Richie's Mk1 Restoration

[Lynn Eades]

To pose the question a little differently, Are the cutting tips on the tools separate, as in clamped into the holder (Not the tool post holder) Commonly a triangle shape, that can be turned over, and around to give six cutting edges?
Thanks Adrian for your conversion.

[RichardT10829]

got the bar today.. such a nice piece of steel ! seems a shame it chuck it in a lathe... will keep you updated with how it turns out ! fingers crossed the HSS bits will cut it without it killing them off...

finally managed to get the cam plate fully out today... just a quick question.. the two caps that are on the cam plate (which go around the axle) do these bolt up solid to the axle or does the axle slide/pass through them ?

[Dave Page]

Hi Guys,
the welding of armour plate was pioneered by Guy Motors, they proved that it could be done along with substantial saving of time and materials. The process they developed was then handed to the War Dept., gratis. Imagine a company doing that today.

Rivets look good, and if one knows how much work there is in each rivet, even little ones, the appreciation factor registers much higher.

As has been pointed out, any decent-sized projectile hitting a rivetted or welded hull may make life for those inside rather grim.
Cheers,
Dave

[Lynn Eades]

3 through bolts countersunk head,bottom side, that hold the two plates and the cam plate sandwiching the bearing.

[RichardT10829]

ah.. mine came out leaving the caps on the axle with the rollers... the cam and plate came away seperate.

[Lynn Eades]

Yes. thats what should happen.

[RichardT10829]

Well work continues while i wait until the snap is done... i managed to get the cam plate out (as previously mentioned) and the caps off the cross tube, also managed to get the front idlers off however they needed some heat applied to the nuts before she would let go.. once off they were given a good clean... the gunners side of the lower hull has been wired down with a grinder and mandrel, along with the idler for that side... work plods on, but now she is in a state where as soon as the rivets are banged in she can be etch primered stem to stern and rebuilt ! i have not been able to get the cross tube to move so will need to strip the rollers down etc this will get done tomorrow (unless the snap is ready in which case i will be straight on with the rivets)

here are some pics










rebuilt however needs new bearings..i have ordered three..one for each roller and one for the spigot on the cam plate they are all the same 6305's



cam plate has since been stripped down and de rusted ready for its new bearing, etch primered and painted.

lower hull meets cleaned idler unit..both wire mandrelled to an inch of their lives