On 20 Jan 2002 at 10:00, Cotty wrote: > Hey, nice work, tell your craftsperson, Rob. Personally I find the > contrast between metal and wood rather jarring, so it wouldn't be for me. > That's why (as you know) I painted my 'coffee-table leg' black.
Hi Cotty, I wondered how long it would take you to comment :-) I suppose you wouldn't cover you'r LX with lizard skin either? ;^D I have not seen all the choices of timbers either, there might be some quite dark ones that can be used, I will find out and report back. > I got a strap lug point from a Pentax repairer, he obviously pulled it > from a dead LX - it was encrusted with ageing and neglect - polished up > fine though. Supplies of this part are perhaps low. Sourcing a comparable > piece may not be that difficult. The original lug point is simply a > threaded nut, with a rounded T-piece (there must be a technical term for > the form) head, with two recesses for a (insert technical term for > screwdriver-with-two-blades vis-a-vis circlip pliers). Unless you've got > the recessed nut this fits into, it's not ideal for wood (as I found > out). So, for wood, what about a suitably rounded T-piece with a wood > screw attached, necessatating only a simple guide bore be drilled. > > Grips with lug points attached will fly of the shelves, IMO. As long as the lugs don't fly off the grips! The only problem of sorts is that the grip would literally have to be shaved to provide a flat surface for the lug to rotate about, this can obviously be done but it is contrary to the design concept. These desert woods are like ceramic, they are so dense so I am sure the lugs will be easy to affix. However a suitable threaded lug has to be fabricated as do all the other parts, since none are available as stock items unfortunately. The point at which the development is currently stalled is in the costing of such items as the dies required to press the back plates, the fabrication of the fixing screws, the retainer screw spring etc. The other consideration is that (as you can well appreciate) the output will be serial, this isn't some mass produced part, there are hours of labour in each and every one in order to maintain the expected fit and finish. Cheers, Rob Studdert HURSTVILLE AUSTRALIA Tel +61-2-9554-4110 UTC(GMT) +10 Hours [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://members.ozemail.com.au/~distudio/publications.html - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
