I just want to give you all a quick warning to avoid what happened to Frank yesterday. For those that dont know Frank or myself we have a build in progress of 2 panzer III in steel and alloy 1/8th scale tanks in the large scale section which has been updated regulaly over the last couple of months. Frank is the expert with many years working with lathes, millers, welders etc and I am the beginner who is just learning.
My warning to anyone using these types of tools it to avoid complacency whilst using them. Yesterday Frank was reducing the size of the bosses on the drive cogs in the lathes when the double cog flew out and hit him in the face. Look at the photo and see the twin cuts when the teeth have penetrated. Although the photo is horrible to look at please note Frank has always been this ugly and the majority of what you see is awful to look at but is how he has always been
Seriously though you can see how close to his eye this injury was so please be careful when using electric tooling.
As for the tank you can see the latest photos below We have now joined the double cogs and also finished the shock absorbers. This was a simple design using aluminium bar worked on the lathe and a spring from a clothes peg and the finished result works just like a proper shock absorber.
Anyone who wants to see the build please go to large scale section and look near the top for beginners panzer III post and see the whole build from start to present.
