Gatto's VW Beetle... Extremely slow W.I.P.

[Yonnee]

Your's looks a much better shape. Looking good so far.

Thanks Steve. It's getting there...

Glad to see its well on the way.
I used NGR for the money box van I did, Its nice colour appealed to me.
And the 11 Yr old that was getting it choose it becuase she went to a school called "Rosewood".

mmm getting model withdrawls..

Thanks Pete. Your money boxes that I saw were terrific.


I think I've got my final modifications drawn to a point where I'm happy with it. The idea now being, instead of the roof being one flat piece, and the rear window being an oversized rectangle, the roof will be in three sections, from the windscreen round to the cowl vent above the engine hood. The roof will be cut from one piece, then the rebates routed, the rear window cut out, and the side tapers cut/sanded. Then it will be sectioned into the three parts of the roofline with the angles I've calculated... (hopefully they all mate up and glue together)
I also slightly changed the shape of the rear 1/4 window, fattening the upper curve a little more...
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I also thought about the suggestions with regard to the pine that I'd cut the other day, and decided that seeing as I need more parts of the car the same thickness, I may as well resaw another piece. So, a selection was made from my little pile of NGR...
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Found a great piece. Wide enough for the largest template, and thick enough to resaw into a 10mm slab and a 15mm slab (the plans require a 6mm and a 12mm).
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Couple of goes through the thicky... Perfect!

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Little pile of NGR!!!
One of those cost me 10 bucks.......

Nice re-saw, You saw does a very nice job and you have it down pat on doing it well.
Guess you need to sacrifice an old ladies wooden leg at midnight.
I don't know any old ladies with wooden legs is my excuse......

The only thing I can remember from my folks Bug was lying in the back section where it was warm and sleeping and those stupid indicators that popped out of the pillar in the centre.

Can't stop now..

[Yonnee]

While the resawing was going well, I decided to cut the section that requires a darker piece, 1/8' thin! This is for the dash, and although the running boards say 3/16", I think I'll use it for them too.
So, I select a piece of Mahogany (pic makes it lighter than it is), readjust the saw, and cut her up.
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So far, so good.

I'd also been thinking of how to transfer the templates onto the timber, and have decided to use aerosol contact adhesive. Cut out the paper, a light coating on the back, and place the templates onto the timber. Supposedly, when applied to one surface and stuck together wet, contact adhesive is still removable. Time will tell... and if not, the paper template will easily sand off anyway.
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Next one I thought I'd tackle was finding pieces thick enough for the wheel arches. A couple of my narrower pieces of NGR were 26-27mm thick (the rear arches require 22mm), so that went through the thicky to clean up both sides. Ran a second, thinner piece through to clean up both sides too.
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The thicker piece was then cut in half for the rear guards, while the other half will be glued to the other, thinner piece, for use as the front guards.
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You'll be finished before the Olympics are.

Have you been having fun though?
Seems like it to me.....

[Yonnee]

Little pile of NGR!!!
One of those cost me 10 bucks.......

Nice re-saw, You saw does a very nice job and you have it down pat on doing it well.
Guess you need to sacrifice an old ladies wooden leg at midnight.
I don't know any old ladies with wooden legs is my excuse......

The only thing I can remember from my folks Bug was lying in the back section where it was warm and sleeping and those stupid indicators that popped out of the pillar in the centre.

Can't stop now..

Semaphore indicators... ROFL!! I'd forgotten about them. They were on the earlier models, up to the middle of 1960.

You'll be finished before the Olympics are.

Have you been having fun though?
Seems like it to me.....

I doubt it... started having car dramas this week, so the VW will go on the backburner... but Yes, I'm enjoying it, so I'll be playing with little bits here and there.

[bj383ss]

Great job on the resaw yonnee. Learning the drift and how to redraw evenly is somewhat tricky but you seem to have it down. One thing I might suggest for your patterns is rubber cement. You put it on the wood and the pattern and let them dry. It will then stick to itself. When you are done it rubs right off with no residue to muckup your finish job

Sorry about the car troubles. My train is currently on the back burner as well things going on with the family but all will be well in the end

Bret

[Yonnee]

Thanks Bret. I'm still at the point of not knowing what I'm doing... just suck it and see. But it seems to be working.

As for the car, the problem's two-fold. First the Auto gave a little 'jolt' the other week, and now seems to feel like it's slipping in second under load. Up on the hoist and drain the fluid, which hasn't revealed aything simple, so it may require complete removal.
And this week, it's started to use coolant...

