Just Sharing This New bracket for 1224

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Just made this new bracket for putting a precision dish on to a 1224

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How did you make it? I mean, it seems very professionally made, the ring etc. Good job!
 

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How did you make it? I mean, it seems very professionally made, the ring etc. Good job!
I got 2 rings rolled from 50 x 5mm flat bar at an engineer/fabricating shop, the rest I done myself on Saturday and painted it on Sunday
 

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It will go nicely behind the 1.5 precision when I have finished painting it. I have straightened the rim and got it into primer at the minute.

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This was the 40 dish from ebay

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Straightened rubbed down ready for paint.

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This was the 40 dish from ebay

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Straightened rubbed down ready for paint.

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That looks a lot straighter from when you got it :Y .... have you thought possibly about using a 10" or longer contour profile gauge by first getting the reflector profile from an undamaged part of the reflector and then run it over the damaged area to see if you have lost some surface accuracy and if so, attempt to carefully use a roller to regain the shape ? .. just a thought
 

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Excellent work and well done for saving that beautiful dish!
 

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Nice work, the ring looks strong and capable of taking a larger dish than a 1.5m subject to the 1224 being up to the job.
Did you spray the primer onto the dish, the finish looks good?
 

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That looks a lot straighter from when you got it :Y .... have you thought possibly about using a 10" or longer contour profile gauge by first getting the reflector profile from an undamaged part of the reflector and then run it over the damaged area to see if you have lost some surface accuracy and if so, attempt to carefully use a roller to regain the shape ? .. just a thought

I made a couple of formers about 14 inches long one for the back of the dish and one for the front, sandwiched these together with 2 clamps then with a rubber mallet tapped it around the inside of the rim.
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This was the one for the back of the dish. After stringing the dish it is about 2mm out, I will have a play with this before I top coat the dish.
 

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Nice work, the ring looks strong and capable of taking a larger dish than a 1.5m subject to the 1224 being up to the job.
Did you spray the primer onto the dish, the finish looks good?

Hi moonbase yes I did spray the dish gives a lot better finish. The 1.2 Precision and the 1.5 IRTE I sprayed white but I think I will finish this with cream, the white is a bit bright.
 

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Nearly finished done the last bit of straightening this morning and sprayed with a light cream top coat just the arms to put on and it is finished.



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Top class job, well done, it looks really good.
 

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Amazing work, glad you saved it :)
 

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Did you spray it with an HVLP sprayer or compressor with gun or did you use spray cans?

I used a small compressor and spray gun. The compressor I use is not really large enough but it does it.
 

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I used a small compressor and spray gun. The compressor I use is not really large enough but it does it.


The compressor and spray gun has given you a nice finish, it looks like a satin finish rather than gloss or matt?
 

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The compressor and spray gun has given you a nice finish, it looks like a satin finish rather than gloss or matt?

It is Hammerite smooth, I used a mixture of white and cream just to tone down the white a bit. I find the white on its own very bright, when the sun is on it it dazzles you.
 
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