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1953 Colchester Student Mk1 6" gap bed - A restoration project
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<blockquote data-quote="mygoggie" data-source="post: 1020365" data-attributes="member: 18916"><p>This afternoon at 16h00 I had enough of office work. So I called it a day.</p><p></p><p>Onto sanding and beyond ... :Whoohoo:</p><p></p><p>The beast's end needed a lot more of sanding. After an hour we are done down to 120 grit. All the spill overs sanded back and the curves more or less done.</p><p></p><p><img src="https://i.postimg.cc/hvqkrTcf/IMG-20201012-162627.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p><img src="https://i.postimg.cc/4NXCH6W0/IMG-20201012-183317.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p><img src="https://i.postimg.cc/cJgPGXJv/IMG-20201012-162924.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Then it was time to sand to 180 grit and do the final shaping. Done!</p><p></p><p><img src="https://i.postimg.cc/VvB3Hvk4/IMG-20201012-193048.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Final touch up with filler done. Working with a hanging piece of metal is not easy. Your hand cannot get steady in respect to the surface and then add the curves in ...</p><p></p><p><img src="https://i.postimg.cc/ZY8tq7x3/IMG-20201012-194846.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p><img src="https://i.postimg.cc/hPskLXwt/IMG-20201012-194857.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Time to wait again ....</p><p></p><p>I gathered all the electrical motor components to start assembling it. Guess who made his visit .... the Freakin Rust Devil!! The surface was well oiled but alas over here the moist sea air has got no respect for oil.</p><p></p><p><img src="https://i.postimg.cc/3xbzqP3M/IMG-20201012-192955.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p><img src="https://i.postimg.cc/K8YdJZSr/IMG-20201012-192959.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Thank heavens this is not a crankshaft! I will get my usual scour pad and beeswax out and give the shaft a good rub down. Should be good to go for assembling then.</p><p></p><p>Till tomorrow :dop:</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="mygoggie, post: 1020365, member: 18916"] This afternoon at 16h00 I had enough of office work. So I called it a day. Onto sanding and beyond ... :Whoohoo: The beast's end needed a lot more of sanding. After an hour we are done down to 120 grit. All the spill overs sanded back and the curves more or less done. [IMG]https://i.postimg.cc/hvqkrTcf/IMG-20201012-162627.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]https://i.postimg.cc/4NXCH6W0/IMG-20201012-183317.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]https://i.postimg.cc/cJgPGXJv/IMG-20201012-162924.jpg[/IMG] Then it was time to sand to 180 grit and do the final shaping. Done! [IMG]https://i.postimg.cc/VvB3Hvk4/IMG-20201012-193048.jpg[/IMG] Final touch up with filler done. Working with a hanging piece of metal is not easy. Your hand cannot get steady in respect to the surface and then add the curves in ... [IMG]https://i.postimg.cc/ZY8tq7x3/IMG-20201012-194846.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]https://i.postimg.cc/hPskLXwt/IMG-20201012-194857.jpg[/IMG] Time to wait again .... I gathered all the electrical motor components to start assembling it. Guess who made his visit .... the Freakin Rust Devil!! The surface was well oiled but alas over here the moist sea air has got no respect for oil. [IMG]https://i.postimg.cc/3xbzqP3M/IMG-20201012-192955.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]https://i.postimg.cc/K8YdJZSr/IMG-20201012-192959.jpg[/IMG] Thank heavens this is not a crankshaft! I will get my usual scour pad and beeswax out and give the shaft a good rub down. Should be good to go for assembling then. Till tomorrow :dop: [/QUOTE]
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