Hello from England
 

Happy new year.
Hello, I am Mick. I am a retired machine tool fitter, I packed up work 6 years ago. when I retired I built myself a small machine shop in my garden. My main pastime now is making half scale replica cars for my grandchildren.
The first was a 4wd Willys MB43, and the second a Bugatti type 35 that is almost finished, just waiting for some better weather so I can paint it.
My shop consists of a beautiful Harrison M250 that was from a school from new and they would only let the students turn wood, it came with a unused 4 jaw,unused faceplate, Multisize collet chuck and collets
I have a Tom Senior M1 universal mill and through the medium of Ebay have acquired a virtually new TS slotting head, Dividing head and nice Hoffman rotary table.
With the equipment I have I have made a ring roller, louvre press, English wheel,and a bead roller.
I now want to make a Thumbnail shrinking machine for my next project.
Best regards Mick

Welcome Mick.

Be sure you look through this area:

http://allmetalshaping.com/forumdisplay.php?f=40

A lot of folks overlook this sub forum.

Welcome to the forum, Mick.

Welcome to the forum, Mick :)

Looking forward to seeing pictures of your replicas!

Cheers
 

Kerry, got some great ideas from that sub forum, thanks for pointing it out. I've not been too hot recording my projects in the past but I'l rectify that here.

cliffrod, thanks for the welcome

Dan thanks for the warm welcome here's a couple of pix of the cars
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Stunning work Michael, welcome to the forum from another UK guy.

Cheers

Hi Mick.
What engine did you put under the Willys mask?

MB
 

Hello Witold, it's powered by a 24v electric motor.

Regards. Mick

welcome michael, great projects going on there!

where about's in the uk are you?

Hi Michael welcome to the forum
Peter

location
 

Thanks for the welcome guys.
Neil, we're just south of Birmingham.

nice part of the country michael lived in tamworth a few years. keep us posted on your projects, everybody loves pictures as you know

Cheers Neil.
 

Cheers Neil, as with all my projects I usually have to make them twice or more.
First project is a reciprocating thumbnail shrinker. I had it drawn up until I read the sub folder Kerry pointed me to now that's been superseded.

Best regards Mick

Hi Michael - welcome to the forum.
Great work on the pedal cars - a project I have in mind for my new grandson

Did you cast the front axle on the baby bug or is it bent tubing?

Great job
 

Hi Mick,

Welcome to the forum!
Reckon your grandchildren love your amazing little vehicles.
Please have a look at my first album. This may bring up new ideas...
http://www.allmetalshaping.com/album.php?albumid=1091

Cheers, Jochen

Baby Bug
 

Jim, Thank you, the axle was fabricated from thick wall tubing and blended out.
both the cars are powered by 24v electric motors. The Jeep is full 4wd and the Baby just rear wheel drive with a diff and rack and pinion steering.
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Jochen, before I start a new car project I intend making a thumbnail shrinker, I have only just found out about them and one would have been very useful on the Bug, I have a normal shrinker
/ stretcher but it's not deep enough, plus I'm waiting for the weather to dry and warm up a bit before I can finish the bugatti with the paint job

to be honest it's something I would like to make, it's been on my list for quite a while, after reading the "how to" on making thumbnail dies