...I think sometimes the first to third passes at something is just the learning curve.
Ron H
Ron,
I sure know what you mean. A fabricator I am not, but I'm sticking at it!
The domes are wearing me out. I decided to work on some other things until my brass tubing arrives. Once it does, I'm going to cut a piece down the middle and then solder the straight piece into it. Should produce the look I want.
I've given up trying to roll sheet brass into the shape I need. I can't get it perfectly round and it look like hell from above if it is not.
Here's my best effort:
AFTER I got these made and soldered on, I realized a major error. Not sure how, but I screwed up the shape on my 4th attempt at this and with that, I cracked a cold one and said the hell with it. Sometimes it's best to sit it aside for a day or so and get a fresh idea.
As you can see above, I made a nice dome for an FEF-3, which is cool if this was going to be a 3! I was looking at FEF-3 photos and have no idea how my brain wasn't engaged prior to making this dome.
I did manage to do this today:
Before:
During:
After:
Done until I get parts from PSC. Also, I should have the brass tube this week, so I'll work on the domes again.
More to come.
