Low flow through S600

[landlockeddivingdoc]

update, final entry:

The tool I got was basic but seemingly well crafted. No complex parts, but no significant tooling marks, burrs, etc.
Not sure if it's a hard brass alloy, or brass colored steel.

Dimensions follow to the best of my ability if someone wants to try to make one; I didn't have an angle gauge/protractor, so I tried to provide the most precise measurements in case someone wanted to plot it in a virtual measurement software.

 

[landlockeddivingdoc]

update, actual final entry due to image number rules-

The most interesting thing about the tool was that the vane slot wasn't cut as a straight/uniform cut. Instead, the length of the slot on the outer radius of the curve was a lot longer than that of the inner radius.

I'm sure someone a lot smarter than I could figure out the cut, but in the meantime i'd just say- it seems quite a bit more involved than just chucking some rod stock in a vise and cutting a slot in it. And at about $15, I don't think it's a poor decision to just get the regular one.

Anyhow, this is the promised conclusion to all the problems I had with the S600 this summer. Will update if swapping out a metal barrel changes anything, but in the meantime my biggest takeaway is that the vane reversal really DOES seem to make a big difference, and I VERY much appreciate all of the insight and advice you all provided me in dealing with this!