Sym-Cha
Master Member
Hi there,
I've had many requests in the past regarding my own custom design of Luke's ANH vintage graflex
D-ring and clip, alas it was a indeed a very, very limited run, that being said however if you are a bit
handy with metal wire and thin metal sheet then here are the templates that were used by my silver-
smith in the making of them.
Please read all the instructions carefully . . . before you even get your dremel in your hands!
Here's the template for the clip:
and here for the D-ring:
You'll need to turn a 2.5 mm steel wire several times around a rod of 24.0 mm in diameter. Then cut off a full circle
and bend it according to the template to make the D-ring. Or you could just bend an O-Ring which has to be about
2.5 mm in width and with an inner diameter of 24.0 mm.
Now you saw a straight rectangular piece 43 x 19 mm out of thin metal sheet wrap it in the center around the D-ring.
DO NOT SAW THE GREY BITS OFF YET!!!
Hold it in the middle of your graflex bottom. Then and only then will you see where exactly to saw the round ends off
mark them onto your sheet so that the edge goes smoothly along the inner edge of your graflex bottom and the clip
is placed nicely in the center.
Here is what it finally should look like:
I used a rivet to hold it onto the bottom however you may hear the sound of the tiny piece that's left inside.
Just put a small droplet of super glue inside the rivet to make it stop rattling.
Also here's a template how to align the D-ring+ Clip with the graflex clamp:
If you need more info don't hesitate to ask. Good luck and show us your graflex/lightsabers soon, okay?
MTFBWY,
-Chaim
I've had many requests in the past regarding my own custom design of Luke's ANH vintage graflex
D-ring and clip, alas it was a indeed a very, very limited run, that being said however if you are a bit
handy with metal wire and thin metal sheet then here are the templates that were used by my silver-
smith in the making of them.
Please read all the instructions carefully . . . before you even get your dremel in your hands!
Here's the template for the clip:
and here for the D-ring:
You'll need to turn a 2.5 mm steel wire several times around a rod of 24.0 mm in diameter. Then cut off a full circle
and bend it according to the template to make the D-ring. Or you could just bend an O-Ring which has to be about
2.5 mm in width and with an inner diameter of 24.0 mm.
Now you saw a straight rectangular piece 43 x 19 mm out of thin metal sheet wrap it in the center around the D-ring.
DO NOT SAW THE GREY BITS OFF YET!!!
Hold it in the middle of your graflex bottom. Then and only then will you see where exactly to saw the round ends off
mark them onto your sheet so that the edge goes smoothly along the inner edge of your graflex bottom and the clip
is placed nicely in the center.
Here is what it finally should look like:
I used a rivet to hold it onto the bottom however you may hear the sound of the tiny piece that's left inside.
Just put a small droplet of super glue inside the rivet to make it stop rattling.
Also here's a template how to align the D-ring+ Clip with the graflex clamp:
If you need more info don't hesitate to ask. Good luck and show us your graflex/lightsabers soon, okay?
MTFBWY,
-Chaim
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