Ammunition cover for the 3" mortar

[Darrin Wright]

Well in the last 12 months I have worked & played with the BGC, now with 2017 Year of the Bren Gun Carrier (and International) I thought it time to commit to those little jobs that get left to last, or never done at all.

One thing I wanted to do was get my right ammunition cover replicated so I had a cover for the left side ammunition stowage area.

So a little story with pics of what I did, just for general interest...

I hade the cover drawn into AutoCAD and laser cut out, had 3 copies made to bring the individual cost down and to assist a mate with a 3" Mortar Carrying BGC.

So with the jig saw puzzle I picked out the hinge bits and utilising a 7/16 bolt, placed a tack weld and then heated it with the oxy to bend and form the rolled hinge part.
When finished, quench it to cool and make the weld brittle, place in the vice and belt out the bolt. Tidy up with the flapper disc and angle grinder. Later insert the 7/16 rod/hinge pin. Formed the two parts of the hinge in the same fashion.