pielock373
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This was my Thanksgiving day project. A series of stacked disc and spacers I made on my lathe.
Star Trek TOS Uhura Communications Earpiece
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pielock373
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Ok my tooling came in Friday's mail. Turning it on a lathe is the only way to go! \
Hold on to your hats this is going to blow you away!!\
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Machining the shaft.\
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Finished!\
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That was turned from a solid piece of aluminum rod?
pielock373
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Yes it was
Brilliant, now that is a proper earpiece!
pielock373
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Here's a video of it being turned.
Here is is my turned earpiece next to a screen shot from "The Doomsday Machine".
Here is is my turned earpiece next to a screen shot from "The Doomsday Machine".
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brandomack
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I must get myself a lathe!
Great work as always Steve! How long did that take to make, start to finish?
