Yes, the hole on the post is threaded on the inside and the screw screws right it.Tutor wrote:I take it that the post the screw goes into has threads...?
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Yes, the hole on the post is threaded on the inside and the screw screws right it.Tutor wrote:I take it that the post the screw goes into has threads...?
Not to denigrate what I'm sure are fine devices, it's just that all the hand-work offends my eye. I like to see nice, sleek, machined components with beveled or radiused edges and smooth surfaces.Dev wrote:And thus another entrepreneur is born...LOL
I can't say for certain because he is in the Watchful Mistress right now and it's screwed on, so I can't play with the ring. But when I was fooling around with them yesterday, I do think the ring fit in the JB, yes.Chastehusband wrote:Dev, does the screw version of the ring work ok with your original JB?
And here's one of the reasons that I dislike the handwork on these and similar devices. There's no reason that the parts can't be interchangeable, or at least easily modified. All it takes is a little planning. Oh, and a lot of money for planning, modeling, and testing. Which is why I'm not making them, myself. :-/Dev wrote: Atone sent me a 1 5/8" ring he had (an extra that he said he'd never use). That one fits the new WM but it doesn't quite fit the JB--just a little too big. Ab tells me it could be sanded and then it would slide in. That ring is not threaded, though, so it would require a lock.
I won't disagree with you but don't totally agree either. There is something inherently 'organic' about something that is made by hand, with the hands. This can be achieved in something that is made on a machine as well but I think it takes an artistic machinist to do this. Or at least an artistic designer to hand it over to the skilled machinist.Tom Allen wrote: Not to denigrate what I'm sure are fine devices, it's just that all the hand-work offends my eye. I like to see nice, sleek, machined components with beveled or radiused edges and smooth surfaces.
I've seen some very nice handmade firearms. In fact, a lot of older machinery from the late 1800s/early 1900s is hand finished, and extremely well crafted. But the context (for me) is different. I can't explain why. Likewise for many old pieces of furniture; it's fascinating to see little details where a chisel has scraped a feature just a bit too closely, or a hand plane has rounded over a corner a little more than the adjoining corner. Details like that give a piece character.Atone wrote:I won't disagree with you but don't totally agree either. There is something inherently 'organic' about something that is made by hand, with the hands. This can be achieved in something that is made on a machine as well but I think it takes an artistic machinist to do this. Or at least an artistic designer to hand it over to the skilled machinist.