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Re: Cracked Dashboard
[Re: nick w]
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23/01/23 11:03 PM
23/01/23 11:03 PM
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Westerly, RI USA
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Just my humble opinion, but I would use a waterproof pva glue and clamps for the splits as it has less build than an epoxy so a more invisible join. Then, when that was all dry I would epoxy the holes. When I see splits like that it's usually because the hole wasn't drilled big enough and so the screw strains the grain from the moment of insertion.
Would you have enough leeway to glue some veneer on the back where the holes and split break through. Even a very thin skin can provide alot of strength.
Then drill the exact size of the core of the screw.
Apologies if I'm stating the obvious, if you know about wood repair.
Nick Thanks, Nick, PVA is excellent, and what I always use for jointed surfaces, but I prefer epoxy for this type of repair. The repair won't be visible anyway, but I will fill the holes with epoxy thickened with some mahogany sawdust. The pilot holes were definitely not drilled large enough, if there were any drilled in the first place! I will be moving the mounts for the windscreens forward a bit so the fasteners will not impact the dash board at all, which is as it should have been done originally. And, yes, I do know a bit about wood as I helped build this... ![[Linked Image]](https://www.tm-img.com/images/2023/01/23/PRIDE-II-copy.jpeg)
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Re: Cracked Dashboard
[Re: 1854sailor]
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24/01/23 08:56 AM
24/01/23 08:56 AM
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Suffolk, England
John V6
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On my +4 I drilled through the ash frame and used nuts & bolts but then I used Simmonds posts that are quite different being a large round foot so very stable. My first mog a 4/4 had the standard feet already fitted & they tended to vibrate loose. The disadvantage was on the drivers side they were a ted close to the screen so with the screen up the knobs on the uts tightening the screens need to be in just the right place or they fouled the screen. Where can I find the Simmonds posts that you mentioned? Sadly they closed the business. Maybe a wanted ad on here might work
JohnV6
2014 Brooklands Edition Roadster "Brookland's Belle" #5 of 50
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Re: Cracked Dashboard
[Re: John V6]
#767683
25/01/23 06:52 AM
25/01/23 06:52 AM
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Northants, UK
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Part of the Furniture
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Part of the Furniture
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Northants, UK
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On my +4 I drilled through the ash frame and used nuts & bolts but then I used Simmonds posts that are quite different being a large round foot so very stable. My first mog a 4/4 had the standard feet already fitted & they tended to vibrate loose. The disadvantage was on the drivers side they were a ted close to the screen so with the screen up the knobs on the uts tightening the screens need to be in just the right place or they fouled the screen. Where can I find the Simmonds posts that you mentioned? Sadly they closed the business. Maybe a wanted ad on here might work Are you sure? He still regularly posts about work he's doing on FB and still has a website. Simmonds
1972 4/4 4 seater - 3G Morganeer
Too many ratty motorbikes
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