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    Default Troop Seats... Finally, Well, Close! NO, FINISHED!!!

    I have been busy, but who isn't? I finally have some time and I am putting together my troop seats. I bought the hardware years ago. The angle supports that keep the seats upright were missing. I was able to get six of them but of course, the middle ones are shorter. One of the members here sent me an old center brace and I was able to cut down two of the NOS braces that I got from VPW (I think?).

    Anyway, thanks to many posts and to the help from others, I purchased red oak because white oak was scarce and expensive. I ripped the boards to exactly 3" and they were already ¾" thick. Perfect. I got out the router and found that I didn't have a ⅛" radius round over bit. Got a kit for $16 from Home Depot, all with roller bearings. That work is now done! (Oh, did I mention that the router "threw a rod"? One of the commutator pole pieces on the armature flew off. Needless to say, that router is history. Heck, I bought it in the 70s, I guess I got my money's worth out of it. I bought a new Bosch from Lowe's)

    I measured the locations for the holes to be drilled. I will use a ¾" forstner bit to sink the heads of the carriage bolts. Then, drill the ¼" hole for the bolt. But I have to move the truck to get at the drill press on the bench!

    The metal parts have all been sanded and primed. They were yellow. After that, I used a base coat of Krylon camouflage olive drab so that I didn't have to use so much Rapco Gillespie 24087 paint. I have four gallons but don't feel like mixing up the stuff and cleaning a sprayer for small parts. So, I have purchased a few cases of the spray cans. Works for me...

    The unrestored tailgate of the M715 makes an excellent work bench.

    [rant]Also, Photobucket still works for me if I am patient. About a year ago, I paid $99 for a year subscription. That eliminated all of the Bovine Scat with ads and page jumping around. Now, it does work but is extremely clunky. There is no way that they will extort the $400 a year that they want. I suspect they have priced themselves into extinction.[/rant]



    To Be Continued...
    Last edited by Don Cavey; January 18th, 2018 at 04:25 PM.

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