I am in need of a Series A Silencer Bracket. I've emailed Steve at Conways and await a response.
Meanwhile, I got thinking about making one, but it's by no means easy. It starts with a foot long piece of steel strip 1 inch wide and over 1/4 inch thick. Bending it the conventional way is not so bad. But imagine placing the strip flat on the bench and bending the ends downwards to say a 30 degree angle, that isn't so easy. And yet they did it at the Vincent factory 85 years ago, so it must be possible (without weakening or cracking it). Any ideas how to do it in the home workshop? Or does anyone happen to have one spare?
I've attached a couple of photos of a loaned one so you can see what I'm talking about. (The inch square HSS is there purely to hold it down at one end so you can see the wacky shape).
Peter B
Meanwhile, I got thinking about making one, but it's by no means easy. It starts with a foot long piece of steel strip 1 inch wide and over 1/4 inch thick. Bending it the conventional way is not so bad. But imagine placing the strip flat on the bench and bending the ends downwards to say a 30 degree angle, that isn't so easy. And yet they did it at the Vincent factory 85 years ago, so it must be possible (without weakening or cracking it). Any ideas how to do it in the home workshop? Or does anyone happen to have one spare?
I've attached a couple of photos of a loaned one so you can see what I'm talking about. (The inch square HSS is there purely to hold it down at one end so you can see the wacky shape).
Peter B