New build started.

[HandyAndy]

Hi Ryan..

wow great pics

thanks for the feedback on the template, will see what can be done to stop the fold lines , thanks for that.

Phew had me going out & checking my steel ruler then glad you got it sorted .

just so folk know.... it may be worth running a file over some of the ends to ensure a tight fit as i might miss the odd burr from cutting the steel

Thanks for your kind words on the flat pack kit, means alot.

both of your faces when you came back from your spin in the Roadster had to be seen to be believed....

glad you enjoyed the trip up to see us, & don,t forget we,re here to help at all stages of your build.

keep the piccies coming as you progress your build.

cheers
andy

[Ryan]

Cheers Andy, Thank you for making us feel welcome and supplying all the drinks!

The ride in the roadster was awsome! could not believe how much grip it had even on the damp winter roads!

Thanks to you and Andy for all the help.

Will keep everyone informed of how the build is going on this forum, most of the time it will probably be pleas for help!

Cheers,

Ryan.

[HandyAndy]

you know where we are if needed

enjoy your build.

i look forward to YOU taking US out in YOUR Roadster soon

cheers
andy

[londonsean69]

Looking good Ryan.

Thanks for the comments on the sheets.

I made them as long as they are, to avoid any more join lines.
I'm not too sure how Andy supplies the flat pack, but I can easily send the drawings out rolled up. I have quite a few of the cardboard tubes here for posting, but not a limitless supply. It was easier all round to send them out folded. I'll speak with Andy, see what we work out for the next batch.

I'm interested in which bit didn't line up, because obviously I want to send stuff out that is correct.
Was it just because of the folds? They can make things a bit shorter if not flattened out, or even a bit longer if the paper gets stretched.
As can be seen I have provided a few scales dotted about the drawing, this is to ensure it plots correctly.
Also, the check dims from the book are provided (diagonals).

Get back to me via PM, or on here, to let me know how we can improve them

Personally, what I would be inclined to do, is to fix the little wooden blocks in place, through the template (obviously after checking everything is square), then rip the template out.

Then again, I would actually just tack on top of it, and put the little fires out as I go. Not that I would recommend that

[Ryan]

Hi Londonsean69.

I will try and explain as best I can.

We checked the plot lines first and they seemed all ok. After cutting the sheet we spent a bit of time getting the join lines spot on, I think we managed to get them just about perfect.

We then blocked out along the lines for the br rails and they were placed spot on as per template.

We laid br 5 and 6 down and after fitting br 12 we noticed there was a gap of 2mil between the ends of br 12 were it meets br's 5 and 6. this was also true for br 11.

We checked the cut of the metal and it was fine. After doing more mesurements on all the br's we concluded that the template was out by around 4mil.

We took one side in by 4mil and blocked there and refitted all the br's back in and found everything to fit perfectly.

Now you mention it, this could be down to the paper streching as we had to pull it around a fair bit to flatten out the creases and get it to sit right.

It could also be human error, but I am still very thankfull for the template as all the br's were down and ready for tacking within a couple of hours.

[Ryan]

I dont know if you can see on this piccy but it shows how we had to move in the br rails to get the book dimentions spot on.

It looks worse in the pic than it actually is, I think the camera angle is making the gap look bigger.

You should see what I mean if you look to the right of br6.

[Tilly819]

Top Bannana

I really enjoy posts like this, great work

Tilly