
Make Fold 1, check that all sections of it are at 90°,
and reinforce it with solder. Be sparing with the
solder; you don't really want to get any on the carrier
faces to the inside of the fold. Apply a small amount of
liquid flux to the slots on the outside of the fold, then
get a small amount of solder on the iron and touch it
against the central slot on the outside of the fold on
each bearing carrier. You will see the solder flash along
the joint to the other slots. Repeat for the two sections
of fold on the carrier frame.
Make Fold 2. You will need a thin, firm, flat piece of
material to drive this fold; a robust steel rule (not a
thin springy one!) works OK. If anything, overfold beyond
90° just slightly.
Make Fold 3, to approximately 45°. Note that this fold
is along the line of the tags at the base of each
carrier, forming part of the frame assembly jig, and is not
a part of the finished carriers.
This is a view of the folded carrier
frames. Fold 3 has been made to 90° in
this case, but anything over about 45° will do.
The photo shows outside-facing carrier
frames, used in most of our kits. For
inside-facing frames (used on the Class 52),
the half-etched id marks are on the faces
visible in the photo.
Stick a length of double-sided tape, large enough to take one of the carrier frames,
onto a clean, flat, heatproof working surface. Ensure the tape is firmly smoothed down
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