More Haste less Speed 😤
Afternoon Chaps.
So who’s a silly Billy 🤬🤬🤬.
This afternoon I was undertaking a little more work on my HMS Verulam refit blog (check it out if interested) when because of my haste I dropped the “A”turret and broke the white metal barrel off right at the breech end.
What to do ? me thinks.
Problem solved….Taking a length of 4mm dia copper tube I cut a 10mm length and faced it off on the lathe.
I then slid the copper tube over the stub at the breech end and then pushed the barrel into to copper tube.
Problem solved and a good strong barrel is restored.
In fact it looks a little like the recoil tube on the real thing,so I may do them all the same.🤔
A handy tip if you are as silly as me for doing it in the first place
Moral of the story……..Take your time!!!
Regards
Bill.
So who’s a silly Billy 🤬🤬🤬.
This afternoon I was undertaking a little more work on my HMS Verulam refit blog (check it out if interested) when because of my haste I dropped the “A”turret and broke the white metal barrel off right at the breech end.
What to do ? me thinks.
Problem solved….Taking a length of 4mm dia copper tube I cut a 10mm length and faced it off on the lathe.
I then slid the copper tube over the stub at the breech end and then pushed the barrel into to copper tube.
Problem solved and a good strong barrel is restored.
In fact it looks a little like the recoil tube on the real thing,so I may do them all the same.🤔
A handy tip if you are as silly as me for doing it in the first place
Moral of the story……..Take your time!!!
Regards
Bill.
Never give up.It will come right in the end.