[Yonnee]

I must be starting to catch something... I did some research on my Delta 14" bandsaw after I bought it, and found some people can be really critical and picky, and others give nothing but praise. But now I've been using it, I have been happy with my purchase, and so far, its cutting depth hasn't been a problem. It was only the tongue on the pine flooring board that got in the way, and that was easily dealt with. But in my research, I discovered that my bandsaw has this neat little trick of being able to be split in half, and in their infinite wisdom, or maybe a one-off stroke of genius, Delta made a kit to insert into the join, which adds another 6" to the cutting depth. And I found one of these kits...
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And I have been thinking, "what if I find a log on the side of the road..."
So, this morning, I did it. Couple of clicks, hand over the cash to SWMBO to put on the card, and voilà... something for a rainy day. And it will be for a rainy day, as I have a couple of brand new 93-1/2" blades I bought not that long ago, so I'll be going through them first before I go buy the 105" blades that will be required.

[bj383ss]

Hello Yonnee,

The 6" riser block as its called here in the states is pretty common place on all 14" cast iron bandsaws. My Grizzly will except one but as you said you have to buy the 105" blades. I have only had one occasion where I needed more than 6" resaw but I figured away around it can't remember how. But I have about 10 really good 93 1/2" blades and don't want to start over buying 105".

Good luck with the car. I am good with cars myself but transmissions are somewhat of a mystery if changing the fluid and maybe a valve body does not fix the problem.

Bret

[crowie]

G'Day Yonnee,
On the "auto" issue....My Falcon did the slipping in gear under load, particularly 1st & 2nd.
I had to have 2 of the internal solonid/senses replaced; the Ford box 4 speed box only has 7 I think the blokes at my garage said but I had it done at the auto transmission specialist [at the local blokes recommendation].
On the using coolant issue; it was a head gasket, a couple of years back.
You could be up for a few dollars, sport.
I'm not sure if my experience are any help??
Cheers, crowie .

[Hermit]

I must be starting to catch something... I did some research on my Delta 14" bandsaw after I bought it, and found some people can be really critical and picky, and others give nothing but praise. But now I've been using it, I have been happy with my purchase, and so far, its cutting depth hasn't been a problem. It was only the tongue on the pine flooring board that got in the way, and that was easily dealt with. But in my research, I discovered that my bandsaw has this neat little trick of being able to be split in half, and in their infinite wisdom, or maybe a one-off stroke of genius, Delta made a kit to insert into the join, which adds another 6" to the cutting depth. And I found one of these kits...
Delta height attachment

And I have been thinking, "what if I find a log on the side of the road..."
So, this morning, I did it. Couple of clicks, hand over the cash to SWMBO to put on the card, and voilà... something for a rainy day. And it will be for a rainy day, as I have a couple of brand new 93-1/2" blades I bought not that long ago, so I'll be going through them first before I go buy the 105" blades that will be required.

I didn't know there was such a thing as a riser block extension until last week. Excellent that one is available for your saw.
I've already got my next bandsaw planned - a 14" Powermaster. It too has an accessory riser extension, allowing up to 12" resaw. (At least a year before I buy one though.)
I often buy 7" and 8" turning blocks to hack my boxes from, so having a little more than 6" height will be handy. I hate hand-sawing them as I did on the heart box.

All looks to be going well. You'll be spitting out finished parts left, right and centre soon.

[Hermit]

Yonnee, I just spotted this and thought you might find it interesting. Lots of drawings of various models, but not a '69. A '67 and a '70, though: - The-Blueprints.com

[Dalboy]

Yonnee Just got back from a weekend away in which the UK Volkswagon Club had their meeting was going to take photo's but went and left the camera behind.

Any way good to see you have made a start following with interest

[Yonnee]

Not much to report, other than the Transmission in the Pajero has been swapped (what a PITA job that was... and that was with a hoist!! ), and has fixed that problem, and the water loss seems to have been temporarily abated by the addition of a tin of Silver Seal, despite my sceptisism... So I can soon get back into some woodwork.

What I am looking for is a source of White Birch, one sided toothpicks. Most supermarkets have double-ended Bamboo, and I can find double-ended Birch ones on flea-Bay, but I have some thoughts on using the blunt end for a particular application ona a future model as well as this one.

[Hermit]

Not much to report, other than the Transmission in the Pajero has been swapped (what a PITA job that was... and that was with a hoist!! ), and has fixed that problem, and the water loss seems to have been temporarily abated by the addition of a tin of Silver Seal, despite my sceptisism... So I can soon get back into some woodwork.

Aah, the joys of motoring. I remember now why I got rid of my car and bought the electric bike. (No rego either.)

What I am looking for is a source of White Birch, one sided toothpicks. Most supermarkets have double-ended Bamboo, and I can find double-ended Birch ones on flea-Bay, but I have some thoughts on using the blunt end for a particular application ona a future model as well as this one.

I didn't know you could get White Birch toothpicks. Didn't think of it. I'm using Asian bamboo ones. Only one in three is usable.
Thanks for the heads-up. I'll go a-huntin'.
I'm happy with double-ended, but if I find single-ended, I'll let you know.
(I bought 200 White Birch ice cream sticks last week, for another purpose.)