A session last night saw the tool van finished. Strictly speaking I think that it should have screw couplings rather than three links but I didn’t have any in and I can always change them later.

In the instructions George makes mention of a chain and peg to hold the doors shut. I reasoned that a tool van might have something a bit more secure so I decided to make a couple of padlocks. This proved easier to say than to do – I had just nicely filed them to shape when one flew off into space so I put the other on one side in disgust. A couple of days later after turning the workbench and floor upside down I noticed the missing lock caught in the hem of my apron….. I then had a couple of unsuccessful attempts at soldering a loop on
the top.

But when I had finished adding the last bit’s and pieces last night I decided to have one last attempt before abandoning the idea and to my surprise and delight each one soldered without problem.