Hi Paul and thank you for subscribing to the channel. Honestly no secret at all. I use a sharp blade to roughly cut the holes from the inside, after that I use a router bit to trim exactly. I found a flushcut bit which I took the bearing off. The spire that sticks out gives me exactly the right step I needed to make a nice trim following the inside lip that the gauges pushes up against. This gives a perfect finish everytime. In actual fact I am going to redo veneer on a 2500 MK2 in the next few days, I will be sure to film the process of cutting the holes to show you.
From decades of building model airplanes, to get nice tight, even joints in sheets to glue up into a sheet, get a 12", 24" and 36" aluminum tbar sanding bar. Clamp the two sheets to a flat bench and sand lightly till they are even. Soft grain will give way faster than harder grain. So light and slow will give you a perfect fit everytime.
Many thanks for that hint, I will definitely give that a try. Problem with allot of the veneers is to get the fibres to "mesh" something that I have found out, is to sand the two edges at a 45degree angle the two thiner layers of fibres seems to flow into each other and make an almost invisible seam
Many thanks for your comments. We are producing these videos on a tight budget so the camera equipment we use isn't top notch. We are working on better voice recording equipment though and will hopefully have much better audio in the new series we are working on
Yes sir. At the moment I am using flux core as it's the thinnest wire I can find locally. It makes for a messier weld but I can weld colder and have less chance of a blow through.
Hi sir. We are on a short break with this series but we will start uploading again in the next week or two. Unfortunately we are at a stage that really doesn't make for interesting content. This also very much affect the way the RU-vid algorithm handles our content negatively. Once all the very boring work is done and dusted we are moving in to more interesting work and filming will continue. We are also working on a full series where we rebuild a spitfire shell that is badly rusted.
Thank you sir. And how I wish it was my Stag to. This one belongs to a client and was well cared for most of her life. I have a Spitfire 1500 that I am doing for myself, that one was imported from the UK so I can imagine what you experienced with your Stag restoration.
boy was that dumb. best thing i think is to pin the thrust washers in. prevents then from falling out -- which does happen. this case was different, but since it's all apart may as well do it.
Thank you very much for your support. I have been following along with your own restoration on your channel as well. Trying to catch up with the your older work but following your TR4 work closely.
If you're trying to have a serious conversation please get rid of the background music because : a- RU-vid will not like it, b- it's too bloody loud and c-I can't concentrate on the topic you're talking about.
@@smithworx No problem mate. I really wanted to watch the video but found it impossible, for me personally, to concentrate on the content of the dialogue due to the background music. Maybe something more quiet and relaxing or just simply adjusting the sound mix. I'm really glad you took my criticism in the way it was meant. Most people don't. If you decide to remix and re-post I'll definitely watch start to finish. Just in case I'll subscribe anyway.
Absolutely yes. We always look for ways to improve our service. not just on RU-vid but in our workshop as well. Thank you very much for subscribing, and I will actually revisit the Electronic ignition episode. Tomorrow night I am doing a tech talk regarding 3D printing and classic cars, but will definitely have a look in the following week to revisit the first episode.
Like the new overalls! Progress and work is looking great mate! Well done! Keep up the good work!. What is the thickness of the plate you used to replace the panel?
We keep things like for like in 99% of the time, body work is done with roughly 1.2mm sheet metal. We tend to stick with that unless we find something that either was made from thicker metal or has potential to be a weak spot. It's scary how strong 1.2mm sheets can become when it has a few bends.
