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Old September 25th 05, 01:02 PM
Chris.B
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Blimey Ian! That's all very professional looking workmanship.

How did you manage to bend the reinforcing steelwork so nicely?

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Old September 25th 05, 01:47 PM
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Hi Chris,

I sketched it out and got a local metal-bashing company to make it up. I
assembled the bits with wire.

Cheers
Ian.

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Blimey Ian! That's all very professional looking workmanship.

How did you manage to bend the reinforcing steelwork so nicely?

Regards
Chris.B



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Old September 25th 05, 09:53 PM
Chris.B
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Thanks Ian. Very neat job.

Do keep us up to date. Nothing like having a real dome to admire and to
daydream of owning one. I know of three home-made domes within easy
driving distance. All completely different and each containing a
different instrument type. One still surviving from the 70's is also
made of GRP. The dome itself floats on a ring tank of water built on
the top of the walls. If fibreglass cars can survive for over 40 years
then a dome should too, if properly made and secure in a storm.

I have a box full of sparkling inline skatewheels ready for my own
effort. One day.... ;^)

Regards
Chris.B

 




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