So... I've been making a brass belt buckle with a secret compartment. The buckle body is a clam shell design with a thick concave lid, hinged to a flat backplate, that swings downwards, hinge at the bottom. I want an equally as secretive 1/4 turn latch to open the clam shell. I've sawn the tip of the point I want to be the twisting part and drilled a hole to accommodate a rod that I'll eventually solder to the sawn off twisting tip.
And now the bit that I'm staring in to the middle distance with... What do I need on the other end of the rod to make it lock? Some kind of cam end on the rod that clicks in to a V spring, maybe, on the backplate? Kiiind of like a boxclasp release... but using a twist mechanism??
If any of this makes sense and you have an idea... hit me up! I'm losing my mind.