dogwood
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| posted on 19/5/08 at 02:18 PM |
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Making suspention brackets
Hi Guys.
I hope I'm teaching you to suck eggs 
But yesterday I started to make up my suspention brackets. Not at all happy with the results by bending them in the vice.
Then last night I had a flash of insperation. Make up a bending jig for it ! doh
Anyway it worked so well I thought I would share it with you.
Yes I know it was a lot of faffing about.
It took about 1/2hr to make, but with it I had all the brackets drilled and bent in less than a hour. Infact it took longer to to round off the
ends
Took some 40mm angle iron. welded on some 3mm flat plate so the bracket fitted snugly.
http://i129.photobucket.com/albums/p212/muddypaws4x4/locost124.jpg
Then welded another piece of 3m plate over the top.
http://i129.photobucket.com/albums/p212/muddypaws4x4/locost125.jpg
made up a bending arm with 8mm studding and a couple of nuts.
welded the nuts to the angle.and the studding to the bending arm.
http://i129.photobucket.com/albums/p212/muddypaws4x4/locost126.jpg
then clamped it to the drill press and drilled through the lot. making sure it was all lined up.
http://i129.photobucket.com/albums/p212/muddypaws4x4/locost128.jpg
So there you have it, drilled and bent with one simple jig.
http://i129.photobucket.com/albums/p212/muddypaws4x4/locost132.jpg
David
FREE THE ROADSTER ONE…!!
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worX
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| posted on 19/5/08 at 02:32 PM |
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Mr Whippy
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| posted on 19/5/08 at 02:36 PM |
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I cringed at the rust on that pillar drill
neat jig though 
Won’t the French police arrest you for trying to build you own car??
[Edited on 19/5/08 by Mr Whippy]
Fame is when your old car is plastered all over the internet
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worX
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| posted on 19/5/08 at 02:41 PM |
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They look good David!
Thought I'd stick the pcs up for you for people to see!
Steve
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Stuart_B
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| posted on 19/5/08 at 02:54 PM |
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nice a neat little jig there.
stuart
black mk indy, 1.6pinto on cbr600 bike carb's.
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dogwood
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| posted on 19/5/08 at 03:13 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Mr Whippy
I cringed at the rust on that pillar drill
neat jig though quote:
If you think it's rusty now you should have seen it when I first got it.
Described on fleebay as excellent condition, still only cost 50 quid.
quote:
Won’t the French police arrest you for trying to build you own car??quote:
yea got to get it registered in UK and pay roadtax
FREE THE ROADSTER ONE…!!
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