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10/08/15 6:27:26 PM

 

I was asked (or should I say bribed) by one of my friends to cnc some custom lobster gages. The first few photos are of the bribe I received to entice me into making these for him.

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MMMMMmmmmmmmMMmmm Good!

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10/12/15 2:36:51 PM

 

I was asked if I could make the gages from brass so this was the first concept I came up with. In the end we figured that it may not be wise to actually make and use these as they could technically still be considered brass knuckles…. Even if at 0.090” thick they would probably cut your fingers off if you actually used that in that manner.

 

Best to not take a chance!

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Here was another concept that didn’t make the grade:

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Here was another concept that didn’t make the grade:

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The winning concept!

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Here is the model of the lobster logo that I engraved n the surface of the gage. In the end I removed the claws as the CA Spiny lobster doesn’t have claws!

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10/08/15 4:53:50 PM

 

Outline engraving of the logo. In the end I decided to engrave a pocket in the lobster shape.

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10/09/15 11:14:17 AM

 

Pocket engraving of the lobster logo!

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Close up of the pocketed lettering showing the gage size.

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10/09/15 1:20:16 PM

The finished product being measured!

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10/09/15 3:39:12 PM

 

Just for fun I went ahead and machined a couple of the brass knuckle variety. I did make the fingers considerably smaller than the original design as this will prevent some from being able to insert their fingers all the way through.

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