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Re: Renault FT 1:6

Posted: Wed Feb 14, 2024 9:07 am
by MikeN
Ive done some more work on the FT.
Turret traverse mechanism.
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Re: Renault FT 1:6

Posted: Wed Feb 14, 2024 9:09 am
by MikeN
The exhaust

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Re: Renault FT 1:6

Posted: Wed Feb 14, 2024 9:11 am
by MikeN
Front suspension units

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Re: Renault FT 1:6

Posted: Wed Feb 14, 2024 9:13 am
by MikeN
Engine cover lock.
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Shackles

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Re: Renault FT 1:6

Posted: Wed Feb 14, 2024 9:17 am
by HERMAN BIX
A staggering level of skill and determination to produce such a fantastic result.

Re: Renault FT 1:6

Posted: Wed Feb 14, 2024 9:36 am
by Kaczor
Amazing. A museum piece.

Re: Renault FT 1:6

Posted: Wed Feb 14, 2024 4:22 pm
by Herr Dr. Professor
So far I have been silenced with awe at your skill and the quality of the results. But I am watching. Mine has been a life of reading, writing, editing, teaching, mediating—so imagine how amazing to me is your work. When I see even a small piece on a lathe, I understand the process, the physics, but it’s still somehow magical.

Re: Renault FT 1:6

Posted: Wed Feb 14, 2024 10:06 pm
by MikeN
Thanks again for the interest and the kind comments.
I did a bit more today (Its nice being retired).

I fitted these side brackets:


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I made this box. It doesnt open.
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Re: Renault FT 1:6

Posted: Wed Feb 14, 2024 10:08 pm
by MikeN
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Re: Renault FT 1:6

Posted: Wed Feb 14, 2024 10:09 pm
by MikeN
And I re made these springs
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