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Had fun welding some Austin Seven alloy castings today. 4043 rod seemed to work well making up where the lugs had snapped off.
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Had fun welding some Austin Seven alloy castings today. 4043 rod seemed to work well making up where the lugs had snapped off.
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A bit more Austin Seven resto work. I had the old chassis blasted (Thanks Gav!) to get a look at the welding quality from the previous owner. It came apart with some leverage from a screwdriver. The rivets had already been removed.
Hmmmmmmmmm.
Hmmmmmmmmm.
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Bought a shrink/stretchy from Ebay and started to have a play. Makes an awful mess of the edges so had another go with a tree stump and a rubber mallet. I had some inspiration and then ...
Soapbox racer for the next Red Bull Races?????
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That was one of the better bits. At least some of it stuck to at least one piece of the joint. Some was so bad that you could pull the entire weld away with pliers.
Scary.
Scary.
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Nearly done.
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I'm off work again with back problems and have been told to take it easy. A little tin bashing was alright if I used a small hammer! Austin 7 coming along nicely, albeit a little slowly.
Should get my final decision on the spinal surgey on Tuesday. Fingers crossed.
Should get my final decision on the spinal surgey on Tuesday. Fingers crossed.
