14/08/2007 - Heart breaking

Just when it starts to look like something its all got to come apart for deburring and dimpling.  I start with preparing and dimpling all the ribs.  It starts well using the pneumatic squeezer and some "Tank Dies" as I have been told everything fits better if the under structure is dimpled with these.  The picture of my dimpling setup is a bit blurred but you get the idea anyway.

And then it all goes horribly wrong.  I don't have an HS404 lined up correctly and I punch a hole through the flange.  I straitened the dimple and then did it correctly but now there is an oval instead of nice round hole.  I have emailed Vans with the picture shown here and I will see what they say.  Worst case scenario is I have to order a new one.

So best foot forward and I continued with the rest.

Following on from this it was time to do the skins, remembering not to use the tank dies this time or else they would need replacing as well !!  It took the rest of the day to get them dimpled and prepped.