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| Joe d:
Got going on the fuel tank assembly. Needed some 1/4" ali angle, only had 1/2" :bang: so milled off the extra bit the base is just a bit of ali with a few holes drilled & tapped, here's where that angle goes, and the start on the cross pieces that will hold up the tank decided to make some brackets for the u-bolts that will secure the tank. The plans had simply called out bending over a little tab on each side of the cross piece, but that would have been too easy :hammer:. Set up a piece of ali in the mill, and did everything I could in that set up then parted them off a little fussing about with some files, and here we are Now I need a tank to go on the base, started out by truing up the ends of a bit of tube and that's where it is at the moment. Not sure how much will get done in the next little while, Number One son is due home on leave from the Navy on Saturday :beer: :beer:, so shop time will no doubt be curtailed. Cheers, Joe |
| Bernd:
Those brakets look nice Joe. :thumbup: That's what makes an excellent model is the little details like that. Bernd |
| Stilldrillin:
--- Quote from: Bernd on July 09, 2010, 01:34:51 AM ---Those brakets look nice Joe. :thumbup: That's what makes an excellent model is the little details like that. Bernd --- End quote --- Wot Bernd said! :thumbup: Really excellent detailing....... :clap: David D |
| Joe d:
Bernd and David: thanks, guys Managed to get some shop time after all, so got a little further along with the tank.. Turned the end caps The plans call for one end to made of lucite in order to see the state of the fuel supply. I didn't much care for this idea ::), so instead I've milled a slot for a rather more discrete fuel gauge Then started on the bosses for fuel in and fuel out.... they need a radius to match the tank, so set them up on the face plate and not only did two at once, balanced the load on the lathe too! :smart: Once done with the radii, turned them around in the four-jaw, and drilled them through, and added a very slight counterbore, and tapped the filler boss the fuel out boss was just finished off with a hacksaw and files, but the filler boss got a little turning...made up a quick & dirty mandrel with the matching thread, and cut a taper on it just for the look of it Here's the state of play tonight: stuck little bits of pipe in the counter-bores in each of the bosses, these will serve to locate the bosses in place on the tank so they won't slide around whilst waiting for the glue to dry, glued a bit of clear Plexiglas in the slot for the fuel gauge, and glued the blind tank end in place. Still have to drill the holes for the bosses, stick'em in place, and then can locate the other tank end with the slot vertical in relation to the bosses... also have to make the filler cap (again) and (again) as so far there are two failed attempts in the save it for another possible use bin..... :bang: :bang: Cheers, Joe |
| madjackghengis:
Well Joe, you look like you're making some real progress, I think you made the right decision regarding the tank end, and the slot for a fuel gauge rather than the whole end. No matter what, gas eats plastic eventually, and you always end up replacing the part sooner or later, better a small rectangle of plastic than a whole tank end. Looks like a good job, it should go nicely with the whole look of the tandem, when it is done, fine job. :thumbup: mad jack |
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