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Posted: **Mon Dec 11, 2023 7:20 pm**

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

Posted: **Mon Dec 11, 2023 7:28 pm**

Thanks, if I can't build 'em I may look into those.

Posted: **Mon Dec 11, 2023 10:17 pm**

Came up with this...

1/4" (6.35mm) aluminum.

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Drilled and slotted.

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One more to go.

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Posted: **Tue Dec 12, 2023 12:17 am**

One day to convert a wide hatch most of the way to a narrow hatch...
And one day to build a single draw bar!

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Posted: **Tue Dec 12, 2023 9:21 am**

Yes Sir thats lusciously good looking brass work.

Posted: **Tue Dec 12, 2023 4:32 pm**

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.

Posted: **Tue Dec 12, 2023 11:09 pm**

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.