ROTJ detonator charges

[BRRogers]

Yeah, wouldn’t be the worst thing in the world to drill them.
good properly sized bit on a drill press and a decent fabricator could do that pretty quickly with the right marking tool (pencil and 45 centerline combo sq.... and good eyes)

thats partly why I’m open to the idea
That it’s a two piece part as well maybe natively screwed together.
the three key center spline is what throws me. I haven’t found any shafts that feature that, but it almost looks like a bulb housing too.
Basically... keep looking haha

 

[chazzychaz]

Look what's on Lando's skiff helmet!
(Thanks to Jude from Clothears)

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hobnails!

 

[Mara Jade's Father]

That it’s a two piece part as well maybe natively screwed together.

If you look at the seam where the two parts meet...

...you can see what looks like someone took a knife or saw and cut it. I believe they cut off some of the inner opening to make it fit. So let's assume that it was a baffle was actually a little taller with a smaller opening. So what ever the main body is... let's say a motor housing. The diameter of the motor housing was too large. So to get it to fit, they simply hacked away enough from the top of the baffle in order to get the proper diameter for the motor housing to fit well enough to cement together.

At least that's what I think.

 

[roygilsing]

You guys are not going to like this:

 

[OdiWan72]

You guys are not going to like this:

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Good work Roy...this confirms, that this style of shifter-knob was widely used

 

[DOGFOX2109]

You guys are not going to like this:

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Nice one Roy hope you got it I did glance past that on my trawl [emoji1303] didn’t even see the knobs !

 

[OdiWan72]

double post

 

[BRRogers]

You guys are not going to like this:

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Oh cool.
So-
Correct flush plastic/chrome knob.
If there’s a more likely version that would be it

 

[DOGFOX2109]

Oh cool.
So-
Correct flush plastic/chrome knob.
If there’s a more likely version that would be it

Alba was circa 1970-1974 I think what was the the Ferguson?

 

[roygilsing]

They were at least active from '47 till '73:

Ferguson , Ferguson Radio Corporation Ltd. manufacturer in G | Radiomuseum.org

Ferguson , Ferguson Radio Corporation Ltd. manufacturer in GB, Model types, Tube manufacturer from Great Britain , 430 radios, 2 tubes, 1593 pictures

www.radiomuseum.org

 

[DOGFOX2109]

They were at least active from '47 till '73:

Ferguson , Ferguson Radio Corporation Ltd. manufacturer in G | Radiomuseum.org

Ferguson , Ferguson Radio Corporation Ltd. manufacturer in GB, Model types, Tube manufacturer from Great Britain , 430 radios, 2 tubes, 1593 pictures

www.radiomuseum.org

Be interesting to see if both are the same dimensions. Looks like it from pictures.

 

[Mara Jade's Father]

Both Alba and Ferguson were U.K. based manufacture but I did not find any ties between them.

My guess is that the knobs are the same and were supplied by a 3rd party supplier. There may still be other manufacturers using these same knobs. This guess is based on absolutely nothing.

 

[Zombie Killer]

Those look very close but something seems off about them The aluminum part on the originals are flush with the black raised parts where those seem to have the black part raised higher.

I agree completely !!!

The Alba knobs are a good 2nd choice but those Fergusons are an exact match.

 

[DOGFOX2109]

Has all the other parts been identified?

 

[roygilsing]

I think the only parts missing are:

• the top metal cap
• the hard to see part inside the cavity in the back

 

[DOGFOX2109]

I think the only parts missing are:

• the top metal cap
• the hard to see inner part inside on the back side

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Thanks Roy are they all detailed in this thread I’ve not read it all?

 

[thd9791]

I actually see a circuit board in there, that third recess

Roy thanks for finding more of those slider knobs, this is good and bad news

 

[LOM]

DOGFOX2109 all the discoveries and discussions are over 3 threads lol
This thread and these two:

Proton Grenade from ROTJ

Hi All I actually started making this in 2007 (I had to check on my website it was so long ago) but then other life type things got in the way and it got put in storage with loads of other stuff but finally sorted stuff out and thought it was time to finish it off. The one in the essential...

www.therpf.com

ROTJ - Rebel Limpet Mine (Used in Endor Bunker)

Does anyone know what was used for the limpet mine the Rebels placed alll around the Imperial deflector shield generator bunker in "Return of the Jedi"? EDIT: Weird, picture does not show up... Here is the Photobucket link...

www.therpf.com

and for the sake of keeping track of things, I took the liberty of updating a photo division 6 posted in the limpet mine thread:

And great finding more slider knobs on other turntables! At least it means the part itself should be readily available.. Even if we might not find "the" donor

 

[Mara Jade's Father]

Any idea what screw head size Is holding the photomultiplier in place?

 

[thd9791]

My estimate is 2 mm (just eyeballing) - 3 mm is 1/8th inch and I am using a lot of 3 mm aluminum in building my hoth blaster. Those heads look thinner than this, but 1 mm is probably too small