Hand-Machined Acrylic Shift Knobs

Landon303 · 2010-09-24 16:12:12

http://i100.photobucket.com/albums/m5/landon303/Shift%20Knobs/DSCN1542.jpg http://i100.photobucket.com/albums/m5/landon303/Shift%20Knobs/DSCN1540.jpg http://i100.photobucket.com/albums/m5/landon303/Shift%20Knobs/DSCN1537.jpg Couple more knobs I've made lately

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Mar 25, 2011 | 11:37 AM

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Couple more ***** I've made lately

Mar 26, 2011 | 10:41 AM

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OOOOOHH SOO SWEEETTT!! =D cnt wait to get minee !

Mar 26, 2011 | 01:06 PM

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That **** looks amazing! Craftsmanship looks beyond amazing. Can't wait to actually to get it.

Mar 27, 2011 | 09:06 AM

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Mar 27, 2011 | 09:54 PM

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If anyone has had a transaction with Landon and had great results please post your feedback in this thread.

https://www.rx7club.com/showthread.p...9#post10539279

Mar 30, 2011 | 02:11 AM

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http://s28.photobucket.com/albums/c2...3-29193929.jpg

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Mar 30, 2011 | 02:14 AM

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**** is amazing, love it! thanks man!

Mar 30, 2011 | 07:26 PM

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Looks like amazing work here, will be buying when I can decide on what to get engraved.

Apr 6, 2011 | 11:51 PM

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looks like I'm down for another **** the first one was so good i need another! when are those weighted ***** gonna be ready for purchase?

Apr 17, 2011 | 08:35 AM

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Weighted ***** available now!! Here's some recent pictures:

Bead blasted GReddy style ****

Satin finish Nismo style

Apr 17, 2011 | 03:47 PM

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About how much do they weigh?

Apr 17, 2011 | 03:48 PM

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About how much do they weigh?

The latest 2 have been 8OZ & 9OZ!

Apr 17, 2011 | 05:17 PM

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I hate you. You've made amazing progress w/ these ***** and have neglected to inform me.... Now I'm gonna have to add one to my other order that I'm sure you're working on...............................................

Apr 21, 2011 | 01:13 AM

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Could you make it something like 18oz if you wanted to?

Apr 21, 2011 | 06:18 AM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Barban

Could you make it something like 18oz if you wanted to?

I could, it just involves weighting it with a denser material.

For example, the latest 8 & 9 ounce ***** were weighted with brass, which is ~.308lb/in³. I could do tungsten which is .697lb/in³, or ~2.25x denser.

Enough with the math, it's definitely possible =) My densities are quoted from this table: http://www.thelenchannel.com/1density.php

Cheers!

May 3, 2011 | 10:36 AM

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Originally Posted by gmonsen

Guys... Here are 2 shift ***** Landon made for me. He does great work. I'm going to have him make a few other things.

Gordon

Gordon was kind enough to give me one of his shift **** made by Landon, after sitting in his car and drooling over it..It fits great, and the weighted **** provides better shifting, needless to say, it is retro and has a kickass Mazda emblem on it...
Thank you Gordon once again

Marco

May 7, 2011 | 10:15 AM

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Awesome work man!
I just have a couple questions:
Is it possible to weight the **** more towards the bottom end on a 5 or 6" ***** ****?
Is there any flex in the tall *****? The stock S5 **** has just a little flex in the material which I can't stand, so I'm wondering if the delrin is hard enough to remain crisp at 5 or 6".
thanks, cheers

Park

May 10, 2011 | 06:34 AM

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I could do that, but I can't weight a delrin ****. I split the **** into 2 pieces, hollow it out, & add brass powder, then glue back together. Problem is, I can only glue acrylic, as the delrin is so slick the glue doesn't adhere to it.

As for flex, everything's going to flex a little bit, I hate to say it but I think my **** will be prone to it as well, however I've yet to drive around in my car with one of my ***** style ***** in it. I can test it out in my car before sending it to you, if you would like?

Cheers!

May 12, 2011 | 02:09 PM

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How much are these?

May 12, 2011 | 08:53 PM

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How much are these?

Clear or dyed clear ***** are $60, colored ***** are $80, and adding weight is an extra $15. Shipping is USPS Priority mail, and is $5

May 12, 2011 | 11:57 PM

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Damn you have been making awesome progress on these

I will order one from you soon maybe 2 or 3

May 13, 2011 | 07:05 AM

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Originally Posted by Grappler

Damn you have been making awesome progress on these

I will order one from you soon maybe 2 or 3

Thanks man! Yeah it's definitely come a ways haha, I'm glad to see people appreciating them so much!

May 22, 2011 | 07:57 AM

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ABS E-brake button (matches following ABS Nardi horn button)

ABS E-brake button next to ****

Nardi horn button

Nardi button dome height comparison

Nardi button in capture

Bead blasted **** with red rotor logo

May 24, 2011 | 11:00 AM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by gmonsen

Landon... Love my new Nardi old school M horn button. I see you made it taller, deeper, but it needs to work right. Be sure to test it a bit before sending? Also, the matching e-brake button looks good. No emblem there.

I think its really great to be able to make up matching horn buttons, sift *****,. and e-brake buttons.,

Gordon

Yep, tested before even getting it engraved. Felt good to me! Glad you like them, it was a fun interesting project!!

Landon