917 balsa shift knob specs (now a progress thread), MK1 made, pics included |
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917 balsa shift knob specs (now a progress thread), MK1 made, pics included |
VaccaRabite |
Jan 16 2009, 09:38 AM
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En Garde! Group: Admin Posts: 13,544 Joined: 15-December 03 From: Dallastown, PA Member No.: 1,435 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region |
Does anyone have the specs for the 917 shift knobs? I am talking about the ones that were laminated wood.
I am looking for: What wood was used in the lamination What are the dimensions How was it attached. I know someone already makes these, and I could just buy one. However, I am interested in learning how to use a wood lathe and my grandfather is going to give me his and all his tooling for it. Instead of just turning eggs until I get the idea of what I am doing, I figured this would be a more useful project to start with. Zach |
r_towle |
Jan 16 2009, 10:11 AM
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Custom Member Group: Members Posts: 24,623 Joined: 9-January 03 From: Taxachusetts Member No.: 124 Region Association: North East States |
Zach, post a picture.
It might be either rosewood or mahogany...gotta see it. You can use either, both will gum up the tools. First thing to learn with a lathe is how to hand sharpen the tools. Its really important to learn this... Rusty does pens..he can walk you through the sharpening process, or I can....dont use a machine, use oil stones, old school. I have tried all the new fangled diamond stuff...oil is better for a razor like sharpness. For the shape, you will have to take pretty precise measurements. Quick and simple to do with a contour gauge, then trace that onto a piece of paper. So, you could take the gauge into a car, get the contour, then trace it on the spot...fold that up and be on your way. Mounting should be similar to the stock on. That is a hole of dimension X and buy a new jam bushing to insert into the base of the knob. Rich |
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