The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
MANY OF THE WIRRAWAY'S SHEET METAL PARTS ARE STAMPED OUT BY DROP HAMMERS. FORCE OF THE DROP HAMMERS CAN BE VARIED FROM A GENTLE TAP TO MANY TONS.
MANY OF THE WIRRAWAY'S SHEET METAL PARTS ARE STAMPED OUT UNDER DROP HAMMERS. DROP HAMMER DIES ARE CAST IN LEAD AND ZINC. THE SURFACES OF THE DIES ARE HIGHLY POLISHED TO GIVE ABSOLUTE SMOOTHNESS TO THE
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. 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. (NEG
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
MARIBYRNONG. BEFORE SHEET METAL PARTS CAN BE FABRICATED, PAIRS OF DIES EXACTLY TO SHAPE MUST BE MADE. STRIP ENTERS ONE END OF THIS PAIR AND COMES OUT AT THE OTHER END AS FINISHED CARTRIDGE CLIPS. (NEG
