return roller brackets
Dad cut the rods with the oxy after finding a spot he could get between the springs. He slipped some RHS over each end leaving just the spot to cut visible and did the deed and the ends flew off in opposite directions with a LOT of energy. David Ellery mentioned in his thread that the springs were a real handful (dangerous) to reassemble until he rigged up a suitable tool to contain them. Bruce'll be doing something similar.
He also cut and shut a pair of return roller axle lugs from a rusted out bogie onto a bogie he's restoring, then blasted and primed them. Also since his sandblasting gear is located over a hundred miles away he took the early opportunity to blast one of the cut rod w/ rusted ball before he'll get time to drill out the rod remains. Pics below. The first pic was the bogie doner! Note the floor is in two sections - inspection of the floor shows it wasn't cut apart - it cracked right across. Happened sometime between about 1992 and 2007 because when I first tracked these remains down it was cut down to the same extent but the floor was still together. Mike Cecil commented in Keith's Year of the Carrier DVD that cracking of aged ABP-3 in Aust built carriers was a problem for restorers. Also on a further side note I've read in 'The Role of Science and Industry' (Mellor, I think) that the steel used in the Australian Cruiser tank (Sentinel) hulls that were cast by Bradford Kendall were derived from the ABP-3 formula, along with special heat treatment as well, to achieve the resulting acceptable ballistic properties. A fantastic achievement by BK.
Alex
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