Derk’s new Universal carrier Mk 1*

[derk derin]

I fabricated a second A set antenna base for my carrier and at the same time cleaned up and fixed my antenna mount I built over 20 years ago that I made a few mistakes on that are now somewhat corrected. Not perfect but presentable!
It sure helped having a hydraulic press to use this time. I made a few sets of tooling out of angle iron and flat stock to make the bends which worked perfect for me.

[derk derin]

Getting them mounted on the carrier sure added to the look. I’ve also made the B set antenna mount and just finishing up the fitting of it to the carrier.

[derk derin]

Here’s a dirty job I started. Grinding off years of rust & old paint! My arms & hands can only take so much each day so it’s going to take me awhile to get it ready to prime & paint. Lucky I’m retired and in no rush!

[derk derin]

Another piece of the puzzle added to the carrier today. Finished fabricating my B set antenna mounting bracket, mount and cage. The hardest part for me was trying to figure out how to bend a 6 inch diameter ring so I was looking around the shop and the base of the acetylene tank worked perfect. The rest of the pieces were fairly simple to make.
On to the next pieces!
Derk

[David Dunlop]

Nice work on the mounts, Derk.

David

[derk derin]

Thanks David. This carrier is definitely going to need a new paint job by the time I’m finished fabricating all my pieces!
Derk

[derk derin]

The crewlocker is done! What a dirty job. Glad that’s over with. Enjoying most of the jobs but this wasn’t one of them! The other one is trying to router out the grenade bin wooden inserts. I’ve tried 3 times already, finally just accepted what I had built for the 3rd time!