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Old 08-03-13, 10:41
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I have made a small bracket to tension the tracks with the porta power and it works very effectively.
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Old 08-03-13, 10:46
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A little tow and it's all good.
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Old 08-03-13, 10:49
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Brilliant, Colin, wonderful to see how good tools and good skills come together.
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Old 14-04-13, 07:35
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Hi all, sorry for the lack of pics. I've just started to make the stowage bins, so here's a bit of a run down how I do them
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Old 14-04-13, 07:37
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and a few more
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Old 14-04-13, 07:40
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Now they have to be fully welded, ground and then the lids. This is the same way they would have been done all those years ago. All made from 16G or 1.6mm material as per the original.
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Beautiful piece of work there friend. Excellent thread, beautiful workmanship BUT....not enought tools and clutter lying around the workshop so you obviously doing something wrong!!!!!!
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