Vic rail 2225

[Ganmain Tony]

Really great to see you bringing these back to their former glory..

I always enjoy having a look at your posts. Its my evening television so keep em coming!!

Also makes my metal work skill seem woefully inadequate especially when I get excited making a TAC sign holder.

[colin jones]

Thanks Tony, I'm glad you like them and I'm happy to show and share any work I've done if it can help. I also just had a end of the day burst of energy and welded the boxes so the only thing left is the clips. That's definitely tomorrows job.
Colin.

[colin jones]

Made some clips to finish the stowage boxes. These are so time consuming but very important.

[colin jones]

Of course, I'm sharing my trade secrets.

[colin jones]

These are some little bending machines I've made out of scrap but they do work very effective. I just need to make the little clip retainers and weld them on the boxes.

[Dale Jordan]

Really nice work Colin !! . Must be time for a beer . Doing these repetitive jobs tests you out .. Dale

[Paul Dutton]

As said before, beautiful work there friend.that bending machine, so simple yet so effective!
Your public DEMANDS more pics!!! Lol

[colin jones]

Hi Dale, you're right, it is time for a beer. Paul my machines are a bit like me. "Simple but effective"
Colin.

[Paul Dutton]

Originally Posted by colin jones

Hi Dale, you're right, it is time for a beer. Paul my machines are a bit like me. "Simple but effective"
Colin.

Thing is, that's how they were designed and constructed!
Getting itchy hands watching all these carriers being restored. Still trying to find a resto over here, been offered a few near complete one's, which makes more sense but that's half the fun! Hear of anything out there please let me know. Got to get it soon as missus has all my funds allocated to our wedding next year, and I know where my priority is (green n military looking, NOT my missus in combats !!!!!)

[Alex Blair (RIP)]

Originally Posted by colin jones

Hi Dale, you're right, it is time for a beer. Paul my machines are a bit like me. "Simple but effective"
Colin.

Col..
I have admired your work for years and your workman ship is so professional I must ask about your background..Curiosity has gotten the better of me..We had another "Col" before he passed away this year in his seventies or early eighties..He was a master fabricator and machinist..could spray paint and do any kind of repair or fabricate out of any kind of material..leather ,wood ,steel ..he had a pretty complete machine shop and mill .,lathes,welders spray booth and we lost a great friend to MLU when we lost Greg Anderson..Greg was a super guy and would and did help so many people ..and was a master gunsmith and watch maker..
What he did for a living to support his hobbies....a lawyer.,..
And He told me when he was young he was always fixing up old Fords and Chevs but his father and mother made him get an education so went into law..he told me he did enough legal work to support his family and his hobbies but he much preferred his hobbies..
What a guy...!!
It would not surprise me to learn that you are a trained something or other than what you appear to be ..machinist...fabricator ..welder..engineer..or a combination of all ..anyway your workmanship is top cabin...
keep the pictures coming..