VICKERS MK6B's resto

[colin jones]

The guns certainly are going to be an interesting project and a thread on their own.
The last couple of days have been at a machine turning and milling the gear retaining block. It is a 2" thick piece of steel and very solid. I will do the shaft holes after I get my new gears.

[colin jones]

I used my geared drill to turn my rotating table a few thousand times.

[colin jones]

I have now completed the other final drives apart from the gears that will be done by some one else.
I need a seal so I used a fan belt which works great.

[colin jones]

The last part is a split section. I made it in one piece, cut it in halves, then mounted it to an original drive part and then re machined it in the lathe to re centre it.

[colin jones]

After I get my new parts back I will be able to fit them to the tank and put the tracks on. I still have plenty to do though.

[colin jones]

Been a little while between drinks but I have done quite a bit inside the tank as in the linkage and also the drive train. Fortunately I have some very good diagrams. I also got the first of my gear gutting parts back.

[colin jones]

I had to complete the rest of the turning clutch drum. The chap that cut it for me left excess so I can do my welding and then machine it down to size.