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help making a part

Posted: Sun Aug 15, 2010 11:08 pm
by daisycutter
i opened up the commanders cupola on my t-34 turret to make it working it works great but its REEEALLY fragile so i want to replace the two hinges on the "lid" part with brass
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anyone good with brass have any idea how to go about rolling it to make a pair of hinges?

ps. anyone have any pictures of the hatch underside?

Re: help making a part

Posted: Mon Aug 16, 2010 12:20 am
by Saxondog
http://www.rctankwarfare.co.uk/forums/v ... =22&t=5883" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; This new member seems to be an expert working with Brass, contact him using the PM system I'm sure he will have a method for making hinges. Sax

Re: help making a part

Posted: Mon Aug 16, 2010 5:25 pm
by [ICE]monkey
when rolling brass, its best to roll it around the pin your going to use or something of the same size, also it rolls better if you heat it

Re: help making a part

Posted: Tue Aug 17, 2010 2:22 pm
by daisycutter
http://thesmallshop.com/index.php?main_ ... ex&cPath=3" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; these look great shame i dont have the money,but gives me an idea on how to do this