{"id":142,"date":"2011-12-26T02:01:27","date_gmt":"2011-12-26T02:01:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sterlingsculptures.com\/wp\/?p=142"},"modified":"2011-12-26T04:10:13","modified_gmt":"2011-12-26T04:10:13","slug":"telegraph-key-usb-drive-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/sterlingsculptures.com\/wp\/?p=142","title":{"rendered":"Telegraph Key USB Drive #3"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\n<\/a>Above, I marked the spots I’ll be drilling using a Sharpie and a set of dividers. \u00a0If you look closely you can see the little cross marks in the red areas.<\/p>\n

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\nHere, I’ve used my NSK micromotor grinder and a tiny carbide burr to carve an indention into the metal. \u00a0This will give the drill bit a place to start and keep it from skating around and drilling in another spot nearby.<\/p>\n

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\nAbove is my drilling setup in my Sherline mini-mill. \u00a0I superglued all the parts in place temporarily so I can drill holes through all the pieces at the same time, ensuring they all line up well. \u00a0I only had to stop drilling and reglue once, when I let the glue get too hot.<\/p>\n

I’ll use a single edge razor blade as a wedge to break the pieces apart once I’m finished drilling. \u00a0This ability is handy for temporary fixes, but shows you why I don’t use superglue for anything else. \u00a0It’s a lousy long term adhesive.<\/p>\n

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\nAnother view of the drilling. \u00a0Notice I have the parts sitting on a sacrificial block of hardwood to keep from drilling through the mill vise. \u00a0I drilled using two drill bit sizes, the first time using a bit of proper size for the 4-40 tap to cut the threads. \u00a0The second bit size is clearance sized for 4-40 screw threads. \u00a0I took the bottom plate off, then re-drilled the rest of the parts using the larger bit so my screws would fit through.<\/p>\n

Next, I have to put screw threads in the bottom plate.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Above, I marked the spots I’ll be drilling using a Sharpie and a set of dividers. \u00a0If you look closely you can see the little cross marks in the red areas. Here, I’ve used my NSK micromotor grinder and a … Continue reading →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true},"categories":[11],"tags":[3,7,17,16,13,12,15,14],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p6qLAy-2i","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":158,"url":"http:\/\/sterlingsculptures.com\/wp\/?p=158","url_meta":{"origin":142,"position":0},"title":"Telegraph Key USB Drive #5","date":"December 26, 2011","format":false,"excerpt":"Here are all the parts, shaped and smoothed. And everything assembled and adjusted from the front side. And from the back. I needed a spring for the telegraph key - turns out a ballpoint pen spring was perfect. \u00a0","rel":"","context":"In "Steampunk"","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/sterlingsculptures.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/Telegraph_Key_USB_Drive_23.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":127,"url":"http:\/\/sterlingsculptures.com\/wp\/?p=127","url_meta":{"origin":142,"position":1},"title":"Telegraph Key USB Drive #1","date":"December 26, 2011","format":false,"excerpt":"Since I finished up the \"Puget Sound Dagger\"\u00a0I finally found time to start on my daughter's Christmas present. \u00a0Since Christmas is over, I can show it to you! It's going to be a \"steampunk\" (Victorian-styled with lots of brass stuff) thumb drive for use at school. \u00a0This one will be\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Steampunk"","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sterlingsculptures.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/Telegraph_Key_USB_Drive_45.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":173,"url":"http:\/\/sterlingsculptures.com\/wp\/?p=173","url_meta":{"origin":142,"position":2},"title":"Telegraph Key USB Drive #7","date":"December 26, 2011","format":false,"excerpt":"Disassembled and ready to engrave the top copper plate. Here are the lines engraved in the top copper plate. The background removed, and a quick inking to see how it will look. Added the fine shading lines, then inked; ready to assemble. Gluing the USB drive electronics into the body.\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Steampunk"","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sterlingsculptures.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/Telegraph_Key_USB_Drive_451.jpg?fit=720%2C582&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":167,"url":"http:\/\/sterlingsculptures.com\/wp\/?p=167","url_meta":{"origin":142,"position":3},"title":"Telegraph Key USB Drive #6","date":"December 26, 2011","format":false,"excerpt":"I turned a keypad from mild steel on the lathe, and soldered it in place with paste solder. Used Birchwood Casey Super Blue (cold gun blue) to darken the brass and steel of the telegraph key. \u00a0I also soldered the piano wire steel pivot pin as well. Above, the telegraph\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Steampunk"","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/sterlingsculptures.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/Telegraph_Key_USB_Drive_27.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":149,"url":"http:\/\/sterlingsculptures.com\/wp\/?p=149","url_meta":{"origin":142,"position":4},"title":"Telegraph Key USB Drive #4","date":"December 26, 2011","format":false,"excerpt":"Tapped the bottom plate with 4-40 threads for four socket cap screws and two phillips heads. Above is everything fastened together to test the fit. Starting to refine the forms of the brass parts, above is a side view of the telegraph key itself, marked to remove metal. Top view\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Steampunk"","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sterlingsculptures.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/Telegraph_Key_USB_Drive_16.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":134,"url":"http:\/\/sterlingsculptures.com\/wp\/?p=134","url_meta":{"origin":142,"position":5},"title":"Telegraph Key USB Drive #2","date":"December 26, 2011","format":false,"excerpt":"Glued up the pieces temporarily with small drops of superglue, and sanded everything nice, square and flush using my disk sander. Above, using a file to clean up the end parts so the cross piece will sit level. 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