how do the cable makers solder them up do they dip them in solder Yep, that's the way I do them too. I made a solder pot from a small copper ladle, I heat it with a propane torch and use Baker's Fluid as a flux - no danger of overheating the inner. There used to be a good video on the Venhill web s...

Hi Is it an anomaly with the photo or is there an area of cylinder block face missing where you have circled and annotated No 3? This would be co-incident with where the blow past / damage to the gasket occurred and probably the cause of it. I wouldn't be confident that a new gasket won't be ruined ...

Hi I made one using two pieces of angle iron clamped together in a vice bolted to the table of a pillar drill, drilled the small diameter then counter drilled the larger. For the punch I just use a parallel pin punch - it doesn't bird cage the inner quite as prettily as a domed one would but when th...

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Vincent, that solution is elegant and very inspiring, thank you.

Regards Mick

Thanks Guys I have considered moving the footrests one spline forward but thought that would move them too close to the gear and brake pedals - will re-visit, (Steven are your footrests the two piece version?). Like the idea of a stud for the seat fixing - will investigate further. As far as I can t...

Hi I wonder if I'm missing something or have just not done things in the correct order, but these are a few observations from my rebuild: Seat bolt above the oil tank, I guess the process is to insert bolt then fit the oil tank and struggle to fit the seat - or is there a better way? Magneto bottom ...

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The quick way to check the level is to put a length of clear tube onto the pilot jet after removing the jet cover and bend it up past the dot on the float chamber cover, turn on the fuel and the level is visible in the clear tube.

Regards Mick

Hi Simes

He had one for me but I don't know if he has any more, give him a call.

Regards Mick

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This one's now sorted, got a repro item from John Budgen Once powder coated and polished it will complete my restoration.

Regards Mick

Hi Something is causing the chain tensioner to compress, (see the position in the second photo compared to the first), resulting in a slack chain which then tightens again when the tensioner springs back. Does the chain begin to ride up over one of the sprockets at some point? (worn chain). Does the...