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17-04-17, 06:18
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I am really happy with my result and also glad I decided to go this way. I now need to give it a really good clean, de-burr and undercoat. There are a couple of external parts that I need to make so I'll do them now too.
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17-04-17, 06:24
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I have to say that i'm ever so lucky that the gears, shafts and other steel components are in such remarkable condition. The top and bell housing are pitted but again still in good usable condition.
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17-04-17, 11:34
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Looks fantastic, Colin. Well done!
Where applicable, any idea what type of gasket materials were used on the original? I am assuming you will go with modern equivalents where needed. Be interesting to see how quiet she is when finally running. That new steel case may absorb more sound than the original. David
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18-04-17, 10:30
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Thankyou Dave, I will use modern gasket material as the old ones were paper. I would think it should be very quite when running.
An interesting one came up today. As you can see by the photo, there are two of these lever stands that bolt to the side of the gearbox. They are tapered on 3 sides but straight on the other. I sat there for awhile and tried to think how can I do that on the lathe. Then it struck me. Any ideas?
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18-04-17, 10:55
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18-04-17, 11:23
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The box is totally finished including the dipstick entry tube and it's all primed and ready for a coat or two of silver enamel.
I'll give you the answer to the above after I give everyone a bit of time to put their thinking caps on  and yes, I did do mine on the lathe. 
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18-04-17, 11:50
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A wild guess....
I'd say you machined the cone out of a solid cylinder then cut the flat faces after laying it on its now tapered side. as long as the cone stays oriented so the two faces remain perfectly parallel while the faces are cut, it would achieve what you are aiming for; but there's probably many ways of skinning that cat.
Do I win a ride in the finished tank? 
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