Dr.Al
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The tube went back into the milling vice and I cut another chamfer:
Finally, the hinge bar could be inserted (it's loose at the moment, but I'll sort that out later) and a magnet pressed into the hole (again loose at the moment, but I'll glue it later). The assembled lock piece:
I'm very happy to say that it works! This is what it looks like locked:
This is what it looks like unlocked:
Here are a couple of videos that hopefully show it working (the first one was taken with my phone held in the bench vice!):
Finally, the hinge bar could be inserted (it's loose at the moment, but I'll sort that out later) and a magnet pressed into the hole (again loose at the moment, but I'll glue it later). The assembled lock piece:
I'm very happy to say that it works! This is what it looks like locked:
This is what it looks like unlocked:
Here are a couple of videos that hopefully show it working (the first one was taken with my phone held in the bench vice!):