All Replies on T&J #108 WS Tractor

G’Day Jason,
Check out Bruce’s finished truck and his blog…Cheers

http://169.46.96.71/projects/392833

http://lumberjocks.com/htl/blog/125505

http://lumberjocks.com/htl/blog/92850

-- Lifes good, Enjoy each new day...... Cheers from "On Top DownUnder" Crowie

Do you have veneer? or can you mnake it? 0.8mm

Take a dowel a little bigger than the exhaust. Put the veneer in water and boil it. If it boils take the veneer out of the water and wrap it with strong tape around the dowel. Wait a day and remove it. Now you can glue it to layers and again put it around the dowel with tape. Let it dry and remove the tape.

-- https://dutchypatterns.com/

Take some heavy duty aluminum foil and glue it, shiny side out around a dowel of the size used for the stacks.

I just used a dowel http://lumberjocks.com/projects/251986 HOPE THIS HELPS :<))

-- Tony---- Reinholds,Pa.------ REMEMBER TO ALWAYS HAVE FUN

Damn it… This takes me back a few years when we were touting a repository (finished up as a suppository) for hints and tips… at least htl indexed his tips… I just die mine :-)...

I personally avoid using non wood (that’s why I try to use my head [note double negative]) on my timber models.

Similar to GR8 above… however, somewhere I saw a build where there were 100+ 1/16” holes drilled in the ”shield” dowel… you would need to build some sort of indexing jig for the drill press.

-- If your first cut is too short... Take the second cut from the longer end... LBD

this is what Alex is talking about : http://lumberjocks.com/projects/97837 :<))

pretty cool but to hard for me LOL

-- Tony---- Reinholds,Pa.------ REMEMBER TO ALWAYS HAVE FUN

this is what Alex is talking about : http://lumberjocks.com/projects/97837 :<))

pretty cool but to hard for me LOL

- GR8HUNTER

Haven’t seen that one, however, have seen similar. You have prompted my brain out of neutral GR8... Was thinking it might be a job for lazer-man with ketchup (with and “S”) for my next build…

-- If your first cut is too short... Take the second cut from the longer end... LBD

Thanks for all the help. I think I’m gonna try Duthcy’s approach. Going to boil some wood. Lets see how this turns out.

-- Jason, Camden, NC -- MEASURE TWICE, CUT ONCE, THEN FORCE IT TO FIT.

Thanks for all the help. I think I m gonna try Duthcy s approach. Going to boil some wood. Lets see how this turns out.

- Jason1974

J’1974, I may have misinterpreted your question. If all you are after is drilling through a dowel to insert another for the shield you might consider one of these sets,

If I remember correctly it was $125 on the Internet (probably cheaper in $US). In building models I have found the need for various different sized colettes. As you can observe I have only used a few (most are still in their wrapper), however, this is a metric set used for non-T&J projects and found them invaluable. Just the 3 used have justified their cost when I consider the time I wasted (and would in the future) trying to centre the dowel by other means.

-- If your first cut is too short... Take the second cut from the longer end... LBD

that was on my xmas wish list. lol

-- Jason, Camden, NC -- MEASURE TWICE, CUT ONCE, THEN FORCE IT TO FIT.

maybe Alex will buy you one for Christmas Jason WWOOOOO HOOOOOOOOO :<))))))))))))

-- Tony---- Reinholds,Pa.------ REMEMBER TO ALWAYS HAVE FUN

Guys I finally figured it out. It took me 2.5hrs but I did it. The exhaust heat shield looks AWESOME!!! Now its time to do the other side. I might make a blog how I did it.

-- Jason, Camden, NC -- MEASURE TWICE, CUT ONCE, THEN FORCE IT TO FIT.

First class job sir.
You’ve done yourself and the Navy proud.
The truck is looking great too!

-- Lifes good, Enjoy each new day...... Cheers from "On Top DownUnder" Crowie

that was on my xmas wish list. lol

- Jason1974

Why wait… with all the different timezones and digressions on Christian holidays, it must be the 25th December somewhere in the world now!

Guys I finally figured it out. It took me 2.5hrs but I did it. The exhaust heat shield looks AWESOME!!! Now its time to do the other side. I might make a blog how I did it.

- Jason1974

TTWOOMM (took the words out of my mouth)... looks awesome. A blog would do you proud.

-- If your first cut is too short... Take the second cut from the longer end... LBD

please blog this for us looks like a bit of chip out? or are my eyes going wacky? what drill bits do you use ? looking very very nice all around :<)))

-- Tony---- Reinholds,Pa.------ REMEMBER TO ALWAYS HAVE FUN

that was a test piece from the bottom. I tried drilling through the whole thing and cutting it in half but it didnt work out quite the way I was hoping. But I do need to invest in a good drill bit set. What drill bits do you use?

-- Jason, Camden, NC -- MEASURE TWICE, CUT ONCE, THEN FORCE IT TO FIT.

I use both mostly brad point thou :<))

-- Tony---- Reinholds,Pa.------ REMEMBER TO ALWAYS HAVE FUN

what brand do you use?

-- Jason, Camden, NC -- MEASURE TWICE, CUT ONCE, THEN FORCE IT TO FIT.

You have done an excellent job making the heat shield and added as a favorite.

I have tried all kinds of brad point drills. For me, the Colt brad point drills are far above others. I also have found that speed is critical. On some things, l, I will try a range of speeds to find the best one.

what brand do you use?

- Jason1974

not sure as I took them out of case to hang on door :<((((

-- Tony---- Reinholds,Pa.------ REMEMBER TO ALWAYS HAVE FUN

G’Day Jason,
Another Brad Point Drill Bit which is Made in USA that I’ve bought is W.L. Fuller; good quality; just as good as the Colt brand I also have from France & Germany, IMHO.

http://wlfuller.com/

-- Lifes good, Enjoy each new day...... Cheers from "On Top DownUnder" Crowie

Great, thanks for the info.

-- Jason, Camden, NC -- MEASURE TWICE, CUT ONCE, THEN FORCE IT TO FIT.