Golden Snitch wings (Harry Potter)
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TheDarkPope
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Shortly after my last message I started a new job so this got put on the back burner. I just took a look at what still needs to be done. Shouldn't take more than a few hours to fix the art and rebuild stencils. I'll give it a go in the next few days. I'm once again dealing with new job possibilities, but I'll put this back on a front burner.
TheDarkPope
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I spent a little time and did some of the art changes. I changed the wings a little. They have a point and a downward angle before coming to a point at the tip. I noticed that when looking through the pictures again. The base of the feathers was also changed. I don't think it has the right curve to it, and I'll likely change it again. Here's what I have at the moment...
TheDarkPope
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There was at one time a plan to make the body of the snitch as well. I think that's going to be more of a pipe dream at this point. I did make a small forge and played with molten aluminum for a little bit. Brass takes much higher heat to melt. I'm not going to say absolutely no, as I may use a week of vacation and get inspired again, but for the foreseeable future, it's just going to be the wings. I may have another wing in the next few days. Today and tomorrow are my days off from work. I'll see what I can get done.
VilleLeskinen
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Just a reminder, this is not a sales thread. Those belong under Classifieds, thanks! 
TheDarkPope
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Time for an update that isn't really an update. I've been building a device that will make etching larger pieces easier. I've gone through a few versions in the last month with varying degrees of success. I just finished another one last night, and have sent out some pieces to be made in case the newest version doesn't work the way I want it to. Once significant progress on that has been made, I'll post an update.
As far as this being a sales thread, there is an interest thread within the pages here somewhere, but this has never been a sales thread. I apologize if it was taken that way. I'm just trying to make some wings.
As far as this being a sales thread, there is an interest thread within the pages here somewhere, but this has never been a sales thread. I apologize if it was taken that way. I'm just trying to make some wings.
TDP - Glad to see you're still working on this! I was confused too by the post about this being a sales thread???
D3adrock - Using small spherical magnets is novel idea, but I can't think of a way to actully secure the rib of the wing to one. A "bead" shaped magnet would be ideal. It seems though that magnets are harder than drill bits, and I've never been successful in trying to drill one. EDM would be a possibility, but $$$.
ATL
VilleLeskinen
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The sales/interested posts were removed, hence the reminder. These were made by other members. So no need to apologize, TheDarkPope .
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Finally finished the golden snitch wings...
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Mad Max Cars
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Wow guys, these are great looking wings!
eethan
Somewhere in this thread is a link to a very well done brass etching tutorial by TheDarkPope . Follow that religiously.
Each wing is a pair of interleaved brass etchings, silver plated (I used Plug-N-Plate by Caswell), clamped together, and soldered using silver filled paste. I used transparencies printed on an ink jet printer, LED "black lights" from Home Depot, resist, a laminator, and mg scale from Amazon and had better results with muriatic acid/hydrogen peroxide than with ferric chloride.
I like the cat...
Somewhere in this thread is a link to a very well done brass etching tutorial by TheDarkPope . Follow that religiously.
Each wing is a pair of interleaved brass etchings, silver plated (I used Plug-N-Plate by Caswell), clamped together, and soldered using silver filled paste. I used transparencies printed on an ink jet printer, LED "black lights" from Home Depot, resist, a laminator, and mg scale from Amazon and had better results with muriatic acid/hydrogen peroxide than with ferric chloride.
I like the cat...
How did you like that Caswell kit? I've been thinking of getting a couple of those for various projects and was curious about your thoughts on them.
eethan
Somewhere in this thread is a link to a very well done brass etching tutorial by TheDarkPope . Follow that religiously.
thank you for the explaination and for my crazy cat liking, (she's called "Patouche": "don't touch"). I cannot get over how nice your replica is. amazing job!
Serenity
I initially purchased a copper kit with the 4.5 volt wall-wart supply, and just a bottle of the copy-chrome solution. I used this for plating the booster on the OWK light saber (years ago
). It worked very well. I then bought the brass solution for a Felix Felicis stand, and although it went on well, within a month or two it started green oxidizing. It wasn't pretty... I recently bought the silver kit which has a lower voltage (1.7 volt) supply just for the snitch wings. It applied very easily - I was amazed, but it does have to be polished before it'll shine. My advice would be to make sure that whatever you're plating is really, really clean before you start, and wear gloves to avoid fingerprints and getting the solution(s) on your skin.
