This morning I trimmed the rear window sill timber to length. I spent the rest of the day making the replacement horizontal framing that fits under the sill and provides support for it and the rear window.
Tag Archives: rear window
19/5/2020
Making the “sill” piece the rear glass sits on too three attempts, the final (successful) attempt consisting of a fabrication of two pieces, the front edge that trims the window inside the bus, and the wedge-shaped base the glass sits on. I glued these two pieces together and left them clamped up overnight to cure.
16/5/2020
Yesterday was spent manufacturing the three pieces of timber that make up the left-hand end of the surround for the registration number box, an intricate job. The vertical part of this supports the horizontal frame rail under the rear window and the last remnants of this were removed at the end of yesterday.
Today I attempted to make the piece that supports the window glass from the interior. I made the first attempt out the last piece of ash from Footes Lane but was unable to successfully cut this to the correct size. The second attempt I made out of Iroko and is looking better but not yet complete. As usual there is some variation in the dimensions along the length of the original piece which makes it difficult to make an accurate replacement.