my ESb Binoc build, from Odiwans Kit

What kit? This kit: http://www.therpf.com/f13/esb-binocu...sin-kit-88620/ :cool



Due to the first shown and extremly nice build binocs from that kit, i felt the urge to work on mine, too. :lol And i decided to machine some upgrade parts first.

I made some of the masters to cast parts, one of them was the inner parts for the eye-pieces. Markus included the upper part of them within the printed rings before making his mold - that looks nice, but now i had to modify mine to install alu parts. When working them thinner they loose stability, so i needed a kind of support device to clamp them securely for machining.

I decided to use some Delrin to make that device - drilling 8 holes on a rotary-table, then turning it out, matching the outline of the upper eye-pieces.




Now the part can be pushed in:






That way it´s able to chuck them up without deforming the parts. It enables me to lathe the inner details out.






Both done:




Additional i decided to make me some little brass parts - turning 6mm stock down to 5mm on one end and 3mm on the other end, then threading the smaller side:




The new eye-pieces - outer rings in their new shape, new alu parts, and the inner alu tube that will hold the lenses.




This is the part that´s needed for the small on/of switch




Here you see what the earlier mentioned small brass parts are for - as i found no useable brass bolts with that special shape, to mount the shield, i made some. Man, these were a lot of work for so few and small parts :wacko.




And the clamps for the upper side, the small turret still needs to be drilled out.




All the parts together:




On the binoc body:





Any comments or suggestions, maybe a idea where/what i can improve?