A Riveting Time

[Phillip]

I thought that I'd start this thread following spending the last two weekends in the neighbours shed, hot riveting all the fittings on to a 25 pdr shield.

This potentially riveting task has been sitting in my shed for a few years. I had almost relegated the job to the 'too hard basket' as it requires man power, knowledge and skill, most of which I lack.

But before we get to the results, I'll cast my memory back almost 8 years ago to where this all started (queue swirly lights and mystic music)......

....Back in December 2008, I had the opportunity to purchase a 25 pdr. Two careful owners, only used on weekends, never in the rain etc etc. It was a bit rough but all the big heavy bits were there.

I was in a bit of a hurry to pick it up as, together with the hugs and kisses, I was to fly out to the UK within a few days.

Fortunately there was a crane to put everything onto the trailer, unfortunately no crane to unload (nor ramps for that matter). Needs must, so we used a handy tree, dumped everything in the shed and flew out to the UK the next day for the next six months.

Unfortunately I forgot to tell the misses that I had bought it.