Fineas J. Whoopie Posted January 10, 2005 Share Posted January 10, 2005 There is something about the brass fastener on aluminum hands that I like. Primative, but with quality. Now can we see the electric golden Sparky? :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H.I. Gosses Posted January 13, 2005 Author Share Posted January 13, 2005 Thank you all very much for your praises. I basked and woddled in the adulation!That alone justifies all the #$%$#!! work. However, as David said, now that I have all the molds etc, I might just as well make a few more. I will try to muster the courage to make 5-10 pieces. Those who expressed a desire to have one, I will contact, when there is something to contact them about..Meanwhile, let's finish this off withg a befitting picture,and ...as promised,"The Electric Sparky!"soon in this theatre. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duxastrogirl Posted January 13, 2005 Share Posted January 13, 2005 So now I feel the urge to complete my post and say: you are clever, I like it and I want one too... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Kirk Posted January 13, 2005 Share Posted January 13, 2005 How about 11, Henk? I'd love to have one in a bronze suit too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dratomic Posted January 13, 2005 Share Posted January 13, 2005 I would be interested in getting one, too. (3...4...5... sorry, dumb joke.) It's really a great looking toy, and it's rare that anything new really catches my eye. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
(id) Posted January 13, 2005 Share Posted January 13, 2005 I have to say, I would like one as the hillbilly cousin to my Zoomers. You are very clever! :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robert Posted January 14, 2005 Share Posted January 14, 2005 Hillbilly? Hell, this is the uptown cousin! I definately want one! Count me in Henk! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
larry seven Posted January 14, 2005 Share Posted January 14, 2005 :) H.I. Gosses, I have a question, I haven't found the exact size of replacement eyelet that fits the Sparky arm. That size is also used on tin toys in other areas, such as the battery cover latch pivot. I can readily find smaller eyelets, 1/8", used in crafts a lot here, and the next larger size that I can find requires the holes to be drilled out larger. Do you have a source for that size? I measure 3/16" Thanks, -Larry 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H.I. Gosses Posted January 14, 2005 Author Share Posted January 14, 2005 Larry, Those rivets or grommets are not exactly out of the realm of precision-enginering. If you buy them from a craftstore, they are different from those from a leather-,paper-, sailmaker-, bookbinder-, hosier-, or enginering -shop. I bought from each of these sources at one time, consequently I have enough for 9 lives, and they are all slightly different. The hands to Gustav are "Standard" belt/craft rivets. The eyes however are rivets used by electricians to make eyelets on cables. (before the Amp connectors)These I modified in a 2-sided die. The hole is made paralel and the flange diameter isreduced by rounding it more. Not as to deform them again by rivetting them, they are soldered in the face and then ground flat. I presume the problem is the eternal clash of Metric vs Imperial. Japan was/is metric. With the repro Sparky's I take the rivet I want, as far as curvature of the flange is concerned, and ream (NOT drill!) it to size. The hole in the body a little larger, so it swings freely.A good source of out-size rivets are transistor radio antennae. Of course you have to provide the flange, but they have all sorts outlandish diameters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robobob Posted January 14, 2005 Share Posted January 14, 2005 DID SOMEONE SAY RIVETS ???Rivets Galore !!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe K. Posted January 14, 2005 Share Posted January 14, 2005 WOW!, robobob.1000 rivets per pack. That's enough for Henk to turn out 500 custom "Sparkys"... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H.I. Gosses Posted January 14, 2005 Author Share Posted January 14, 2005 250! Contest:count the rivets.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
larry seven Posted January 15, 2005 Share Posted January 15, 2005 :) Thanks for the help with eyelets and rivets, everyone -L7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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