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    Crankcase looks fantastic. How in the world did you do the raised lettering. I am paying attention...

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    Quote Originally Posted by fletty View Post
    Ah, BEND IT LIKE TREVOR ...... but I give in, how did you do it ?
    A quick how to on Bodyfiller and Stencil Lettering.

    Or "BENDING TOTTENHAM"

    It's all pretty straight forward.

    You need a Stencil, masking tape, bodyfiller, sandpaper and a scalpel.

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    The Stencil I'm using has 10mm lettering.
    First put some masking tape across the front of the stencil, covering the letters you wont.
    Most stencils have a beveled edge being wider on top.
    So you need to fill the letters from the back of the stencil to get the letters out while still being stuck to the tape.

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    Once you've mixed up some filler apply it to the letters you wont.
    To make sure it's filled properly wet your figure and lightly press down on the filler to push it right into the space.
    Then when the filler has hardened a little (say two minutes depending how much catalyst you used) run the excess off with a razor blade.

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    Then you should be able to peel the tape off the stencil bringing the formed letters with it.

    Some of the letters in the stencil have small bridging points to hold the centre of the letters in place.
    As in the case of the e in fletty.
    So you need to mix up some more filler and join them up.
    After the filler dries a little you can trim it back with a scalpel.

    Then you can glue the letters down with some PVA.
    In the two pictures below you can see how the bevel has been trimmed off with a scalpel.

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    Then it's just a coat of filler primer and then a surface primer, and the jobs pretty much done!.

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    With the crankcase I just followed the edge around gluing the letters in place.

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    It's not exactly Hi Tech but it works well.

    Cheers
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    Wow. That is incredibly ingenious and simple at the same time. Thanks for the lesson.

    Bret

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    Might not be high tech but it took a master to prefect the process and then show the world........Trevor you're the man!!!
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    Top stuff Trev

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    I am, as usual, totally in awe of your ingenuity!

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    Looks mighty fine

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    Sometimes in life you just need to bite the bullet!.
    The more I got done of the crankcase the more the cylinders just weren't looking right somehow.

    The final straw came for them late last week when I was talking to Charlie.
    I mentioned that the cylinders just didn't seem to be, and that's as far as I got before the "CHEEKY BUGGER" said "their to thin".
    Which was exactly the problem!.

    So their gone and new ones have been started.

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    All ready there's a big improvement in the lower fins of the barrel.
    But the biggest problem was that I'd imagined the fins on the heads where round.
    When in fact their not.

    So it's back to the drawing board for another crack at them.
    Hopefully this time I'll get them right!.
    But I'm sure if I don't Charlie will point it out!.

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    PS Hey Charlie "SAUCE BOTTLE STOPPERS MATE"

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    Trev,

    They look absolutely fantastic. Gee you have done a lot of work very quickly.

    The "sauce bottle stoppers" stay mate - something I can look at and ensure I don't add something out of scale on the "K" Class.

    There is a Tassie train that is "tempting" to build (photo attached) Nearly as inspiring as a diesel Trev ?

    Top notch work mate - you are a true artist

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    Charlie

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    Quote Originally Posted by Keith_1 View Post
    Trev,

    Gee you have done a lot of work very quickly.

    There is a Tassie train that is "tempting" to build.
    Nearly as inspiring as a diesel Trev ?

    Regards

    Charlie
    With all the practice I've had making these cylinders lately I'd wonta be getting pretty quick at building them.

    NO Charlie build the "House Brick", it would have more detail and character than a Diesel and that Sorry looking thing combined!.

    Cheers Mate
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    A slow day neffing around to get shape into the fins of the heads.
    Here's a photo of the fins on a 1926 KTOR fitted to a Brough Superior.

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    I've only got the basic shape of the first of the heads but with a little more work I think it will be pretty close.
    The fins as you can see still need to be tapered and finished off.

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    I'll draw up the parts for the other head tonight.

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    Cheers
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    Is there meant to be a thin one. But no Im not looking

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    Wow - lots of fins there - with lots of sanding - do you still have fingertips ?

    I love the amount of chrome in your photo. Going to be a classy bike

    Top stuff Trev

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    Quote Originally Posted by DaveTTC View Post
    Is there meant to be a thin one. But no Im not looking

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    Your question about the fin that's not quite right and Charlie's about my fingertips kinda answer each other.
    Not all of the fins on the barrel's have been shaped to their final position yet.
    My fingers do get very sore and sorry after a few days sanding.
    So I'll do another part for awhile like working on the heads, which is a lot of cutting on the bandsaw.
    But your right it does look a bit thin at the moment, although it will thicken up when the edge is sanded back.


    Quote Originally Posted by Keith_1 View Post
    Wow - lots of fins there - with lots of sanding - do you still have fingertips ?

    Regards

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    So the answer is "Not A Lot" at the moment Charlie Boy.
    The rougher grades 80 and 120 I don't find to bad, but the finer stuff 240 and under after a few hours seems to draw blood!.

    Cheers Guy's
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    Quote Originally Posted by Repliconics View Post
    Your question about the fin that's not quite right and Charlie's about my fingertips kinda answer each other.
    Not all of the fins on the barrel's have been shaped to their final position yet.
    My fingers do get very sore and sorry after a few days sanding.
    So I'll do another part for awhile like working on the heads, which is a lot of cutting on the bandsaw.
    But your right it does look a bit thin at the moment, although it will thicken up when the edge is sanded back.




    So the answer is "Not A Lot" at the moment Charlie Boy.
    The rougher grades 80 and 120 I don't find to bad, but the finer stuff 240 and under after a few hours seems to draw blood!.

    Cheers Guy's
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