Early in the month Danny Melville of Hexagon Metrology visited the shed with state of the art 3D scanning and metrology equipment. Danny 3D scanned the Skeoch radiator badge & the Model T Ford front axle, he also accurately determined some key dimensions on the engine and gearbox:
The engine/gearbox support is back from Alan Young Engineering, and Bill Simpson has completed the petrol tank - the parts are located on the chassis along with the hardwood bulkhead :
Design of mild steel fabrications to replace cast bronze fittings is well advanced and early parts are in fabrication.
Key transmission dimensions have been determined, which prompted a visit from Simon McLaughlin of Galloway Industrial who translated the design parameters and dimensions into standard parts which will fit, or be modified to fit, the transmission - Simon later gifted the transmission parts to the project:
Design of the timber parts has yielded an early colour 3D visualisation of the Skeoch:
Mid November BBC Books released the hard cover copy of Billy Connolly’s book Made in Scotland which has a chapter on Dalbeattie Men’s Shed and our Skeoch project – unfortunately the author, Ian Gittins, made several mistakes transcribing and expanding the film soundtrack.