Friday Update

I will be meeting with a local CNC shop owner today and hopefully have good news regarding the cage and bezel production. The waterjet cutting has been very successful for the cap and cup parts as well as the scissors.

Weekend Edition

Here is number 5 about to head out tomorrow. I also added a few shots of the bezel prep. The shape is water jet cut but the angle has to be hand cut.

Cheers & Happy Weekend,
Andy

The Kit

Finished Bezel

Fine Finishing File

Visible Shaping

Coarse File Work

Friday's Child

Got another one going to a good home!

I just wanna fly!

Another One Is Born!

Here is another gimbal about to leave the nest.

Gimbal with optional bezel.

Assembly Time!

Here are the bits for this week's final assembly. All cut, drilled, tapped sanded and polished.

Parts ready for assembly.

Hole-E Caps 'n' Cups

Well, here are the drilled caps and cups. You can also see the pins in the cup. They go through the press fit, bonded, assembly right through the shaft.

Next step soldering, assembly and finishing. We're getting close!

Cheers,
Andy

Caps 'n' Cups.

Phew, one of the hard jobs done.

Since I am still hemming and hawing over which mill to get, for now, the parts still have to be hand cut. Here are some some snaps of the finished brushed frames and a shot of the high tech prosess used to make them.

Cheers,
Andy

The frames ready for a tasty stuffing of yokes, bails & springs.

Yep..that's a jeweler's saw in action!