NEW TROLLEY FOR H2 PUMP

Good Morning,

I thought some of you might like to see the progress of my H2 pump.

I have now made the frame, varnished it, made axels & mounting brackets.

I have just finished mounting them to the frame tonight so have taken a few snaps for you to look at.

I just need to rub down and paint my wheels now. A few coats of mid-brunswick and we will be nearly there.

Next job after that is to start work on the stainless steel water tank and then mount the pump to the frame.

Enjoy....................











regards

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I am going to be building a new trolley for my wolseley soon , up untill now i have always stained my trolleys red ceder colour, i really wanna start making light colour trolleys, so what wood did you use and were do you get it from, and what varnish is it, the trolley looks fab, did you make the axles up , if so cracking job gromit,

get snapping or is it hush hush

ryan wrote:get snapping or is it hush hush

Wont be long,

All painted, just gotta put it back together now.

I will post some pictures when the pump is on the base and the tank is made and connected up.

Should look great when tis finished.

ryan wrote:I am going to be building a new trolley for my wolseley soon , up untill now i have always stained my trolleys red ceder colour, i really wanna start making light colour trolleys, so what wood did you use and were do you get it from, and what varnish is it, the trolley looks fab, did you make the axles up , if so cracking job gromit,

Hi Ryan,

I bought the wheels from ebay (2 sets) they where brand new industrial castors. I ground off the welds on the end of the castor casings and took the pins out and realeased the wheels.

then came the job of making new axels for them. Steel was far to heavy due to the fact that the hole was 38mm, so I decided to make them from aluminium. I cut all the parts and my mate who welds ali, welded the back plates on for me.

Nice brass front plates cut from 6mm hard brass and screwed onto front of the axel to hold the wheels on.

I then made some steel brackets to hold them onto the trolley. Red oxide 3 coats, primer 3 coats, black gloss 3 coats.

Stainless steel coach screws to hold them on and job done.

The Timber is Ash and the varnish is B & Q own brand exterier. lots of thin coats and then rubbed down with 360 finishing paper between coats.

I get the timber from our joinery shop at work, marked out the design on the ends and used the gear in the workshop to cut it out. If you need any timber Ryan let me know, not the cheapest but it is good quality.

Cut all the joints and put trolley together at home.

Proper job.

Cheers

Mart.

it does look brilliant, is ash easy to cut, is it just normal clear varnish you used

Hi Martin!!

Thats a nice trolley setup!

Cant wait to see the pump i bet it will looking splashin i mean smashing!!

You certainaly give it alot of prep!

Thanks
Adam

Hi martin that is a very nice job youve done there like the rest cant wait to see the pump as well
cheers ian

Very nice job you done there give your self a pat on the back
Chris

ryan wrote:it does look brilliant, is ash easy to cut, is it just normal clear varnish you used

B&Q clear exterior varnish Ryan.

Gives a great finish and you can get 2 litres for about £20

It is all about prep. build the coats up and use fine finishing paper between coats and it will come up like glass.

The ash timber is easy to cut and work with, but is nice and dence / heavy.

Cheers

Mart.

Evening,

I have now finished painting my pump and have now fixed it to the trolley.

have started putting it back together bit by bit.

Stainless steel tank to be fixed down and wheels to paint, then plumb it all in, and we should be finished.

Tis getting there slowly.

Just hard to find time to get it finished.







Cheers

Mart.

Looking great
Jonesey

HI MARTIN....

that looks great....

lets hope my H1 turns out that good...

regards....mike.

Picture one shows the stainless tank, with welds prior to rubbing down.

Picture two shows the welds on the tanks after rubbing down.

Picture three shows the tank after polishing up.

5 hours of work put in on this last night, and dont think it looks to bad.

Regards

Martin.

Smart looking job, well done.]

Stu.