Art & Inspiration Yo-yo shift knob

Bad ass!!

 

Dang it.
Now I want one.

 

Now I'm thinking skateboard wheels might work in a pinch.

 

Not like any of US would do that, right ? HUH ?

 

That gold metal flake steering wheel is just perfect on the mill. I've turned and machine a lot of Lucite and other plastics some 25 years ago in industrial applications. It takes patients. Or it crumbles up on you. The Green knob is great !!

 

Might have to find a piece of stainless and machine one
Machine the plastic as well.

didn’t see any on a Google search

 

Anyone got the overall diameter/width for these.

 

Ok. Just spitballing

you can get stainless and aluminum tubing and solid stock. Granger will sell as short as 6”.
But these marine collars could be a head start.
Yes/no

not an exact reproduction but close enough maybe

 

Have you ever seen a shifter knob were a clear glass lens comes out and you can put a picture under it/ I saw one in a antique shop years ago wiht a pin up type picture in it and wish I had bough it . Never seen another . Kind of like a locket on a necklace . Id like to find one may have to make one .
sorry to go off topic

thanks for sharing the the YO YO stuff very cool

 

Along with my own shift knb creations, I've probably bought and sold hundreds of "survivor" shift knobs.
I've noted a trend of shift knobs tending to get bigger as the population has also tended to get larger than we were in the early HAMB days.
It wouldn't bother me a bit to reproduce a 2" yoyo instead of a 1 7/8" original-size piece.

 

I bet that if they were actually a "store-bought" item that Mark has a collection of them.

 

the one I saw was or appeared to be a store bought item and was made of a plastic or some type of Bakelite type material had a rounded class Lense like a pocket watch and a wire ring to keep the glass in I think . I wish I had just bought it id .

I may try and make one some day from a old shift knop form a truck or old fork lift

 

Well now your collection is not complete
Wish I had bought the damn thing .

Those Yo Yo knops are pretty cool now ill have to look for one .

I used to have a purple glass antique door knob I doug out of the ashes of my Grandparents old house on the ranch mounted on my Vertigate shifter in my Chevelle LOL . Its going to go on my roadster if I ever get it done

 

Found some 2 inch OD machinable plastic in red
That’s the color I want

Could also probably stack different color discs.

 

Ordered some skateboard whees last night

 

If anyone wants to make a black set and a green glitter set for the Eelco type yoyo knobs like @Moriarity posted above - please PM me.

 

I would seriously consider one of these….

 

Hello,

When you select skateboard wheels, make sure the style is what you want. Straight cut edges or rounded from the mold wheels. The straight edge ones are more popular as they grip flat on any surface. The rounded edge ones are easier to use on a down the street or paved roadway as it allow the transition from one carve to the next with the rounded/smoothed edges.

The skateboard wheels come in hardness ratings. The soft units are hard to work with if you want to re-shape them. If the straight edge is soft, it may be difficult to shape to smoooth curves like a yo-yo style. The “hard” rated wheels have stiffer material compound and can be used for the grip. Some come pre-shaped with curved outer edges.

Jnaki


The hard edged and hardest compound wheels cut easier and can be shaped. YRMV

 

Where did you find the plastic? I'm looking for green.

 

Did a Google search for machinable plastic.
But searched for red
There’s green blocks. Not cheap

 

Thanks. Got a set coming to the house.
Not sure on the hardness though. They were cheap with free shipping.
The plan is to take just enough off so they fit in the 1.25 OD collar I ordered and fit flush with the 2 inch OD. The collar is 1.99 OD. The wheels are 2.047 OD
It’s my prototype

 

Look up green delrin

 

Wait long enuf and ebaY always comes through!!

 

You can cast your own green ends by using products like
Alumilite.com
Make your own mold and fill it in with resins your color or metal flake . The one thing is if you have a deep mold with high details you have to put the drying mold resins in a vacuum chamber. This help any bubbles getting trapped inside your project.
I did a few skulls ,shift knobs and dash knobs in clear but with rainbow flake. The stuff turns hard enough to tap it and use a set screw but not rock hard