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Nice! Very creative!

It is an obsession, isn't it!

I have a mini-lathe, my primary "hobby" is building stage-combat lightsabers. I bought it explicitly for that reason, but it has come in handy for many projects and it will allow you to expand your horizons a LOT. I've also made custom solid brass control knobs for my brother's guitar with it. When ...

cvoinescu wrote:Wouldn't it be even easier to use that very part to make a mould, and cast it in pewter?

LOL!
That thought hit me about 10mins after I was away from my computer.

This thread reminds me of the old quote "When you have a hammer, everything looks like a nail."

Wouldn't it be a little easier to cnc a mold and then cast it with pewter?

Right now I'm 375x1000 but I have the fixins' to go to 1kX1k as soon as I get the time to build a bigger table for it.

I live on Eastern Long Island and will be there (hopefully) on Sunday with the family.
Can't wait to meet you folks!!

Nice work, I hope to get my machine to that point. Any tips?

Flush cut pliers followed by a mini file for clean up.

Very cool! I have a buddy that builds these and I was thinking of teaming up with him to do something similar.
More pics, please!