This is the left manhole cover for the transmission. There is another matching plate on the right. They give access to the steering clutches.
The hand wheel was initially threaded on the lathe and the spokes cut on the mill in a vertical chuck. The spokes were drawn in AutoCAD.
This was the jig used to braze the ball bearing onto the spokes. The jig is made from a graphite block and was jig-drilled to hold the balls in the correct position.
The finished cover before painting. The covers were machined out of 4mm steel. The ribs were machined before the outer profile was cut. The taper was hand filed.
This is the left manhole cover for the transmission. There is another matching plate on the right. They give access to the steering clutches.
The hand wheel was initially threaded on the lathe and the spokes cut on the mill in a vertical chuck. The spokes were drawn in AutoCAD.
This was the jig used to braze the ball bearing onto the spokes. The jig is made from a graphite block and was jig-drilled to hold the balls in the correct position.
The finished cover before painting. The covers were machined out of 4mm steel. The ribs were machined before the outer profile was cut. The taper was hand filed.
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