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19-02-18, 02:22
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Gap
Looks like you can remove a piece of the bed in order to increase the swing ?
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19-02-18, 17:31
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fascinating
Been following with great interest and amazed at the work you have done and can do.
I guess the turret fabrication will be a walk in the park after all that work so far. LOL George.
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07-03-18, 07:11
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Mike, yes I can take out a section and that will give me a 788mm swing and I know that will come in handy one day.
George, I am happy you have an interest in these tanks but I think the turrets will be a reasonable task on their own and I have started them and been doing a lot of research and homework for the fabrication side. I have ordered my main turret section that is rolled and unfortunately It is beyond my workshop facilities. I do have a set of rollers but it won't do 12mm with the width I require but never the less, I have been working on the cupola's and they are a piece of work as well. They are constructed of a lot of angled pieces that are machined, grafted and jointed together. My mill is certainly getting a good workout with this project. Last edited by colin jones; 07-03-18 at 20:03.
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07-03-18, 07:20
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The material for the base is 20mm thick and apart from milling them into a perfect circle I also had to divide them in 8 sections and them machine a bevel at each section. I assume it is for water run off or something. The rod you can see is 40mm dia which is machined and recessed into the base plate. I still need to slot the rods for the cupola sides. These little things are about as much work as the turret that they sit on. At least by the time I get my curved plated I should have these done so that's a good start.
Last edited by colin jones; 07-03-18 at 20:03. Reason: Re-orientate photo
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08-03-18, 10:56
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It's coming together quite well with a lot of milling in each vertical rod that connects the flat sections. They would certainly have been a very strong cupola. I think I might get these done a bit quicker that expected, but that's a good thing.
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12-03-18, 10:05
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I am making steady progress on the cupola's
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#7
12-03-18, 10:08
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I'm just about ready to make the tops and they are now extremely heavy.
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