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I will be travelling to a place in Kent called ( have to be careful how I spell this ) Hucking tomorrow morning to collect a vintage model t go cart Here are a few pics I will get some better ones tomorrow I bought this for a bit of fun for the grand kids , myself really.

Thought you would bring a Wheelhorse to the 2015 Wheelhorse Round up Paul; you can take your JCB anywhere

no neil had it kicking around for years, just thought someone else might have a use for it

As requested i have started this thread for my home built sheet metal folder. I could have bought a bench mounted folder, but they limit the width of steel, and the depth if making a tight box. You also can't make something like this with multiple angled bends, no cutting and welding were involved to make this panel. It's a similar design I copied from a friend, made from various thick box section and plate. the ram is one of these gear pullers, The lower 'V' block is a small section of proper press brake tooling i bought from scrap. Unfortunately I couldn't find the upper part, so that's made using a 4" bolster chisel cut down. It works well but but just not as clean a fold, so i'm still looking for an upper piece of tooling to cut down in to different width. Its very versatile making panels like these, The downside is it takes a while to make a long fold due to the winding of the mechanism involved, but if i could find an upper 'V' tooling to make a wider piece that would help, and i see they do a hydraulic operated gear puller now so may invest in one of those one day Any questions ask away. I'll try and get some pics up later of just the tool, these pics were taken intending to show the work piece not the tool Panel work shown from my thread here for ease in future reference: http://myoldmachine.com/topic/1495-transit-restoration-work/

I know

I'd say tricky... we've never managed it on old bikes. That said, the new modern computer systems might just work?!?

no please neil drop in on me, please please please dont go to that naughty showmans house, and pauls got a nasty dog (,mines cuddley) and ians never got any milk to put in your coffee and i live in kent, and you are my hero after all

I may just take you up on your offer chris, depending on how I'm doing for time , I would like to get over to you for a natter .

A dozen or so gathered today at the Plough and Horses pub in Crowborough for the Sussex area Xmas Lunch A great lunch was followed by a cuppa and a natter at ours plus a look round my sheds, a good afternoon, thanks to those who turned up I also picked up a new machine from Phil Murrell, a Ransomes Cyclone mower looking in the brochure collection I found the right one for it.