Re: Sherman cast front [TANKS]

[Rick v100 <rickv100-at-yahoo.com>]

Many thanks,

Rick 

--- Robert Currie <rctanksrcool-at-yahoo.ca> wrote:

> 
> 
> Robert Currie <rctanksrcool-at-yahoo.ca> wrote:Here ya
> go Rick this is the nose width of my sherman the
> rolled front end will tuck into the sides of the
> hull     Cheers Robert
>
CurrieI3/16"I<------3"------->I<--------------------5
> 3/4"------------------->I<-------3"------->I3/16"I
>          2  1/16 " R   I                      1 
> 5/16" R                   I      2 1/16" R   
> SHERMAN NOSE WIDTH   
> Rick v100 <rickv100-at-yahoo.com> wrote:
> Robert, 
> 
> I made two blanks tonight I made them 6 1/2 by 6 1/2
> and then screwed them together with dry wall screws.
> I
> made a compass and scribed a circle 2 1/6". At the
> top
> of the circle I laid out a line at 47 degrees. 
> 
> I sawed the rough outline using my table saw and a
> coping saw and then finish sanded it using a drum
> sander in my drill press. 
> 
> It turned out pretty good. 
> 
> How wide is the 2 1/16 section? I have a sheet of 22
> gauge sheet metal and I may form the nose using
> that.
> How did you handle the transition to the narrower
> section?
> 
> Thanks,
> Rick 
> 
> --- Robert Currie wrote:
> 
> > Hi Rick I am using 3/16" aluminum plate for the
> > entire hull and the nose outer diameter is 2 1/16"
> > the inner middle diameter is 1 7/8" with a slope
> of
> > 47* degrees hope this helps ! Cheers Robert Currie
> > 
> > todd smith wrote: have to
> > check on the radius.I molded mine from the one in
> my
> > local museum.
> > 
> > Rick v100 wrote: Robert, 
> > 
> > What radius did you use on the nose? 
> > 
> > Thanks,
> > Rick 
> > 
> > --- Robert Currie wrote:
> > 
> > > Hi Rick have you thought of rolling aluminium
> > plate?
> > > AlAluminiums workable when warmed up with a
> torch
> > > cut yoyourhShermanose first out of cardboard
> > figure
> > > out what will work out best in shape and then
> > > transfer it to your aluminium plate then lightly
> > > warm up the plate with a torch uuntilpply
> ablethen
> > > roll it over a pipe then pull the middle section
> > in
> > > (punched in part) then cut fill in parts to mate
> > > with outer (curved part) then use a Tig welder
> or
> > > Mig set up! for aluminium I guess you could do
> this
> > > all with steel just a little harder to work with
> 
> > > anyway nice to hear another Sherman is in the
> > works
> > > ! good luck cheers Robert Currie
> > > > Rick v100 wrote: Anyone have
> > > experence scratchbuilding the cast nose on
> > > a Sherman tank? The curved part should be easy
> but
> > > the
> > > punched in part is a little tougher. 
> > > 
> > > Thanks,
> > > Rick 
> > > 
> > > 
> > > 
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