I came home last night from Hibbing MN and arrived to a welcomed surprise!
Just received all of the caps and buttons! Many thanks Imeo
DSpin, no caps were harmed in this photo!. I will re-buff once I fit them to the individual units.
The new caps are oversized in diameter and the brass tubes are slightly undersized so this will allow me to have a nice fit and transition between the wood and metal
Another wonderful surprise was that Imeo was good enough to use all brass springs and posts! Thanks Imeo!!
Even the buttons have brass contacts. The button itself is Stainless Steel so it matches beautifully with the caps but all the connection points are brass. The tubes themselves are brass for great conductivity as well
This is turning out to be a great group project. Blu, in her infinite kindness sent me some breathtaking Olivewood burl and some silver Birdseye maple which I had never seen before
These are just quick pictures, this is the silver Birdseye
And this is the Olivewood. The holes you see are natural separations in the burl and they will be filled of course, this is just the raw wood.
The fun now begins! I'll redo the list on my next post and will start running down in the order in which people signed up for. River and OB, from memory you two were the first. Many thanks for your support. You get first choice on the silver or the Olivewood extra's if you wish to change your mind on your initial choices. Just be sure to thank Blu since she's the one that sent me that wood. Blu, I'll work things out with you.
Imeo, you get whatever you want my friend
Lastly, thanks to Imeo's kindness, he sent me extra large diameter caps AT NO CHARGE for those of you that took the initial plunge with me and bought the first prototypes. As such, you will get extra caps for your original purchase, just remind me. Blu and River, I've got you covered.
All the best and God Bless
Torque
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