I love to see other people making stuff. This one is out of my abilities because I just don't have the tools to do so. He just builds it as a stainless 8 ball, but it wouldn't be difficult to thread a hole and shift away. Have a watch.
Just my opinion but I always thought the age old Hurst white 4 speed shift knob was the "end all" of shift knobs and everything after that was just an accessory.
My neighbor across the alley who is building a non-Hamb type car just posted on his Youtube channel, "Throttle Stop Garage" his wood shift knob build. He does nice work.
It looks a bit heavy. Inertia may kick you out of gear every time you hit the loud pedal or the brakes................
I didn’t make this one, but I am going to have to make it work- it came in the mail yesterday. I am not sure if it is bakelite or some sort of soy plastic that Henry Ford was working on (there is a whole building dedicated to it at Greenfield village). I like bakelite- I have some switches, a compass (likely from a boat), and a leather bladed bakelite defrost fan that are going to make it into something someday. Its a good thing little things make me happy.
Always amazes me what can be done with a lathe and milling machine......neat to watch when they are tools that you have never used, - thanks for posting !
Cool video, I had an aluminum shift knob years ago had to put a sock on it in the winter as it got ccccooolld !!
I'm fixing up a 1940s tether car, and I thought one of these would be good for the brake lever, so I made one in small scale. It's 1/4 inch diameter,black and white Delrin. The outside dia. of the lower loop of the 8 is .05 inch, the upper loop is .04, and the lines are .005 thick.
Okay, okay, The new world of the CNC machine has inspired some cool shit, but being long of tooth, I still like old stuff, like smitty's, Merc taillights, lowering blocks and cut coils, Strombergs, etc. A few years back, I bought a flattie and OD tranny. I have no idea what it was in, but it runs great. The 3-speed OD had this linkage, shifter, and knob attached. Obviously hand made. Now I need a rod to put it in. I had just gone to the trouble of installing a '53 Ford column in my Model A, and didn't have the heart to change it back.......
I used to run a stainless knob I machined. But when Ryan sent me this one, #29, I thought the gesture was so cool, I just had to use it. Thanks Boss!
I'm thinking I'd have a glove with all fingers down except 1... I have great admiration for machinests...that was done on vintage equipment too...Thanks @b-bop for sharing that...it was more an artwork for a display but I could see the allure for a Hotrod and it would be Hamb friendly...if it was aluminum it would work...
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