Roxey Mouldings ICI hopper part 6 - hopper 2.

The internal divider for the hopper body comprises of two parts, neither of which fit very well...
The lower section needs to be bent to shape, but first a fold line needs scoring along the centre in line with the two slots, easy work with a scrawker. Below can be seen one lower part still flat, one folded to shape and, on the right, an upper divider;

It is quite a poor fit, so its a case of fitting it with minimal gaps then soldering it in place. To try and remove more metal to achieve a tighter fit would only make the part too small, and its undersized as it is.
The upper part is also undersized, hence the gaps;

The next job is to attach the side ribs, 6 per side. However, these need modifying as the angle of the ribs as etched don't match the hopper sides (click on pic. for a larger image);

I filed the cusp of off the ribs then gently bent them to suit, a fiddly job, before soldering them in place;

The outermost ribs need trimming down at the bottom to suit the hopper ends.

They're getting there;

All soldering done with my trusty Antex XS25 and Eileen's Emporium 188 degree solder wire.

The next job is to attach the rivet strips to the hopper sides and ends, then solder the body to the chassis.

Paul.