Ok, Finally done reading it all. Phew. Long time lurker, first time poster. First off, I'd like to continue the echo and say this thread is amazing. It inspired me to buy a Denix after wisely avoiding the scaled down airsoft at a flea market. Although mine seems a bit strange in that the slideable sight thumb nub is on the left not on the right like everyone else's. Any thoughts on how to pop that off and reattach it? I'm not quite sure how the bottom plate is fixed to the top.
Also, I noticed this was not mentioned once in the thread, but although usually it would not at all be correct to use such a tool on steel, we know propmakers use what they have around the shop, so to the point, has anyone ever considered the mystery disk was made with a forstner bit? That would account for the "hole" in the middle as well as the depth.
Thoughts?