Reply With QuoteJohn D. Bartleson Jr. (18th November 2011)
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28th September 2011, 06:39 PM #1
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Stokes Mortar
Hi All I picked this stokes mortar up a few weeks ago and thought I would show you what I have done to it, I gave it a good wire brush and a soak in de rust dip for a couple of days, it needed a bit of filla so turned it in the lathe to get it right and a few coats of paint, all I have to do now is make a leaver for it which is the hardest part, if anybody has a relic one that they don't want i would be interested.
Andy
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28th September 2011, 07:48 PM #2
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Hi Andy,
all I have are two pictures of the fuze. Here they are.
YodaAny live or dug ordnance presented by me has been disposed of by EOD technicians.
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28th September 2011, 09:54 PM #3
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I have one of the replica mills levers you can have if you think you can adapt it, i brought it for a ww1 cutaway but changed my mind - PM me if your interested, you may be able to bend it or fix something on it i dunno
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28th September 2011, 09:56 PM #4
Great job you have done there Andy,very nice
Cheers
Tony"Si vis pacem,para bellum"
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28th September 2011, 11:48 PM #5
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Very nice, Andy.
Never would have thought it was the same one!
Cheers,
Gunni
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29th September 2011, 06:56 AM #6
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Thanks guys its surprising what a bit of filla and paint will do and the help of my lathe, i just like restoring stuff, thank you Yoda for the pic and Edwardc i have sent you an PM
cheers
Andy
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29th September 2011, 09:13 AM #7
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And i replied direct via email
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29th September 2011, 09:15 AM #8
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Andy,
Just wanted to say that you have done an incredible job on that Stokes ! having a lathe helps !! but really well done. WF
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29th September 2011, 09:25 AM #9
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Thanks WF, i just love doing things up and preserving a bit of history,
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Andy
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29th September 2011, 12:36 PM #10
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Very impressive. My Stokes project...
http://www.bocn.co.uk/vbforum/thread...ration-Project
...is still very much a work in progress. I've got most of the rust off via chemical means, but the stuff gumming up the fuse is proving very stubborn. I've also yet to get the base tube and plate unscrewed and in an ideal world I'd like it to be fully strippable. All tips for unfreezing seized threads gratefully received.
Mark
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