Graflex Variations: Facts and vs. Replica

@Kevin no need to feel jealous ... just say the words and we'll help you in finding your very first vintage graflex :)


-Chaim

P.S. The words are : 'graflex quest' ... oh and some gold pressed latinum might be convenient :D
 
Kevin Gossett said:
My wife would not approve!
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So 'MUM' is the word then :confused

I'd say you need to set your foot down :

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:D


-Chaim
 
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Please tell me these things aren't like potato chips and I'll be okay with "just one."

@Sym-Cha. Thanks for the D-Ring advice. Perhaps I'll continue looking for something more screen accurate. Perhaps.
 
VFX Freak said:
Please tell me these things aren't like potato chips and I'll be okay with "just one."

@Sym-Cha. Thanks for the D-Ring advice. Perhaps I'll continue looking for something more screen accurate. Perhaps.
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End of December 2012 I had never touched a real vintage flashgun.

End of January 2013 I have 1 1/2 Graflex, 1 Heiland, 2 Graflite w/ a slave of each style.

Oh yeah...I have a Honeywell Strobe in the mail too. :lol
 
@Organic Mechanic, that's what I was afraid of. I haven't seen many people on this forum posting about their "lightsaber" in the singular.

@Sym-Cha I've been studying your D-Ring photos and the reference photos and think a ring in a slightly warmer tinted metal and a wider clip made of a dull metal (which I could do with sandpaper I suppose) are in order. I'll use the one I have for now, but I'll keep an eye out.
 
@Jerome, The ESB saber HAS been calling to me... I was looking at the reference photos for the D-Ring and came across the screen captures of the ESB saber in the snow. Sigh. The vintage sabers available on Ebay at the moment look pretty sad though.
 
thd9791 said:
If you're drilling a hole in the bottom, usually the metal is soft enough that it bends inward. I just turned it right-side up periodically, and banged a screwdriver handle down in there, flattening it to the table.
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1/8" pilot hole, high RPM, low feed pressure prevented this issue for me. :thumbsup
 
Question for all you builders of vintage Graflex sabers: Does anyone do anything to stop the rabbit ears and bulb/clamp assembly from rocking side to side?
 
lol yes! some people put a drop of glue on the rivet, what I did was take two small pieces of pencil eraser, wrap them in black electrical tape and stuff them in the corners. It's rock solid, and I can take them out if I want.
 
thd9791 said:
lol yes! some people put a drop of glue on the rivet, what I did was take two small pieces of pencil eraser, wrap them in black electrical tape and stuff them in the corners. It's rock solid, and I can take them out if I want.
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I like the idea of something that's easily reversible. I figured people had to do this, but I hadn't seen it mentioned. The rattling around every time I picked the thing up was getting annoying!

Thanks thd9791, and thanks for the photo.
 
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To be honest . . . I just hammered down on the rivet from the backside while holding the front over a vice ... when do you young padawans start to learn that these graflex flashguns will never ever be used again for anything else then a Luke ANH or ESB lightsaber ... not to mention a Vader ROTJ Stunt lightsaber

A scratch or dent etcetera is a significant part and charm of the used-future appearance of these lightsabers from a long, long time ago in a galaxy far, far away :lol

-Chaim
 
Yeah, I've got an extra front end (no clamp, red button, or battery case) with a healthy dollop of that "Used Future" goodness.

Still haven't decided it's fate. Sell it? Vader it? Only time will tell. lol
 
VFX Freak said:
I like the idea of something that's easily reversible. I figured people had to do this, but I hadn't seen it mentioned. The rattling around every time I picked the thing up was getting annoying!

Thanks thd9791, and thanks for the photo.
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hey, glad I could help! And yea, I know we can beat these things up, I've just never seen one before - and I was actually impressed with the flashgun itself when I got mine.
 
thd9791 said:
I've just never seen one before - and I was actually impressed with the flashgun itself when I got mine.
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Same here. I've only had mine for two weeks and I've become quickly attached. I do appreciate a nicely made and well engineered piece of equipment, and the vintage Graflex flash handles are both; and good looking too.

That said, I'm happy to glue, sand, drill, and scuff it to make it look like a fictional light sword from another galaxy.
 

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