Hi Guys - thanks for looking in
Well to coin a phrase 'The end is nigh'! but there are still a couple of small items that need attention.
One of them was the need to do some glass cutting - no not 4mm thick for a case but something a tad thinner!
This afternoon I cut four pieces 8mm x 11.5mm from a microsope glass slide. I purchased a pack of 50 to hedge the expected potential scrappage. When they first arrived about a month ago I had a quick tentative go but three slides later decided it needed a slightly more controlled approach rather than the quick have a go and see what happens scenario!
So, taking my time I managed to get all five 8mm wide strips plus one scrap from one slide then successfully cut the 11.5 length on four of them - I used a carbide scriber made from an old discarded cutter and lubricated it with white spirit. Once scribed and placed over the wire along the line the glass cracked quite uniformly under finger pressure.
This is the 'kit' and the remaining waste glass - the pencil lines are the dimensions required. There are about five sheets of copy paper underneath to provide some give when pressing down on the scriber.
These are the actual pieces required along with their receptacles (oilers for the main bearings)
Yet one more fiddly little job accomplished these will get epoxied in place tomorrow
Regards for now - Tug