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14th April 2007, 03:28 AM #1
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Making Lever Caps and Lever Cap Screws in the Backyard
As mentioned in my recent post on building a jointer, here is a link to an article I have completed on building lever caps and cap screws with basic tools.
http://www.wkfinetools.com/contrib/d...rCap/lCap1.asp
I hope this is useful.
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14th April 2007, 11:09 AM #2
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Another excellent article Derek. I was looking forward to seeing how you made the knobs after seeing the thread on your jointer. Now I have seen the process....how freakin easy is that
....and such fantastic results.
I will defenately be having a crack at making a couple of those.
very clever
cheers
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15th April 2007, 12:06 AM #3
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Excellent tute, Derek, thanks for that.
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15th April 2007, 12:19 AM #4
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15th April 2007, 02:19 AM #5
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Great stuff, Derek. Greenie on its way (if I can).
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15th April 2007, 07:50 PM #6
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Excellent idea Derek thank you for the tuit.
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15th April 2007, 11:40 PM #7
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Great Ideas Derek, The only thing I would do different is use silver solder instead of epoxy and that's because I have a MAP gas torch handy and wouldn't have to wait for the epoxy to dry..
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16th April 2007, 12:20 AM #8
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I admire your skills and patience Derek - thanks for the article.
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16th April 2007, 02:10 PM #9
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Well done Derek.
Before following the link and just looking at the final result I would never have figured out how it was done. (Have a greenie on me)
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16th April 2007, 03:01 PM #10
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Top effort Derek.
Umm, you do realise it's illegal to deface current Australian currency coins? The 2 cent piece is OK but the $1 coin is $5,000 fine or 2 years imprisonment
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16th April 2007, 04:00 PM #11
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Mmm did I say Australian $1 coin? Of course I meant to say Zimbabwean!
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16th April 2007, 04:11 PM #12
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Of course the laws are MUCH harsher over there
Anyway, they look great no matter how you made them. Perhaps people can pick up foreign coins to use, or even disks of metal would do. Seeing as you shape the blank anyway, I don't suppose it has to be perfectly round to begin with, if you blend it into the knurled nut?
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18th April 2007, 03:58 PM #13
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Nothin's changed round here. Derek's still posting fantatsic articles and the same old crew still pats him on the back!
Last edited by LineLefty; 18th April 2007 at 04:00 PM. Reason: And I still can't spell!
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18th April 2007, 04:08 PM #14
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No, I'm sorry. It couldn't be that easy. Metalwork is harder than that - everytime I've tried it the results are still scrap metal. Hmmm, maybe I'll have to give it another try. Thanks for this Derek. I think I'll start with a marking gauge though, and work my way up to a plane via a shave.
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