Originally Posted by WayneHill I KNEW I seen that part before!
It is Luke Skywalker's Light Saber !!!
This is the picture I took at the Toledo Museum "Star Wars" show! |
Good eye Wayne.......that was hilarious!
An indexing head or super spacer would do this. Not a collet block job by the size of it.
Since this part is non-functional and cosmetic only. Just turn the profile on the lathe and cut the splines in with a tapered wheel cutter. I would cut it straight into the base shaft diameter on the centerline of the spline profile. Let the cut blend out to the width of the profile teeth.
If it really needs to be round at the base of each tooth. I might be inclined to create a spider insert, core the butt of the saber to suit and cap it off, but that is a lot more work.
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