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Liam Arcadia
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« on: May 31, 2012, 11:02:06 pm » |
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Hello there!
I've been searching far and wide for Brass rings for the front of a pair of scratch built Goggles
escutcheon's seem a bit too thick rimmed,
I'm going for a slightly military look,
Any information much appreciated.
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Dr cornelius quack
Rogue Ætherlord
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Arrant Carney. Phmebian Cultural Attache.
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« Reply #1 on: May 31, 2012, 11:10:40 pm » |
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Such are the feeble bases on which many a public character rests.
Construction of illegal outdoor Privvys on common land a speciality. Our customers always come back.
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Liam Arcadia
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« Reply #2 on: May 31, 2012, 11:15:51 pm » |
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Those look interesting , Will have to have a check in person.
Do you know if they make them in solid brass?
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Dr cornelius quack
Rogue Ætherlord
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Arrant Carney. Phmebian Cultural Attache.
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« Reply #3 on: May 31, 2012, 11:20:26 pm » |
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Most of the ones I've seen are plated steel pressings or 'muck metal' die castings. Maybe Harrods??
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Mr. Boltneck
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« Reply #4 on: May 31, 2012, 11:23:23 pm » |
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If you can solder, it's easy enough to make lens-retaining rings from brass sheet and wire. I scored for a large coil of 14ga. brass wire from a crafts supplier a while back that is well-suited for this.
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Liam Arcadia
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« Reply #5 on: May 31, 2012, 11:27:07 pm » |
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Ha ha, The brass look will be enough!
Thank you for the advice and a great first impression of this site!
Mr. Bolt-neck
I really want something with a screw back or similar As i will be possibly add an aperture blade from a camera
Many thanks again all!
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Herbert West
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« Reply #6 on: June 01, 2012, 11:22:26 am » |
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Old purses from Salvation Army and Goodwill stores are another good source for plain brass rings. They're usually used to hold the shoulder strap on.
Though its a bit of a coin toss when it comes to finding an exact size.
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Cubinoid
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« Reply #7 on: June 01, 2012, 11:41:30 am » |
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Liam Arcadia
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« Reply #8 on: June 10, 2012, 07:44:13 pm » |
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 How about these 50X10MM? |
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Liam Arcadia
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« Reply #10 on: June 11, 2012, 11:20:36 am » |
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Well the keyhole surround pops right off and at 1.25 each solid brass I don't think it can get much easier! And as they will be keeping my hats on  My initial idea was to get the keyhole surround x2 and insert an aperture blade or just brass radiator grill over lenses As they will be worn on a hat for a slightly steam punk militarily look I also have some good thick leather to bolt in with a few bolts around the diameter of the brass ring |
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Aleister Crow
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« Reply #11 on: June 11, 2012, 01:31:42 pm » |
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Those keyholes are giving me ideas. 50mm is exactly the lens size of my welding goggles. It may make an interesting look, turned sideways and backed by either welding lenses or red plexiglass.  |
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Mr Addams
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« Reply #12 on: June 11, 2012, 03:06:17 pm » |
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Well the keyhole surround pops right off and at 1.25 each solid brass I don't think it can get much easier! And as they will be keeping my hats on 1.25 each, for a those! Where do you get them from? Links please. |
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Liam Arcadia
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« Reply #13 on: June 11, 2012, 03:35:48 pm » |
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Going to order a pair tonight, I will make the link public after that |
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Aleister Crow
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« Reply #14 on: June 11, 2012, 06:43:52 pm » |
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Going to order a pair tonight, I will make the link public after that Okay... but why the secrecy? I doubt they're going to sell out, and it's actually fairly easy to backtrack the picture link and just find it on the site. |
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Liam Arcadia
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« Reply #15 on: June 11, 2012, 09:28:40 pm » |
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