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    Thank You.
    All details and clamp is made from aluminum sheet and it was much easier to form and cut (the clamp was cut on the guillotine and form on the tube)
    all is made by me, except red buttons those are made from old UHF connectors just cut to right dimensions.
    Last edited by oldlestat; 01-13-2017 at 06:55 AM.
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    Quote Originally Posted by GregTheForce View Post
    Very nice! I like it! But one question: how long did it take?
    one week in free time during the work


    Quote Originally Posted by Renaissance Jedi View Post
    Impressive. Nice attention to details on this. I'm impressed by how much this looks like an actual graflex.
    Thank You
    I tried to make very original graflex
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    I'll second, third and fourth all the above ^......very nice work. With stainless steel none the less. Quite the accomplishment, not very easy to work with. The result is very well done. Grips and a couple more touches and you may not know the difference.
    I will agree some thing of that sort should get a very loud very bright SB
    If you don't mind answering, what did you use for a BH?

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    BH - Blade Holder ?

    I used PVC pipe painted black with a cutters for pins.
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    And with grips...



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    Looks awesome.
    How did you bend the little flanges for the bunny ears? I couldn't figure out how to by hand.

    Can you fit a blade in with those flanges?
    What are you using for a blade holder?
    Does it open like a graflex? I made two that do, but cutting the slot in the clamp and bending the clamp after caused it to fold instead of curve.

    Well done!

  7. #17

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    Thank You.

    You can see on the first page (pic 1) that the blade fits well.

    How I made it:
    I started with a longer aluminum tape, first I bent the edge and then wrapped it very slowly on a pipe with a blade diameter. Then to the cut to the right size and glue it in bunny ears.

    I used PVC pipe painted black with a cutters for pins.

    It does not open. It just has to look

    Best regards.
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  8. #18

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    Oldestat,

    After I read your post I realized you mentioned the PVC tubing.

    I glued in some bunny ear flanges but they eventually fell off... Anyhow, glad to see someone else making a passable graflex.

    I just discovered how to flatten the spot where the glass eye goes. A large bolt and two washers, Just tighten it down and you will have a flat spot!

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