
Sometimes, it's possible to design in a feature which is either difficult or impossible to produce. A case in point here was the join between the top plate and the rear of the base. A join of 80 deg is OK if you can get to the inside but is virtually impossible to solder from the outside. The capillary action of the solder is prevented and the solder just drips through. I should have realised. Off with the lids, remake with a flange.
Lids, re-made with the hinge support plate in place and the lip for the lid formed with small flange and a strip soldered on to represent the 180 bend of the original, which would have been tricky to get right. On the left, the front inner skin:

Base near completion, just some tidying up to do:



Just another five to go. Still, it's been satisfying to make.
Regards
Stephen