Making Gear Shift Knobs, Sway Bar Knobs and Antennas!
Apr 19, 2020 3:47:41 GMT -8
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Post by illeagle10 on Apr 19, 2020 3:47:41 GMT -8
This is somewhat of a simple process. This can be done for antennas, gear shifts knobs and sway bar adjuster knobs. It all just depends on the size. I learned how to do this from a friend when I used to model 1/72 scale aircraft. This friend showed me how to make throttle controls for the cockpit of the aircraft. The idea works on anything you might want to do that has a bar and a knob.
Taking the size rod that you need, you can use plastic, brass anything works quite well as a rod. I use .030 brass rod for antennas.
Then using a dab of white glue,
you dip the end of the rod into the white glue.
Depending on how large you want to make the knob, you can re-dip the rod until you get the size you want.
If it isn’t turning out just like you like, you can easily wipe the end of the rod off with a wet paper towel and start over. White glue is water soluble pretty much up until the point where it’s dry. Once you are satisfied with what you want, let the knob dry. When dry paint to what colors you want.
That should do it!
Jim
