VICKERS MK6B's resto

[hrpearce]

My wild guess is; mount it in the lathe off centre by the amount of the taper?

[colin jones]

The box is totally finished including the dipstick entry tube and it's all primed and ready for a coat or two of silver enamel.
I'll give you the answer to the above after I give everyone a bit of time to put their thinking caps on and yes, I did do mine on the lathe.

[Chris Collins]

I'd say you machined the cone out of a solid cylinder then cut the flat faces after laying it on its now tapered side. as long as the cone stays oriented so the two faces remain perfectly parallel while the faces are cut, it would achieve what you are aiming for; but there's probably many ways of skinning that cat.

Do I win a ride in the finished tank?

[colin jones]

Chris, you got the prize. It is so simple when you think about it. I just had to do that first. You can have a drive, not just a ride.

[charlie fitton]

Damn! I didn't even see the question..

[Wayne Henderson]

Geez Colin... that looks brilliant, an amazing bit of engineering.

Now why don't you try something hard, like changing the water pump on a Austin Champ without swearing or getting a 14 year old girl to clean her room...

[colin jones]

Thanks Wayne, I'm pretty happy with it.
A couple of other parts I have made and a picture of one of the steering clutches which is in very good condition. I also took a few parts of the engine and again in very good condition.