Rim bent and glued

So, can I set the drum sander up for the first time in years? It’s still on the low trolley I built for a TV some 25 years ago, so I operate it kneeling on the floor. But it is the floor of the new workshop, so it’s all good. 

It took a moment or two to remember the finer points of drum sanding (believe me, there are those), but it turned out rather well. 

Next pic shows a 60 mm slice taken off for the one piece rim. 

And then I thought I might as well get reaquainted with the old bending iron, that isn’t made of iron but of aluminium. The skeleton is mounted on a stick for reference. 

And after a wee while I got the hang of it, sort of. 

The bending was done yesterday, and today the rim was dry enough to glue. If only I could find the rest of my clamps!

Should I get back to instagram as well? I might do that since nowadays fewer people are made of the stuff that makes them read blogs, damn them and damn all social media.