomorrow and show ya.
Right. On with the framework.

 

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• Jul 14, 2020

• #146

Ta daaaar

 

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• Jul 14, 2020

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Hope it dunt whistle in the wind.

 

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• Jul 14, 2020

• #148

Bobsticle said:

Hope it dunt whistle in the wind.

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Good ventilation

 

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• Jul 14, 2020

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Noob question, do you need to have it inspected or do any paperwork for it to be legal on road?

 

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• Jul 14, 2020

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Noob question, do you need to have it inspected or do any paperwork for it to be legal on road?

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No. It’s completely 1957 original. I have only painted it and added coachwork.

 

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• Jul 14, 2020

• #151

Phase 2....................the frame

 

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• Jul 14, 2020

• #152

Looking good and the dog likes it already

 

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• Jul 24, 2020

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A trip to the roofing yard today resulted in two bundles of batten in two bi one flavour, in a delightful lemon. Swedish apparently.

Problem is I have to take a trip to Norwich tomorrow. It’s closer to bleedin Amsterdam than my owse
If I’m not back by six, send in the dogs

I should get a bit of framing done on Sunday

 

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• Jul 27, 2020

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Ad a few hours this afty

Now looking at height, lock up door size and my stunning length I think a pop up roof is in order.
Also finding a stack of bus windows being chucked out at work, a few design changes are in order but nowt I can’t make up on the hoof.

 

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Bobsticle

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• Aug 8, 2020

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A few more hours of coating myself with polyurethane glue today. I measured several times before deciding on a height that I can get out of the lockup door. The more I look at it the more I think it’s going to be a squeeze
Not to worry. The worst case will be dropping it on a trolly to get it out

 

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• Aug 8, 2020

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Bobsticle said:

A few more hours of coating myself with polyurethane glue today. I measured several times before deciding on a height that I can get out of the lockup door. The more I look at it the more I think it’s going to be a squeeze
Not to worry. The worst case will be dropping it on a trolly to get it out

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Let the tyres down a bit

 

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• Aug 8, 2020

• #157

Nice work!

You could me one anorl

 

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• Aug 8, 2020

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Henry_b said:

Nice work!

You could me one anorl

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I'll have to finish this one first. Might be ready for next summer

 

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• Aug 24, 2020

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Having not managed much on the unfolding monster in the last few weeks I thought I’d better get a day in before a pending eye operation and the uncertainty of recovery time. Not much further on but got the frame as far as I want it. I’m leaving the front open so it’s easier to get the interior panelling inside. I can even cut the front panels and leave them inside before finishing the front frame.
Quite happy with the roofing baton studding although it varies in size quite dramatically. At least it will add to the vintage look when the outside is rippled.

 

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• Aug 24, 2020

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I’ve used 300 oak dowels so far to keep this lot together. Easier to screw but I didn’t want any metal fixings, to save problems later on, when glueing and brad nailing the sheets on. Nothing destroys a surface like blasting a nail into a screw head.
That’s 600 holes drilled 300 dowels glued in and three bundles of baton measured and cut.

I should be back on site makin a killin. A half decent wood butcher would make a good £3.84 an hour at that rate. Obviously before being laid off again.