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Rod like a drilled front axle. This modification works with any period car. I came up with method as a stress free method of drilling the axle. Since your tolerances are slim the possibility of ruining a good axle is always a possibility. This method pretty much makes that impossible,
Although I don’t use the kit chrome axle myself. I wanted to demonstrate the procedure on the chrome axle to show that it works quite well on un-stripped chrome.
1.measure and cut a piece of .080 x .156” (5/32”) x 3-15/16”. If you don’t have the Evergreen off-the-shelf stuff, scribe and snap your own piece from a sheet of .080 styrene
. This may seem a bit thick but it really helps keep things in line as you will see.
2.Turn the cut piece vertical and mark the center in 3 places as shown.
3.Using the back-side of your Exact (#11) scribe a line down the middle. You can use the extra .080 material to keep the straightedge level.
4.Measure and mark the exact center. Do this for both sides.
5.Starting from the center mark, make a mark every 6mm. Repeat for the opposite side and then flip piece over and repeat the entire process.
6.Using a sharp pointed tool press a pilot hole on the scribed line at each 6mm mark.
7.Using a 1/16” drill bit, drill each pilot hole to a depth not to exceed halfway through the .080 material. This is one time when you can make minor corrections. If your hole location doesn’t appear to be exact center. Orientate your material vertically so it will be easier to tell if the pilot hole is off center.
to be continued...
Rod like a drilled front axle. This modification works with any period car. I came up with method as a stress free method of drilling the axle. Since your tolerances are slim the possibility of ruining a good axle is always a possibility. This method pretty much makes that impossible,Although I don’t use the kit chrome axle myself. I wanted to demonstrate the procedure on the chrome axle to show that it works quite well on un-stripped chrome.
1.measure and cut a piece of .080 x .156” (5/32”) x 3-15/16”. If you don’t have the Evergreen off-the-shelf stuff, scribe and snap your own piece from a sheet of .080 styrene
. This may seem a bit thick but it really helps keep things in line as you will see.2.Turn the cut piece vertical and mark the center in 3 places as shown.
3.Using the back-side of your Exact (#11) scribe a line down the middle. You can use the extra .080 material to keep the straightedge level.
4.Measure and mark the exact center. Do this for both sides.
5.Starting from the center mark, make a mark every 6mm. Repeat for the opposite side and then flip piece over and repeat the entire process.
6.Using a sharp pointed tool press a pilot hole on the scribed line at each 6mm mark.
7.Using a 1/16” drill bit, drill each pilot hole to a depth not to exceed halfway through the .080 material. This is one time when you can make minor corrections. If your hole location doesn’t appear to be exact center. Orientate your material vertically so it will be easier to tell if the pilot hole is off center.
to be continued...
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