25-04-2019, 12:01 PM
Here in the UK there's a magazine "Practical Classics". I'm trying to remember if they bought a cheap one and welded a lot of box to it (like they did a cheap bead roller, that one they added a power feed to as well) or they built one from a kit.
Good to hear that a bit of fettling got yours to the "quite decent enough". Am guessing you've got to stop to adjust and its time to get material in and out relative to kick wheels and over centre latches and all the rest that might double a professional's output but make very little difference to an amateur, in particular a beginer.
Trying the one at the show I was very impressed how quick he could wheel a dent out - that was the party trick, hit a nice looking bit of teardrop with a big hammer then make it better again. It made me understand how the "bag of walnuts" of some rough hammer formed shape can be cleaned up into something usable.
My godson has a tail top to make, that's excuse enough. He's happy with rows of rivets so no need to master the ali welding as well. Mine (way back when) is all single curve and screws, was pleased with the tail as the bit that needed to be double curve is where the boot lid goes, similar to an ulster spare wheel cover.
What I remember most is "easy to make something pretty, devil difficult to make two the same or two edges match up".
Its one of those itches that need scratching... I looked at plannishing hammers on youtube, that doesn't look the sort of hobby the neighbours would enjoy or I could do out on the drive in the sunshine while she was planting out bedding. "Industrial" vs "craft".
Good to hear that a bit of fettling got yours to the "quite decent enough". Am guessing you've got to stop to adjust and its time to get material in and out relative to kick wheels and over centre latches and all the rest that might double a professional's output but make very little difference to an amateur, in particular a beginer.
Trying the one at the show I was very impressed how quick he could wheel a dent out - that was the party trick, hit a nice looking bit of teardrop with a big hammer then make it better again. It made me understand how the "bag of walnuts" of some rough hammer formed shape can be cleaned up into something usable.
My godson has a tail top to make, that's excuse enough. He's happy with rows of rivets so no need to master the ali welding as well. Mine (way back when) is all single curve and screws, was pleased with the tail as the bit that needed to be double curve is where the boot lid goes, similar to an ulster spare wheel cover.
What I remember most is "easy to make something pretty, devil difficult to make two the same or two edges match up".
Its one of those itches that need scratching... I looked at plannishing hammers on youtube, that doesn't look the sort of hobby the neighbours would enjoy or I could do out on the drive in the sunshine while she was planting out bedding. "Industrial" vs "craft".