Hey Roy,
Just wanted to let you know that my ESB parts arrived – so everything is coming together.
My TCSS clamp will be with me sometime next month, as it'll be picked up in the States due to crazy shipping costs.
I'll end up with a bit of a hybrid ANH/ESB as I purchased the shorter T-tracks way back when I started this project, and probably wasn't as aware of the differences in the sabers.
At this point, I've used double sided mounting tape for the T-tracks, which appears to work well. I cut the adhesive short of the end cap to try and compensate for the step, and this also allows me to unscrew the end cap if I ever needed to. Not that I will ever need to, but, I can if I want!
Part of the reason was to initially test fit everything and see it in a rough form, but it seems to be doing a sweet job, so I might not tamper with it until there's a need to.
I'm eager to get the clamp in my hands so that I can finally piece it all together properly and finish this project!
In the next few weeks I'll be ordering the Luke ANH and ESB kits in order to convert a couple of Graflex replicas – I figured "go hard or go home" with those ones!
Thanks again Roy – loving your work!