[Tibbs]

A little bit more progress on the suspension.
I brought some 1.2mm brass rod and some 2mm brass square bar.
The rod I threaded the ends and then cut and bent to make some u-bolts.
I didn't want to make a order of just 1.2mm threaded nuts from Prime miniatures so I decided to try and make my own nuts, hence the 2mm brass square bar.
   
I'm still learning on my little lathe, so the drilling and tapping of the square stock was heaps of fun, when I remembered to breath
   
   
I brought a jewellery's mini saw to cut the nuts as the smallest hack saw I have the blade was way too thick.
   
I was over the moon when they actually worked, a little filing and they do the job nicely.
   
Then I used my little bench cutter to make the small plates.
   
I didn't have a 2mm spanner so I ground down this little thing I found and it fits well into the end of a exacto handle.
   
They do exactly what I was hoping and I think look the part too.
   
   
   
Now I need to sort the back wheels.
The George Turner ones I'm using are only slip on and glue, but I want to be able to grub screw them on.
I've looked on Pendles and they have nice ali  ones but they are almost 2mm shorter in height and that will just look wrong.
I'm thinking of somehow routeing the wheels out like I did on the fronts, and trying to turn a ali insert which will have a fake drum break.
That way I can tap a grub screw through to the axle.
I'm a novice on the mini lathe so I want to get better and how else can you if you don't try.
Thanks for looking.