Got bored, Made shifter knob.

[screamer510]

Could you use a Heli-coil?

That knob looks like it would be nice.

Good work.

Dan

[KhausticMess]

Yeah I was thinking of that too.

[datrod]

Look up key incerts. Mc Master Carr. A little better for what your doing.

[the nice machine]

I love acrylic. I just wish I had a better way to cut it without chipping the shit out of the edges. Drop knowledge?

 

a fine tooth band saw works super awesome. if you want big straight lines, i've always used a table saw with a fine cut blade. the more teeth the better. a good tile saw would work too. never use a jigsaw. you can flame polish your cuts with a mapp gas torch, but i wouldn't reccomend it. a better way is to wetsand it (400grit at least) and then polish it on a buffing wheel. i don't work in a plastic shop, but i took a couple of years of mixed media sculpture in school, and i use acryllic and epoxy resin in the furniture and stuff that i make for a living. plastic guys are usually pretty tight lipped about their techniques. keep digging.

[Dime Dave]

Look up key incerts. Mc Master Carr. A little better for what your doing.

 

Sometimes called "keensert". Screw the insert into a tapped hole. Once in place, drive the "keys" in and the insert is locked into place and it won't back out.

 

Much better tha helicoils.

 

[KhausticMess]

Thanks dave I kinda like that one. I took a little time to look some stuff up but a lot of it wasn't really what I was interested in using.

 

Yeah nice machine is pretty much right and I agree on flame polish, hopefully you got my pm Hardwyre.