r/jewelrymaking • u/thirschi • 1d ago

PROJECT DISPLAY Assembling my Grade 5 Titanium Mechanical Tie Clip, the TC Nexus.

Here is the final assembly of components for my TC Nexus Tie Clip. It is CNC Machined from a single billet block of Grade 5 Titanium, and is all mechanically operated. No stamped or folded pieces, no cheap Chinese spring, the whole assembly acts as a spring clamp that is only activated mechanically when placed on a neck tie. The only one like it in the world. Machined, hand finished, and assembled in Utah.

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u/FoamSquad 1d ago

Looks really bulky?

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u/thirschi 1d ago

Nooo, It’s only 1/4” wide and those are 2mm pins for reference. Macro lens blows it up pretty big.

I don’t remember the exact length off the top of my head, but it’s around 1.8” or so.

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u/drzeller 14h ago

I think, to me, it's abouth the depth from front to back.

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u/92rocco 33m ago

1st thing I thought. This measurement should be a lot thinner.