I think it would feel better weighted. could you just cut a hole in the top slightly narrower than the diameter of the emblem? then it could be filled with as much weight as the driver likes.
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Custom knobs are out of the question right now. It would take to much of my time, and would cost to much. There is no way I could make custom shaped, and weighted knobs out of personally selected wood for individuals. I can't just buy a 4x4x4 price of rose wood or teak to make one knob. I'd have to by more and teak is something like $30 per linear foot. I don't have the money for that and nether do most of you. Exotic woods are quite pricy.
When and if I get around to this it will be one or two kinds of hard wood (a dark and a light) maybe oak and chestnut, two shapes, and one weight. That's all I could do at a price R3V would be willing to pay.
Ill get back when I have more definate facts on when and how I will do this.
Cheers guys!Last edited by deutschman; 10-26-2012, 08:25 PM.sigpic
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Definitely in for an alpina style shift knob! I'm ready haha
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totally in for one, once you get everything organized!!!#TreadlifemattersComment
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Im getting some dark walnut wood from my instructor at a good price. The shity thing about turning wood is that there is so much waste when you take a square down to a circle. One of my friends at the school just bought a piece of mesquite that was about 24x4x4 and came in at $40 and that was cheap turning wood. Each knob is about three inches long when finished so thats about 7 knobs per 24" piece of wood at $6 per knob with out labor. Thats not to bad.
Add a few few bucks for led, hardware , stain and/or lacquer, and $5 shipping USPS flat rate box.
Ill machine the recess for a roundel, but you guys will have to supply your own roundel.
I am thinking $25 per knob (both Alpina style, and DTM style) shipped in the USA.
Reasonable?
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Would there be weighted wood knobs by any chance?Comment
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If you could make something to match this (color-wise) I'd be eternally grateful.
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yes weighted
cut but you'd have to suply your own roundel
That would just be to hard budy. I don't know what kind of wood it is, as I'd have to by a bunch of it and try and find a section that mached with direct acces the wheel. Sorrysigpic
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This is the wood the first knobs will be turned out of. Ill get some more wood today and post it up.
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For a good quality knob in wood with weight and a set screw and a nice shiny gloss finish I would pay closer to 40$ or 50$. Let me know when you will have one done and send me some pictures. I have paypal ready :)Comment
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I think i'm gonna go ahead and get one of the DTM ones.Comment
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Yea I would pay 40-50$ as well. I'm going to pm you.Comment
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