My same "sand flush" method is the way I intend to clean up the vertical inlays. More cutting started giving me the proper channels around the edge. carving bone isn't something I really wanna be doing, plus cutting a complete circle by hand was gonna suck, so Acrylic is the choice for me! Now I wanna say now why I'm using acrylic when I was intending this to be an "as issued" in accurate materials kinda build, well. A quick buzz on my belt sander once it cured and everything was brought flush. I test fit all the pieces as I cut them down, and when I was happy with all of them, I mixed up some 2 Part Epoxy adhesive and stuck them all down. Time for the coping saw and some needle files. I plugged in my bandsaw to start doing some cuts, and the blade promptly broke. The corners are the only place that the full 3x3 sides will be seen, so the flush inlays on the top can be as shallow or as deep as needed. The center ring fit FLAWLESSLY.įrom this point it was time to cut a bunch of 3mm channels to set my acrylic into. Lost Kiwi came around today with a bunch of 3mm square Ivory coloured acrylic strips and one center ring. This is where I am at so far.Īlrighty, so after literally MONTHS of dicking around on this, I'm making ridiculous headway in only a handful of days. I had to file a fraction of a Milimeter off one of the dial legs and the whole thing fit perfectly into the groove. The timber has some natural cracks and grain that I definitely wanted to preserve, and its turned out gorgeously. I definitely owe him a good bottle of rum. Lopped down the sides for some Octagonal goodness, and then attacked it with a lathe! Its a fence post that he's been saving for god knows why, but its like 30 years old and solid as a rock, so he started doing some machining. Dad was rummaging around and found a nice lump of wood. I'm not a big guy and it feels miniscule in my hand. The Shot of it in my hand really shows how tiny it is. I'd originally planned for this build to be entirely "Universe Accurate", with no plastic, all the metal soldered together etc, but I completely had a meltdown trying to get the legs soldered on, and after a good 4 hours of struggling I conceeded and went with JB weld. ![]() I then grabbed a small piece of brass square rod for the three legs, I ground it down to a right angle and attempted to solder those on too. It was at this point I'd realised exactly what a dumb decision this whole endeavour was, but "in for a penny, in for a pound". Next up came the sundial's Fin piece, I've got no idea of the technical term and I honestly don't care to learn it, so It's a fin ok? This was hand shaped from brass sheet, and then PAINSTAKINGLY soldered on. She's agreed to help me with laser cutting my inlays as well as laser cutting and etching my compass dial as well! The compass rose seen here is a test laser cut from a friend of mine, Lost Kiwi Designs. Yes, the compasses are actually pretty different. You'll notice the etch design is different, this is because I'm an idiot and was using the Curse of the Black Pearl sundial design instead of the Dead Mans Chest/At World's End design. Once I'd messed around getting a design and an etch I Liked, I used my dremel to ream out the washer's center, stacked two together and soldered them together. This piece is gonna be pretty beaten up anyway so I'm not super worried, once it was assembled and weathered it looks pretty slick. The combination of the tiny dial and using pre-made washers made it very difficult to get the laser toner to bond. It worked OK but was a whole bunch of trial and error, and ultimately wasn't a perfect solution. I tried an acid etching process with Amonium persulphate and laser printer toner. Once I'd worked out my sizes, I ordered a packet of brass washers to use for the sundial base. I think the size for the Disney Store Compass is pretty much bang on and I'm happy with that, so I went to town with some calipers. Step one was gather a bunch of measurements. wanna help me make a legit Jack Sparrow compass? Its gonna be a total pain in the ass to do" and the journey began. after sitting down with my dad over a few (many) drinks, I pitched the idea of "hey. I don't want it to be a Captain Jack compass, I want someone to pick it up and think "This is ACTUALLY Captain Jack Sparrow's compass", So. Down to custom leather hat, hand finished leather belts and pewter buttons, having a plastic kids toy hanging from my belt was somewhat of a personal let down. ![]() I've upgraded every part of my gear (Most several times over) and there's barely anything that isn't authentic or close to in it. Well, with this year marking my 10 year point in my Jack Sparrow cosplay life, my Disney Store compass has been looking a bit sorry and out of place.
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