I see what looks like the end of a drawbar made for/from a 1/16 toy tractor. In a quick search, I found two:
https://www.ebay.com/itm/354768138196?h ... R4Ky0aWLYw
https://dakotahtoyparts.com/web/product ... tid=101680
Check this whole page to see if anything could work: https://dakotahtoyparts.com/web/categor ... 6&catid=71
[D-Day] M32 ARV
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Thanks, if I can't build 'em I may look into those.
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Re: [D-Day] M32 ARV
Came up with this...
1/4" (6.35mm) aluminum.
Drilled and slotted.
One more to go.
1/4" (6.35mm) aluminum.
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Re: [D-Day] M32 ARV
One day to convert a wide hatch most of the way to a narrow hatch...
And one day to build a single draw bar!
And one day to build a single draw bar!
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Yes Sir thats lusciously good looking brass work.
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I do agree Mr. Bix. All sorts of mediums being used on these builds. Great to see, but this brass work to me is extremely impressive.
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Re: [D-Day] M32 ARV
This is some of easier brass/copper work I've done so far. Each end was cut to press inside the tubing staying in place until some solder was added. It's the loose parts that are a pain to me, they move or a nearby piece becomes unsoldered while trying to fit another...
Toward the end of yesterday's project, I ran out of Butane for my smaller torches, causing me to finish with a far too large propane powered torch. It worked on this project but would not on many others.
Toward the end of yesterday's project, I ran out of Butane for my smaller torches, causing me to finish with a far too large propane powered torch. It worked on this project but would not on many others.
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Those are w-a-a-y better than sawing off and converting model tractor drawbars--and probably cost w-a-a-y less. Yes Sir!
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More fantastic work.
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Thanks Gents!
Track storage, unique to the early ones.
Added some additional cables and thinned down those aluminum couplers I made yesterday.
And just because I got carried away...
Track storage, unique to the early ones.
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