Jimmymac & Alistair's Monocoque Cars

[JimmyMac]

Great start-up video, but....is that a VM30 in the background? Now I'm really jealous!

@EDDIE,
If you like the little Boxford you might look for a Tom Senior E-Type which has a similar bed but has the benefit of quill feed.
This is one that I restored this year in my home workshop for model engineering. It is an ex-schools machine and some delinquent was using the bed as a saw horse before I got it. It cleaned up rather well.
This mill is my second Senior as I had the bigger vertical with the same head before so this one fully accessorised with all of the Tom Senior tools.

 

[JimmyMac]

An original car on the table and measured using laser line to verify the assembly jig.

 

[JimmyMac]

The Revenant has returned.

 

[Paul Hendrickx]

Welcome back!!!
hope everything is fine...?
Paul

 

[JimmyMac]

Hi Paul,
Yes my friend, I am up and about now.

 

[Paul Hendrickx]

Hi Paul,
Yes my friend, I am up and about now.

that's the best news of the day....

 

[Dave Bilyk]

Welcome Back JimmyMac!

 

[Ian Anderson]

Great to see you back Jimmy

 

[Randy V]

Really good to see you posting again Jimmy! Glad to hear all is well!

 

[Doc Watson]

Great the hear from you Jimmy

 

[Brian Kissel]

Welcome back Jimmy. Hope all is well.

Regards Brian

 

[Chris Martino]

Nice to see your back at it. Best wishes going forward with your health and progress on your build. It will be a gem.

 

Welcome back.

 

[JimmyMac]

Machining threads and locking taper on some new Halibrand spinner castings

 

[Davidmgbv8]

My machinist has not gotten to mine yet. 55 degree 8tpi? We are making two stub pieces to then hold the threaded spinners to then cut the seating taper.

 

[Davidmgbv8]

Funny enough modern Indy car wheel nuts fit perfect

 

[Ian Anderson]

Jimmy
Probably a daft question considering how period correct you are going but.......

Are you doing the right and left hand threads - or just doing them all right handed?

Ian

 

[JimmyMac]

Ian
They are threaded left and right pairs.
My magnesium BRMs painted up nicely.

 

[JimmyMac]

Left hand thread
https://youtube.com/shorts/RnPCL03aZu4?feature=share

 

[Davidmgbv8]

Did you use smock stub axle to cut the seating taper?