Tears on my pillar

Carl writes…

Fortunately the broken section of transom rail was with the kiosk when ‘Kelly the Crane’ brought it over [from Derbyshire] to Norfolk. It was the missing piece of the jigsaw & fit perfectly; however it had to be thoroughly stripped of paint & rust before I could could ‘operate’!

After buzzing a ‘36′ pad over the broken section & grinding a ‘V’ in both this & the structural transom rail I was ready to re-align. In order to aid perfect alignment of the section when welding, I drilled a hole through the broken section & the corner pillar. The broken section’s hole was enlarged & countersunk. The hole in the corner pillar’s top was threaded with a 5/16 Whitworth ‘taper tap’. A countersunk steel screw was nipped tight between the sections prior to welding. This screw will remain in situ & be coated with body filler creating the correct aesthetics.

After welding, the ‘36′ pad was used to ‘dress’ the weld; this ensures the weld trail is flush to the surrounding surfaces.

Oh no! A bit missing!

Hang on, what’s this bit of broken iron I’ve found in the back of the transport truck…

It fits! Would you Adam ‘n Eve it?!

Grind the paint off…

Tap and die job. Looks like we need a Whitworth 5/16th taper tap here.

The bolt!

The hole!

Beautiful flush fitting.

But it will need welding to be fully invisible.

“I’m melting!”

I’ll see you burn…

Stuck on you.

Because you’re so smooth

On top of the world!