Some people maintain that the cap is actually missing in that image, and you're seeing the inside of the faucet knob.
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Obi1Kenobi
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I think you may be right about what’s on the end cap. That’s very interesting.
First, you nailed the IC (”transistor”) brand, model and size.
Then you nailed the IC spacing. That’s something I never noticed before.
Then I think you also have the correct end cap. Also, a highlight I never thought was significant before.
However, if you plan to stick with the Tunisia, you’ve got to flip the cubes on your faucet handle.
Thanks for the tip! I have not really paid attention to how the cubes are setup
Hmm, looking closer - I actually might agree to this. Mine is a replica though so I guess no point to try to recreate that angle without the cap and compare.
Jediseth
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Ya I that’s been pointing out over the years several times. Some swear it’s the tip of the “c” but who knows.
To me it looks like the cap is off completely in the Tunisia photo. You can see the inner ledge the cap would sit on. Could be my eyes playing tricks on me though...
Yes, I got convinced already
Those look great!
Nice! I think these are a VERY close candidate. They look so close, and I'm not sure how much closer we'll get, given that the chronicles photos are hard to make out that close up.
Little update on the experiment with the stamp. It didn't really work, but mostly because the ink I have apparently only sticks well to my fingers.
After some frustration with the software crashing when I try to print the stamp I finally tried it on another pc, but then the fonts there were not the same so I think the "ME" ended up little too big and the datecode too small. Maybe with a proper ink it will actually work but I don't really want to invest more into this. Here's what it looks like
After some frustration with the software crashing when I try to print the stamp I finally tried it on another pc, but then the fonts there were not the same so I think the "ME" ended up little too big and the datecode too small. Maybe with a proper ink it will actually work but I don't really want to invest more into this. Here's what it looks like
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Jediseth
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Not being able to fit my 10 pin Marconi's inside the repo and vintage airplane washers you've seen posted around these parts I went hunting and found some vintage airplane washers that allow the Marconi to fit inside. They seem more screen accurate then anything i've seen or got my hands on so far. A little doctoring to make them perfect, but you don't need to stick them on lathe or drill press and bore them out. You would need to trim off the bottom of the Marconi lip to push them up far enough into the washer but boy they are close and the dimensions seem exact.
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Jediseth
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Yep that’s the only bad part. That’s where the doctoring comes in.
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Jediseth
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For me I feel like I found a better option. The other vintage aircraft ones ones I’ve seen people using and I bought some have the interior chamfer to almost a point which is inaccurate. Plus for these more correct 10 pin Marconi the hole isn’t big enough for them to fit through. I was having to flip them on the other side so the top of the washer was wider, boring them out for a bigger I.D. putting a new chamfer on that side and sanding off the brass color. The only benefit was they were vintage. These ones I found just need a chamfer which is the hardest part, but they are closer in the other ways described. Maybe next time I’ll find the exact ones. Fingers crossed.
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