A little light entertainment: 1939 Ford 1 ton Utility restoration

[jack neville]

One of these makes for easy carving.

[Wayne Hingley]

Wow... that’s cool. Hadn’t seen one of those before.

Your progress is coming along nicely Jack. I enjoy watching you work your magic.

[jack neville]

Thanks Wayne.
Yes they are a very handy device. A bit treacherous and make a hell of a mess.
You end up with saw dust everywhere. Wouldn’t like to try one in a 9” grinder.

[jack neville]

Joined up and sanded off. Sits nice and snug. Glad to have that done. Only about 12 hours work. It screws to the folding arms of the hood bow arrangement which is in good condition and only needs blasting and painting. And new canvas of course but that will come later.

[Lionelgee]

Originally Posted by jack neville

One of these makes for easy carving.

Hello Jack,

Is that disk called an "arbotech" or something like that?

Kind regards
Lionel

[Tony Smith]

Originally Posted by Lionelgee

Is that disk called an "arbotech" or something like that?

King Arthur's Tools

The Lancelot!

[jack neville]

Originally Posted by Tony Smith

King Arthur's Tools

The Lancelot!

That’s it.

[jack neville]

I am lucky to have the remains of an original hood even though it is from my 1940 model ute it is the same as the 39 pattern. What it contains is the original rear window frame. Strange that you would put something as heavy as a steel frame and glass window into a canvas hood but they did. I might opt for perspex instead of glass but I"m pleased that the steel frame is not beyond repair.

[jack neville]

I had a look at my doors today. One is not too bad being reasonably straight but rusted out at the bottom. The hinges are still tight which is to be expected from a left side door. (passenger side for Australia). Sand blasting and patching the rust should do this one..

[jack neville]

The right side is not as good. It has sustained a few hits which have dented the inner frame and caused the flanges to separate from the outer skin in a couple of places. I couldn't straighten the inner frame with the door intact so I have removed the outer skin to effect the repair. I will see how it comes up after sandblasting to see whether I can put it back together or need to make a new outer skin.













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