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COMMONWEALTH AIRCRAFT FACTORY. THE FIRST STAGE OF ASSEMBLY OF SHEET METAL PARTS. SHEET METAL PARTS, FORMED BY DROP HAMMERS AND PRESSES AFTER DRILLING AND PAINTING, PUT TOGETHER IN SUB-ASSEMBLIES. (NEGATIVE BY E. CRANSTONE).
AFTER DRILLING AND PAINTING, THE SMALL SHEET METAL PARTS FORMED BY DROP HAMMERS, ROUTERS AND PRESSES, ARE ASSEMBLED AND RIVETED IN LARGE JIGS TO FORM COMPONENT PARTS, SUCH AS WINGS AND CENTRE SECTIONS
AFTER DRILLING AND PAINTING, THE SMALL SHEET METAL PARTS FORMED BY DROP HAMMERS, ROUTERS AND PRESSES, ARE ASSEMBLED AND RIVETED IN LARGE JIGS TO FORM COMPONENT PARTS, SUCH AS WINGS AND CENTRE SECTIONS
COMMONWEALTH AIRCRAFT FACTORY. SHEET METAL PARTS NOT MADE IN DROP HAMMERS ARE CLAMPED TOGETHER IN A JIG, AND ACCURATELY CUT OUT BY A ROUTER, THE CUTTER OF WHICH, DRIVEN BY AN AIR TURBINE, REVOLVES AT
COMMONWEALTH AIRCRAFT FACTORY. ASSEMBLING THE HYDRAULIC CONTROL SHELF, THE PARTS OF WHICH HAVE BEEN MADE IN THE FOUNDRY AND MACHINE SHOP, ALONG WITH THE THOUSANDS OF PARTS FOR OTHER SUB-ASSEMBLIES. (N
COMMONWEALTH AIRCRAFT FACTORY. AFTER THE FUSELAGE AND CENTRE SECTION HAVE BEEN FITTED TOGETHER, AND INNUMERABLE SMALL PARTS INSTALLED, THE WINGS ARE BOLTED ON. WIRRAWAY WINGS ARE OF THE STRESSED SKIN
COMMONWEALTH AIRCRAFT FACTORY. SUB-ASSEMBLY OF A FUSELAGE FRAME SECTION IS OXY-ACETYLENE WELDED IN A JIG. (NEGATIVE BY E. CRANSTONE).
