Update: May the Fourth be with you,
Greetings my fellow Jedi Knights.
I was a little disappointed to find that the paint under the section that was held in a piece of soft leather in the vise jaws had all become broken and distorted.
A re-coat was required. Hammerite takes a longish time to dry it seems (especially when daubed on with a plasterer's trowel).
It may be some time before I am able to fully reassemble the trike. We shall see.
Just a few other spots of the trike require a little paintwork attention and it shall be done.
I have put the rear-wheel backplates back on and the front triangle and wheel, so we are back to a rolling frame
I can now store it properly and add the "ancillaries" bit by bit.
I am not disappointed in how it has turned out.
BOLD and eye-
wateringCatching. indeed.
I find it so difficult to work in confined space. And working outside means working on the floor.
It is especially galling that the bigger granny-gear sprocket prevents you from adding/removing the chain tensioner.
Fighting with a double jointed trike is just NO-FUN!!
Every mounting of the front wheel is a fight and I had to have it in/out of there 3 times.
The only good news is that the "rocking of the front end is cured with the addition of the extra steel and bolts.
And at this point the player retired hurt/disillusioned/fed-up/angry/cheesed-off/looking for petrol & matches (pick one).