john510 Posted April 30, 2021 Report Share Posted April 30, 2021 How are you "sandwiching" the two pieces together to fit around the steel ? Are you routing a groove into the inner halves to fit around the metal ? Quote Link to comment
datsunfreak Posted April 30, 2021 Author Report Share Posted April 30, 2021 10 hours ago, john510 said: How are you "sandwiching" the two pieces together to fit around the steel ? Are you routing a groove into the inner halves to fit around the metal ? Yes sir. On my circle cutting jig there are three "settings". One for the groove, one for the inner edge, and one for the outer edge. You can see the groove in this photo. 1 Quote Link to comment
datsunfreak Posted April 30, 2021 Author Report Share Posted April 30, 2021 11 hours ago, Racer X 69 said: What is the image from on the spokes? It reminds me of the finish on some freestyle snow skis and snowboards. Did you mean the lady on the lower spoke? Quote Link to comment
Racer X 69 Posted April 30, 2021 Report Share Posted April 30, 2021 5 hours ago, datsunfreak said: Did you mean the lady on the lower spoke? No, I meant the whole graphic. Is it something you created in Photoshop, then printed? Quote Link to comment
datsunfreak Posted April 30, 2021 Author Report Share Posted April 30, 2021 29 minutes ago, Racer X 69 said: No, I meant the whole graphic. Is it something you created in Photoshop, then printed? No sir, I have a bit of a sticker collecting addiction. I probably currently have around 300-400 of them. I just went through them and picked out things I liked/wanted for this. 1 Quote Link to comment
datsunfreak Posted April 30, 2021 Author Report Share Posted April 30, 2021 32 minutes ago, Racer X 69 said: No, I meant the whole graphic. Is it something you created in Photoshop, then printed? FYI, you can also buy "sticker bomb" vinyl to wrap things with as well... 2 Quote Link to comment
dimlight65 Posted May 1, 2021 Report Share Posted May 1, 2021 That is so crazy. If you recall, we were discussing this at lunch today. I was just now coming in to ask if that was individual stickers or the sticker bomb wrap you mentioned. Asked and answered. Thanks. Quote Link to comment
datsunfreak Posted June 8, 2021 Author Report Share Posted June 8, 2021 (edited) On 4/28/2021 at 10:00 PM, datsunfreak said: It occurs to me that I have never thrown away a steering wheel, regardless of how ugly it is... And this is one of those... 😄 Got some work done on this one this week... I had some big pieces of 3/4" thick white pine, so I set up my circle cutting jig and got to work... That yielded these two rings... Routed the spoke grooves and gave it a test fit... It's gonna be a thick daddy... Not sure what I want to do on finish yet... Thinking maybe a bit of shō sugi ban, because pine looks very nice when you burn it... Here's a guitar I toasted awhile back... Edited June 8, 2021 by datsunfreak 2 Quote Link to comment
Lockleaf Posted June 9, 2021 Report Share Posted June 9, 2021 Girthy. 😄 Sho sugi ban is always cool, especially if you match it to a shift knob. I've long wanted to do a shift knob with lichtenburg burning in it starting from the top of the ball and going down the sides. Not sure that idea would carry over to steering wheels very well though. Man, I really need to learn to get along better with wood so I can start dabbling in this. 2 Quote Link to comment
datsunfreak Posted June 9, 2021 Author Report Share Posted June 9, 2021 1 hour ago, Lockleaf said: Girthy. 😄 It still needs a lot of sanding, so it will get at least a little smaller... 😄 1 hour ago, Lockleaf said: I've long wanted to do a shift knob with lichtenburg burning in it starting from the top of the ball and going down the sides. Not sure that idea would carry over to steering wheels very well though. I think you need reasonably thick (or hard/dense) wood to do that. I am fairly sure this would crack if I tried that... 😋 It would be wicked cool on a shift knob, though. That gives me ideas... 😈 2 Quote Link to comment
datsunfreak Posted June 9, 2021 Author Report Share Posted June 9, 2021 Since the center is steel, it had some minor surface rust on it that I needed to sand off. Still not decided on color, but I had to paint it some random dark color to seal it so I could glue it up... And after that... 1 Quote Link to comment
datsunfreak Posted June 9, 2021 Author Report Share Posted June 9, 2021 If the navy blue grows on me, I may stick with it and dye the wood dark blue... 1 Quote Link to comment
dimlight65 Posted June 24, 2021 Report Share Posted June 24, 2021 Do we have enough of that purple dye to dye it... purple? Quote Link to comment
datsunfreak Posted June 24, 2021 Author Report Share Posted June 24, 2021 53 minutes ago, dimlight65 said: Do we have enough of that purple dye to dye it... purple? Of course. 🙃 Quote Link to comment
dimlight65 Posted July 1, 2021 Report Share Posted July 1, 2021 Will you bring it Saturday so I can grok it? Quote Link to comment
datsunfreak Posted July 2, 2021 Author Report Share Posted July 2, 2021 16 hours ago, dimlight65 said: Will you bring it Saturday so I can grok it? Sure. You know you can text me right? 😋 Quote Link to comment
dimlight65 Posted July 2, 2021 Report Share Posted July 2, 2021 7 hours ago, datsunfreak said: You know you can text me right? 😋 Don't try to get me involved with any more of your technological voodoo. 1 2 Quote Link to comment
jbirds510 Posted July 15, 2021 Report Share Posted July 15, 2021 On 4/17/2021 at 3:08 PM, datsunfreak said: I have decided it is done. I am not truly sure it is, but we are stopping here. 😄 I used some 0000 steel wool to knock down the shine on the aluminum and give it a more matte finish... stunning! 2 Quote Link to comment
datsunfreak Posted July 15, 2021 Author Report Share Posted July 15, 2021 1 minute ago, jbirds510 said: stunning! Thanks 👍 1 Quote Link to comment
datzenmike Posted July 15, 2021 Report Share Posted July 15, 2021 Not my style but I'm glad someone cares to try this. The farthest I have gone is to throw the stock 710 wheel, the one that's like wrapping your fingers around a wire coat hanger, and substituting a stock zx padded one on. Quote Link to comment
leorton Posted July 27, 2021 Report Share Posted July 27, 2021 Wow! You're doing an awesome job! 1 Quote Link to comment
Aaron Datsun Posted September 20, 2021 Report Share Posted September 20, 2021 Just stumbled across this post, dude it looks really cool. Well done! 1 Quote Link to comment
datsunfreak Posted September 21, 2021 Author Report Share Posted September 21, 2021 Thanks 👍 Quote Link to comment
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