Re: Sign up thread for NEW Luke V2 light saber run. Spring 2018 edition (SIGN UP CLO
Hey
CJ2319 ! Take a look at these GRAFLEX CLAMPS...
... don't be too afraid to screw that Clamp shut. I'll echo what the other guys have already mentioned here:
If you massage the Clamp shut while it is OFF of the Hilt and all on its own, it will/can touch its two sides together. You can do this with the Lever Bolt, or without it even in place. The idea is to get the little LEGO Hands portion of the Clamp to come closer together than the "elbows" of the Clamp Arms where they jut out away from tubular section. You could even put a 1/4" strip of wood or plastic or whatever in between the two sides while you're tightening the Lever Bolt. Keep the strip down towards the bottom at the "elbow" and below the Lever Bolt. This will help draw the LEGO Hands closer together.
Remember to press the Square Washer off of the back side of the Lever Bolt while turning the Lever Bolt!
My GRAFLEXes are 1-1/2" in Diameter. My ASLukeV2Spring2018 is 1-33/64" in Diameter. That 1/64" extra diameter is nothing compared to the power of the Clamp.
Mine has several scratches through that section, like it was stuck in something and twisted back out of it, or the tool drug shavings back across the surface as the part was being finished or something. I'm not too concerned about it because it will ultimately be hidden beneath the clamp. The marks on the Pommel Cubes have me a little worried, but I think they'll sand out too. I just need to reexamine the photos of the V2 and see what remains of the tooling marks across the cubes surfaces so that I don't polish off any necessary details.
Anywho, measure your Under Clamp Section. It should be really close to 1-1/2" in diameter. If it's a 1/64" bigger than that like mine is and it will ease your worries about the Hilt being too big there, just wrap a wet piece of 300 grit sandpaper around that section, and spin the piece around with one hand while holding firm onto the sandpaper wrapped around the part. Spin it a couple of times around and then remeasure. Repeat until you get 1-1/2".
Though I really don't think you'll have to go much further than compressing your Clamp's LEGO Hands towards one another.
Good Luck getting your problem straightened out... err, rather bent in a bit!
