Fusion furnace
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Made some more progress. The clear tubes connecting to the anchor greeblies and to the base I'm convinced have a coiled wire inside. This was a total pain to do but they turned out great. It was difficult to get them evenly spaced inside the tube. The corrugated wires on the base I literally can not find so my wife wrapped an 18 guage wire around an 8 guage wire then used shrink tube on it. They turned out perfect. I also got the rest of the holes drilled in the base and filled some other areas that needed filled. Also the round little dome greeblies on the base I saw in one of the refrence images I have has a seam between the top and the base so I cut the base out of an aluminum spacer and my wife filled the top of the thumb tacks
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Also the cables on the base I fully believe are spark plug cables. Theres just too many things that line up and match. These aren't the correct cables but you can definitely see similarities. One end of the cables has a longer skinny connector and the other end has a shorter stubby connector. A couple cables have the short stubby connector on both ends. Hope this helps.
I do have some never before seen images I wish I could share with you all but I have them with the agreement that I dont share them. I can at least describe and share what I'm seeing. I don't want to burn any bridges. I'm happy to at least tell you guys what I'm seeing and creat parts as close to what I'm seeing as possible.
I just made the large main plug. I haven't found a plug to match it so I Frankensteined some plugs together to match it as best as I can. I'll replace it when or if I find the plug that was used.
Wonderful progress...is it possible, that this is the kind of (main-) plug you´re looking for?
10PCS/Lot New PREH 71430-250/0802 DIN Audio/Video Connector 5P Plug 240 Degrees | eBay
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Based on the images I have no. I appreciate the suggestion or any suggestions for that matter. There's a lot of details on this propWonderful progress...is it possible, that this is the kind of (main-) plug you´re looking for?
10PCS/Lot New PREH 71430-250/0802 DIN Audio/Video Connector 5P Plug 240 Degrees | eBay
In the Greater China Area. We apply comprehensive quality check and testing before dispatching.www.ebay.de
Just recieved the R2 cable for the main plug
Finished the main cable R2 plug. Or what I can sort of make out in the screen shots. I may change this on the next build. Due to a deadline I had to come up with something fast that at least sort of resembles what I'm seeing. I'll weather the plug in the next few days. Still searching for original parts. I believe the uf connector the cord goes into is correct. The rest I fabricated and used a 3.5mm jack to plug into the R2 unit that will be on display with the fusion furnace.
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Bloop
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Great, detailed work! I can't help wonder what the original part was for the base. While your replication looks spot-on, I just keep thinking about what they originally used. I'm assuming it was a found part, with the rivets being a part of it rather than greeblies, but who knows. Some type of auto part seems likely, but I don't know enough to ID it myself.
The base is from a blower wheel. Haven't found the right one yet but thats what several original ILM workers told me. The top is a fan from a centrifugal pump motor. That will be next to impossible to find. Still looking though.
Hm. Where would someone at ILM have seen the prop, though? It wasn’t made by ILM in California - it was made by the prop people at EMI Elstree in England. Unless the prop was shipped over to California at the conclusion of filming, though I’ve never seen any photos or anything indicating it was preserved when filming was complete.
rjenkinsgb
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Those lower black corrugated cables could be pieces of "semi rigid" coaxial cable - eg. 1/4" or 3/8" Heliax?
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The very long metal connector looks like it could be built from a selection of modular RF adapters - starting with the PL259 plug, then adapter sections with an SO-239 socket, coupler insert & BNC plug? Plus a BNC socket in whatever it attaches to.
birdrf.com
Probably a radio ham in the build team??
The individual parts often used to turn up at Ham Radio rallies / junk sales, along with surplus cable etc.
(I have some 1/2" heliax but not the smaller stuff).
FSJ1-50A
FSJ1-50A, HELIAX® Superflexible Low Density Foam Coaxial Cable, corrugated copper, 1/4 in, black PE jacket
FSJ2-50
FSJ2-50, HELIAX® Superflexible Foam Coaxial Cable, corrugated copper, 3/8 in, black PE jacket
The very long metal connector looks like it could be built from a selection of modular RF adapters - starting with the PL259 plug, then adapter sections with an SO-239 socket, coupler insert & BNC plug? Plus a BNC socket in whatever it attaches to.
4240-400, Interseries RF Adapter Kit | Bird - The RF Experts
4240-400, Interseries RF Adapter Kit | Bird - The RF Experts
birdrf.com
Probably a radio ham in the build team??
The individual parts often used to turn up at Ham Radio rallies / junk sales, along with surplus cable etc.
(I have some 1/2" heliax but not the smaller stuff).
It actually doesn't exist in the archives unfortunately. I wish it did.
