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Thanks Dave-the owner borrowed all those parts back today, to dry-fit them under the body so far & fit brakes. So, for a fortnight at least, we have a bit of room in the shed! Early next year we'll have it back-I'll let you know, anyhow.
Then I still have to paint the whole body...
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Ian, the project you made for me on the L'ville panel swap is hanging directly in front of my computer - it gives me inspiration every day. You are a master of your craft and I hope the gypsies are just as proud of you as we are.......
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All I can say is wow.......I do have a question if I may. I have never used a "Broadliner brush like the one you did the wheels with but wanted to try one..... What size is the one you are using???????
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All I can say is wow.......I do have a question if I may. I have never used a "Broadliner" brush like the one you did the wheels with but wanted to try one..... What size is the one you are using???????
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Thanks for the compliments, Folks-it's a huge job-and I'll be looking forward to seeing the finmished result at the end of it too!
Chris, sorry, but I don't know what size broadliner I used. (Maybe a #2 ?) I have a stack of them, and just took one that looked about right. You can't always read the numbers after a couple of years' use, and I know for a fact that a few of the Mack brushes I used or have, have incorrect numbers on them.
For instance, I have a 000 Mack that makes a far fatter line than an 0 Mack, and couple of Excaliburs also like that. I think I have a #2 that is finer than an 0 as well, so I just look,clean the vaseline out, splay the bristles to see how wide it might go if I needed it to, and start to use it. If I guessed incorrectly, it gets cleaned and I get another one, wider or narrower as the case needs.
Hope that helps.
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Thanks, Deb. (I'm not really that good, according to me )
Chris, I just looked at the brushes, and the Mack broadliner I used on the spokes has 00 on it, but another Mack one with 00 that I have is possibly 1/3 wider, so I guess they might have had a mixup of handles in the binding stages...
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Ian, you really do blow my socks off with the patience you have to put into your projects. I have seen many of your projects over the east coast of Australia in museums and other places and it is a real honour to know you as a friend and a real artisan. It was great catching up with you over a coffee last week and I look forward to seeing how your projects finish up.
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Beautiful job Ian! I love all the old living wagons, I bought this old Brayshaw wagon in the early 80's, I couldn't bring it over to Sweden, so its been parked up at friends in Wales for many years, its all been painted since this picture was taken, and is kept warm inside with woodburner. I watched a show on a UK channel last week called Fairground Attractions showing a huge meet in Dorset on 600 acres, largest preservation meet in UK with all sorts of rides, they got talking to a guy called Joby Carter, who runs a family business,and restores old rides and then coincidentally while reading an online artists magazine saw he did signwriting courses too, small world, and great to see people so much into preservation.
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Very interesting, Henry, (does it have a truck or bus engine in the front, or was it a tow-along trailer type?) and thanks, Dave-it was great to see you again after a couple of years!
Here's the latest pic: "Together at last!"
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Please I beg you, make some video's when you do the striping thing! I would love to see the sweat, hear the cursing and realize that you also are doing your best. The little painted peacock's are so lovely!
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