Discontinued The Okin by D.M. Pipes

Dan Morrison

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Manufacturer
Here's that lens holder I was turning in the video.

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Drawing out some stamp designs. I will be carving the stamp into african blackwood. You can see the wood blank ready for carving sitting on the paper there.

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Some possible stamp designs. Check out the massive difference rounded corners can make! So much better!

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I know which design I will be flushing out and exploring more.... but I won't reveal my pick just yet...

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EmDeemo

ACCOUNT INACTIVE
Lovely. Again, that last shot really is a doozy. My new desktop pic for sure :-)

So it's the load chamber/charcoal holder gets made first, stems later? Is my assumption correct? Feels like I'm asking for spoilers.

Has this end piece got an 'official', or otherwise, name yet? Like, maybe Dave's Head, or something inexplicably more descriptive and useful (load chamber etc doesn't do it's function justice! :-) )...
 

EmDeemo

ACCOUNT INACTIVE
@emmdeemo The boxes first (so the glue can dry over a few days), then the steel chambers, and then the stems.

And good question, I've been thinking the same... the steel chamber needs a name! I'll think on it. Any suggestions?

Oh yeah, forgot about the boxes! :-) the most important part!

And I've made my suggestion, Dave's Head :-)
 

Dan Morrison

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Manufacturer
I felt like I spent the day in a miniature world...

First drilling the holes for the 00-90 screws. The hole is drilled through the bronze spring and the steel at the same time so that when everything goes back together again both holes will line up perfectly.

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All of the springs are matched to a single pair of holes on the steel tips. So I use this numbered grid to keep track of where they go. Dropping this pad of paper on the floor at this point would be a huge pain in the ass! I set it aside very carefully. hahah.

Each one of those tiny holes were enlarged with a custom reamer to the perfect clearance hole size for the 00-90 screw.

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And here is the tap that I use to cut the screw threads. Of course, this $50 tap broke on me..not even half way through the job.

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But, luckily I have this tool-post grinder and was able to re-grind a new point on the tap. I swear it was cutting better than new after that!

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Now that's a small screw!

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The cork wrapped pin-vice is spun between the fingers while applying downward pressure. With a tap this small in hard steel, you're always riding the line between success and failure, ha.

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The all important cutting fluid.

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Anyhow. Next step is to re-assemble the pieces, apply the final finish to the steel and then it's onto the stems! Which shouldn't take too long at all.
 

Haakkon

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Wow Dan 00-90, I've used 0-80 but damn those are small. I tend to agree with these small taps sometimes a broken one feels like it has a nice sharp edge that cuts better. Not that I know from breaking them...

I love the name crown for the headpiece. It fits the prongs nicely.
 

Seasoned Senior

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Been absent far too long. My summer has been one trip after another. I haven't slept in so many different beds since I was in my 20s. Just wanted to say I am number 48 on the list and looking forward to receiving this masterpiece for those special times I'm out in nature. This will not be a daily driver but a piece of art enjoyed in some of the planet's most beautiful places.
 
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