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Bronze age Seven? - Howard Wright - 02-05-2019
Hi All
The more I scrape away decades of gunge from the back axle the more I think that the ends are bronze. Anyone else seen this?
Howard
RE: Bronze age Seven? - bob46320 - 02-05-2019
I reccon someone copper plated it at some time - is it magnetic ?
RE: Bronze age Seven? - Howard Wright - 02-05-2019
You're right Bob
It is magnetic. But why plate the axle ends? The banjo and tubes are plain steel.
Cheers
Howard
RE: Bronze age Seven? - Alan - 02-05-2019
The tube is brazed into the axle end. Probably that’s where it comes from.
RE: Bronze age Seven? - bob46320 - 02-05-2019
Because someone could ? It would help to prevent rust or perhaps in the past it looked good ? Easily done with some copper sulphate.
RE: Bronze age Seven? - Ruairidh Dunford - 03-05-2019
A good friend of mine ran his Chummy for year with a chrome plated front axle fitted - blingtastic!
RE: Bronze age Seven? - Alan - 03-05-2019
I always knew you was posh