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Post by robby on Mar 18, 2013 10:19:22 GMT
Just had a thought (it didn`t hurt lol), what about some numbers stamped around the olives, it would be like a combination lock lol
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Post by Super-Shiny on Mar 18, 2013 10:23:12 GMT
Just noticed, one of them olives are slanted (the one under the power button), sorry my ocd picks up everything  |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 18, 2013 10:24:59 GMT
Just had a thought (it didn`t hurt lol), what about some numbers stamped around the olives, it would be like a combination lock lol or compass markings ... |
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Post by Super-Shiny on Mar 18, 2013 10:35:36 GMT
They don't work really well, locksmiths use them for numbering keys, each punch needs to be the same pressure and alignment is a bugger.... end result could be a disaster. Oh forgot, need one very very steady hand  |
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Post by robby on Mar 18, 2013 10:37:56 GMT
That would be interesting, you could do "relief" etching maybe. Going to Maplin today to get some etching acid (pcb stuff) |
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Post by robby on Mar 18, 2013 10:39:24 GMT
They don't work really well, locksmiths use them for numbering keys, each punch needs to be the same pressure and alignment is a bugger.... end result could be a disaster. Oh forgot, need one very very steady hand Yes, bearing in mind the curved nature of the olives, you couldnt get a full "stamp" |
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Post by Greigster on Mar 18, 2013 10:40:22 GMT
Or a Sundial
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Post by Super-Shiny on Mar 18, 2013 10:41:03 GMT
They don't work really well, locksmiths use them for numbering keys, each punch needs to be the same pressure and alignment is a bugger.... end result could be a disaster. Oh forgot, need one very very steady hand Yes, bearing in mind the curved nature of the olives, you couldnt get a full "stamp" Spot on, i forgot about it being curved, you will have no chance then with them hand stamps...hard enough on a flat surface. |
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Post by robby on Mar 18, 2013 10:42:35 GMT
I sent Min a pic of it last night, he was amazed lol. He is going to take the pic to the Vamo factory. He thought I had made the whole thing, couldnt get his head around the fact that it was copper lol and how good copper looks when polished
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Post by robby on Mar 18, 2013 10:44:10 GMT
Yes, bearing in mind the curved nature of the olives, you couldnt get a full "stamp" Spot on, i forgot about it being curved, you will have no chance then with them hand stamps...hard enough on a flat surface. stick on stencils and etching might be an option  |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 18, 2013 10:44:51 GMT
Yes, bearing in mind the curved nature of the olives, you couldnt get a full "stamp" Spot on, i forgot about it being curved, you will have no chance then with them hand stamps...hard enough on a flat surface. I suppose you could punch onto a plate of thin metal and then wind or bend around the olive ... the stamps would be raised and you'd have to pick characters which wouldn't look reversed ... copper on brass? question is whether the characters on the back would be distinct enough |
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Post by robby on Mar 18, 2013 10:47:52 GMT
Really looking forward to trying etching on the tubing, if it will etch down to the the brass, the buffed result and contrast between etched/not etched could look amazing
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Post by robby on Mar 18, 2013 11:16:09 GMT
Just noticed, one of them olives are slanted (the one under the power button), sorry my ocd picks up everything haha, they arent fixed yet, be easier to do some etching if they arent about. |
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