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Hi All
The more I scrape away decades of gunge from the back axle the more I think that the ends are bronze. Anyone else seen this?
Howard
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I reccon someone copper plated it at some time - is it magnetic ?
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You're right Bob
It is magnetic. But why plate the axle ends? The banjo and tubes are plain steel.
Cheers
Howard
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The tube is brazed into the axle end. Probably that’s where it comes from.
Alan Fairless
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Because someone could ? It would help to prevent rust or perhaps in the past it looked good ? Easily done with some copper sulphate.
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A good friend of mine ran his Chummy for year with a chrome plated front axle fitted - blingtastic!
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