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3pdr

Andysarmoury

Andysarmoury

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Hi this is a 3pdr that i found and i am going to do up, ie driving bands and a paint job.
Andy

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Post edited by: spotter, at: 2007/08/13 20:46
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Andy,

Please can you tell me how you do the driving bands?

I have a few projectiles here without them and would love to be able to put one on!

Cheers,
Andy
 
Hi Andy
I will let you know its my first, i have done one using car body filla and then turned it in the lathe it looked good, but i think you could heat one up and slide it on and press it into place.
Andy
 
Hi AndyD
Just been thinking about the driving band, if you have a band thats been split off you could glue it on with Araldite and if you have not got a lathe you can hold it in place with one or two Jubilee clips until its set, or you could try and solder it .
i hope this is of some help.
Andysarmoury
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andysarmoury is this ok for you..overall length approx 140mm along one side and approx 20mm deep.this came off a 3lb practice round.if its any use send me an email(with your address again as ive forgotten to keep it)....spotter
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Driving Band glued in place with Araldite and ready for painting
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Post edited by: bolo, at: 2007/08/22 13:00
 
Thanks Spotter i couldn't have done it without you, all i need know is the case. i enclose photo know painted.
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There is a metal spraying technique whereby Copper is vaporized and hot sprayed onto a metal surface where it collects as a solid which can be machined to correct size afterwards.
It will be done by a specialized metal worker and will be expensive but the results would be undectable from an original if you got it right.
Good luck !
 
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