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Post by britplumber on Jul 26, 2011 19:06:57 GMT 1
Can I have mine smoked, not chared?
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Post by mmike956 on Jul 26, 2011 22:22:41 GMT 1
Once the galvanizing is burned off I'll put it in the cooking chamber of the smoker and see what kind of petina the hickory wood smoke will produce. Great idea there britplumber! This is going to be interesting. I need to hurry up and complete this thing so we can lay a blaze!
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Post by mmike956 on Jul 29, 2011 0:56:14 GMT 1
Here is the bottom plate with one more detail tacked on. It'll require more weld and shaping before it looks right. The backplate latch is also shown next to a real rusted one.   |
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Post by mmike956 on Jul 30, 2011 22:22:42 GMT 1
Be careful, shattered slicing wheels can ruin your day.   The top cover is a rewelded discard. It's there just for effect.  |
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Post by mmike956 on Jul 30, 2011 22:23:37 GMT 1
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Post by mmike956 on Jul 30, 2011 23:51:54 GMT 1
My lettering skills need a bit of improvement. I'd like to know how they do it at the factory .
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Post by mmike956 on Jul 31, 2011 21:55:42 GMT 1
This morning at the creek. That's me, lines form not to the right but on the face!
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Post by mmike956 on Aug 1, 2011 0:18:23 GMT 1
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Post by mmike956 on Aug 1, 2011 0:21:05 GMT 1
My dad took this picture before lunch today. I'll be 55 this year and luckily I have parents living and in decent health. Life is good despite it all!
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Post by woodsy on Aug 1, 2011 1:53:14 GMT 1
Mike, the factories did the lettering with a roll-forming die that had the complete wording engraved on it in reverse. The roll was passed over the sideplate under pressue. The secret to good stamped lettering is as follows: Measure the lettering rows from the bottom of the receiver, and also where they start and finish. Transfer these measurements to the replica with a fine pencil. Write the lettering on a sheet of paper as you want it to appear. Lay tape along the bottom edge of your marked line. Using the correct size stamps work from right to left, copying from your paper and resting the bottom of the letter carefully against the tape. Have a couple of practice runs on scrap metal to get the spacing right. Practice makes perfect!!  |
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Post by mmike956 on Aug 1, 2011 2:27:01 GMT 1
Thank you! I'll try it on the next one.
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Post by Kev on Aug 1, 2011 23:46:50 GMT 1
Always a pleasure to read your updates Mike, hope your finger isnt to sore.The creek looks a very tranquil and beautifull place.
ATB Kevin
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Post by mmike956 on Aug 9, 2011 0:38:52 GMT 1
Finger is tender. This is the same finger I pinched in two with an o2 cylinder and the open end of a 3/4" pipe back in '96. It was reattached and has been stiff ever since. Now with a bone deep gash and little feeling left in the tip, I guess I'm paying dearly for all the fun I have with these replicas. I've made a little slow progress on the replica and I found a few mistakes and have made efforts to correct them. It'll be good enough to fit a real mount. The pawl brackets are a bit rough but the objective here is to demonstrate that a hand made replica can be produced with desirable results. It will take some time to start and complete a project like this but if you are patient and willing to spend a little time each day in the man cave a fine example can be made by hand. Here in the US there are stringent right side plate constraints and during this build I tried to make a side plate from three seperate thickness metals. Failure to maintain tolerences! That out of spec side plate has caused design changes and frustration. I will finish this one and begin another with simplified refinement. The creek is beautiful but sadly its not clean. I smell sewerage often and I rarely see a living thing in it except after a hard rain.
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Post by mmike956 on Aug 10, 2011 0:54:12 GMT 1
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Post by mmike956 on Aug 10, 2011 1:02:59 GMT 1
Again I cheated a little by turning down the 1 1/4" round to 1 3/16ths" because thats all I had in the junk pile. Take what you can find and design from there. I can't explain why things went wrong but I can help you solve the problem or either cover it up. I can also make good excuses for the failure to hold specified tolerances.
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