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Originally Posted by dannat
Alex, great work -just what i'm after...
does the Al tubing sit flush with the tube ends?
Also in the second pic which has the letter A's drawn on - it looks like the pop rivets are parallel to the tube - or am i looking at it wrongly? thanks daniel
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Yes the aluminium square is flush (maybe 1 or 2 mm out somewhere) with the tube end.
The vertical pop-rivets hold the joint together, I think we used a rolled steel pin but you can do it by sliding a smaller square inside or even a strip of metal underneath and pop-rivet it.
To bend the Al square we used a 12" diameter pipe which was in the garage and a wooden block, then bent the Al square around the pipe. As it springs out a little the resulting diameter was almost perfect. The Al square is quite flexible so you can adjust it later easily. I guess you can find a suitable tree somewhere.
I will get the pictures of the whole process online but it won't be until next Friday.
Hope it helps,
Alex