Recent content by acolyte

Re: === G R A F L E X === flashgun ... anyone? **UPDATE AUG 14th** I would be interested in a couple depending on the final cost. Please include me in the quotes.

As I said before, I just acquired the equipment to reproduce these and it is my belief that in the picture mentioned at the top of this post the alignment was off at the time of the stamping. I can assure you that both the original stamp and the subsequent clamps made with the equipment all have...

From what I can tell holding an original and one of the replicas in my hand the letters are spot on. One of the photos above does show the lines being too close to the holes, but I think that must have been an alignment problem when they stamped the piece because I can't really see any...

Cool, good thoughts guys. I'm having an extremely hard time locating a fabricator locally so Im off to do some research on national or overseas manufacturers who can help make this a reality. I've also been reading up on metal casting and plating so I can attempt these clamps using steel that's...

I plan on offering options for the clamps. With or without the graflex text. The original clamps are brass which are then nickel plated, would it be a deal breaker for anyone if they were instead machined out of something like stainless steel? As of right now I only have the tooling available to...

If anyone happens across this thread I thought I ought to give an update on these clamps. I've recently acquired all of the clamp making pieces you see above from Tetmatek. I plan on continuing on this project, but I still need to come up with a system for manufacturing the steel side bars, the...

Interesting, especially about the clamps. I'm actually in talks with a member here Tetmatek to secure his clamp building tools, so hopefully soon I can pick up where he left off. Maybe soon I'll have some cheap clamps available for the community. Awesome suggestions, please keep them coming!

Thanks Tan Djarka, I'll have to look into these. A little fabrication with sheet metal is cool, but some things, especially the clamp and the emitter, can get a little complicated. If anyone has any material substitutions or metal working tips I'd love to hear them. I'll credit you in the...

Yeah I think the idea here is to find a way to utilize what we have around us locally to attempt a reconstruction. For example, I know that the brass pins are available online; however, I've also heard people suggest using a 2 prong DIN plug for a close substitution. Those are available from any...

I'm well aware that you can source most of these items online. My question had to do with cheap substitution parts which might be available locally for an individual looking to build a graflex 3-cell replica from scratch. I guess I'm a little less interested in parts for the saber as I am parts...

Hello all. I've recently got back into prop making and stumbled upon this quite amazing forum. Good to be posting here! I'm attempting some custom builds of Luke's ANH saber. I've done quite a bit of research and have come up with the idea of doing several different kinds of sabers built around...

Tetamek, any way you could share how you got those precision cuts for the tabs in the clamp? I saw a pic you posted of a punch, is it custom made, or is it a standard size?