In that screen pic the fasteners are rivets WITHOUT A DOUBT!
In that screen pic the fasteners are rivets WITHOUT A DOUBT!
Could the problem be that some people are bending the tab at slightly the wrong spot?
Im guessing if the tab is bent slightly too high it will not fit tightly.
I would suggest using something flat to brace the tab while bending it.
In case my new steel shroud turns out nicely maybe my 3D model can be used. Like you said, it's slightly modified to match the real prop. Maybe I can even supply Roman with my cast parts if he wants!
From Roman's Graflex thread:
Roy, when do you expect to have the first batch of steel shrouds?
I don't have a date yet, but I think soon. But I will also have to think of a smart shipping system to US customers.
Maybe Roy could ship a whole batch, like 2 or 3 dozen shrouds, all at once to someone stateside to ship them out as a proxy when one gets purchased instead of shipping them one at a time.
Yes, I've been thinking about this. First I need to find someone who wants to be responsible for that. But since shipping will then be limited to the States, I won't offer them worldwide. Selling them from the junkyard is perhaps the best option then. Unless that person is willing to ship internationally. And I would have to arrange the painting to be done as well, like @scottjua offered, unless I skip the wrinkle coating altogether.
Roy
I could do in batches
i will be the proxy, or whatever else you may need. If Scott cant do it, is the wrinkle paint people used on the DEC Droid Caller a got match for these? I don't want to offend whomever painted them before but a Roy designed shroud with a Scott paint job would be amazing
BTW, got my ESB kit, its awesome!
Roy, if scottjua or tomm1999 don't work out, I'd do it for you.
Could the problem be that some people are bending the tab at slightly the wrong spot?
Im guessing if the tab is bent slightly too high it will not fit tightly.
I would suggest using something flat to brace the tab while bending it.
It bends in a very precise spot because of the design, I dont think you could bend it too high or too low if you tried.
We had a few volunteers from a few pages back willing to handle the re-shipping:
I'll throw my hat into the ring as well. I'm back in the States for a few months, and could handle it. Or to make it more manageable for us, you could break it up and let one person handle the first batch of 10 or so, another person the second, etc.
But you do have several volunteers who are willing to help so that these awesome shrouds can once again become available.
And I believe I speak for all in saying we'd be perfectly happy with uncoated shrouds.
Also, if it is preferable for me to just buy a batch from you outright, and then me handle subsequent individual payments, I think I could accommodate a batch size of about 15 to start. The USA proxy will have to be able to deal with individual payments anyway to cover the re-shipping costs...
FYI, a few strips of double sided tape inside the clamp cover really helps keep it down and without gaps. I also cut one end a little shorter after the tab broke off, and that seems to have helped as well. It also doesn't bulge when squeezed now.
Cut grooves cover on Romans full flash version clamp
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FYI, a few strips of double sided tape inside the clamp cover really helps keep it down and without gaps. I also cut one end a little shorter after the tab broke off, and that seems to have helped as well. It also doesn't bulge when squeezed now.
Cut grooves cover on Romans full flash version clamp
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Atone else ever ran into this problem for a TFA saber? My rivet fun won't fit into the 7mm notch.
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