Images of the radio battery box interior

[RichardT10829]

Cheers matey, I got the email from you, which helps me loads !!!!


PS I envy your ME stowage holders..... I need to make those at some point after the show no doubt

[Michael R.]

PS: ME stowage photo credit belongs to J'Burg SA museum.

[Jim Burrill]

I Have that same "desert stowage" on my carrier project. Happy to take measurements if anyone wants to try to make a copy.

[RichardT10829]

yes please for me Jim !


The rivets on the battery box, are they 3/8 or 5/16 ?

[Ben]

5/16...........

[Jim Burrill]

will do!

May be a week before I can go out and noodle around with the carrier though..

[Bruce Parker (RIP)]

Originally Posted by Jim Burrill

I Have that same "desert stowage" on my carrier project. Happy to take measurements if anyone wants to try to make a copy.

Jim, the water bins on your carrier led to at least one reproduction set!! Here's the ones I made using yours as a pattern. They are fussy to reproduce with lots of different sized metal stock (all available luckily) and alignment of the supporting brackets. Then you have to go out and find four of those "$300" water cans.

[Jim Burrill]

Bruce, I would be more than happy to pay you to make another set! I am not a welder and I have seen your brilliant
work! I don't think many could do as good.

Are you game??

Jim

[Bruce Parker (RIP)]

Originally Posted by Jim Burrill

Bruce, I would be more than happy to pay you to make another set! I am not a welder and I have seen your brilliant
work! I don't think many could do as good.

Are you game??

Jim

But you have originals!!! They might need a little straitening but from what I recall are well worth fixing. Still, if you want me to make you a set, I'd be OK with that (small payment for the great favours you've done for me in the past) or restore yours for you.

[RichardT10829]

Sorry to resurrect this thread, I am assembling the box, and still have a few queries.

I thought (for some reason) that the rear plate that holds the POW holder on was held on with counter sunk screws ? It appears looking at Ross's pics again that it was infact riveted on ? Then the POW holder was screwed on ?

Is this the case ?