Lifeboat compass housing

Needing a shrouded compass housing for a project I am building I came up with this and thought it might help others with the same problem.

Take a 15mm copper pipe elbow, the ones without the solder ring inside.......


Cut it into two parts across the centre of the bend and file the edges flat.....


Take a compass that fits inside the fitting and raise it so that it shows through the opening.......


Glue the compass inside the fitting and seal the bottom with a styrene plate, trim to shape and paint it......


Fix into the boat and Bobs your Aunty.......

brilliant, mike...…

you are a star as usual and the master of improvisation. 

 Outstanding Mike 

... and you've got a spare as well  

Barrie

where did you get the compass from.



david

You can get those compasses in quite a few places generally they are from gift shops trinkets or even @cheap survival gear” from the camp shop, however eBay u can buy them by the 100’s easy enough.

eBay link

thanks for reply never thought of ebay rarely go on that sight.

david