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> 917 balsa shift knob specs (now a progress thread), MK1 made, pics included
VaccaRabite
post Jan 16 2009, 09:38 AM
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Does anyone have the specs for the 917 shift knobs? I am talking about the ones that were laminated wood.

I am looking for:
What wood was used in the lamination
What are the dimensions
How was it attached.

I know someone already makes these, and I could just buy one. However, I am interested in learning how to use a wood lathe and my grandfather is going to give me his and all his tooling for it. Instead of just turning eggs until I get the idea of what I am doing, I figured this would be a more useful project to start with.

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Vacca Rabite   917 balsa shift knob specs (now a progress thread)   Jan 16 2009, 09:38 AM
dr914@autoatlanta.com   Hi Zach. We have one here in the showcase Doe...   Jan 16 2009, 09:59 AM
Vacca Rabite   Neat! Any chance I could get you to pull some ...   Jan 16 2009, 10:14 AM
r_towle   Zach, post a picture. It might be either rosewood ...   Jan 16 2009, 10:11 AM
Vacca Rabite   Rich, I don't have any pictures of the origina...   Jan 16 2009, 10:16 AM
Challe   Well a balsa shift knob, was made of balsawood :wo...   Jan 16 2009, 11:03 AM
Richard Casto   I would be interested in the specs as well. I hav...   Jan 16 2009, 11:17 AM
jmill   Looks like a laminate glue up with 2 types of wood...   Jan 16 2009, 11:21 AM
Joe Sharp   I thought it was clear pine and magohany. Balsa is...   Jan 16 2009, 12:21 PM
dr914@autoatlanta.com   no not balsa. The one we have is original old sto...   Jan 16 2009, 12:40 PM
sixnotfour   huge bird thread about them; http://forums.pelica...   Jan 16 2009, 01:24 PM
Spoke   Zach, If you make a couple, I'll take one. I ...   Jan 16 2009, 02:28 PM
dr914@autoatlanta.com   I do not know how to down load the image f...   Jan 16 2009, 02:53 PM
r_towle   I do not know how to down load the image ...   Jan 16 2009, 03:52 PM
r_towle   like this   Jan 16 2009, 03:52 PM
r_towle   Maple and mahogany. 1/8 inch maple 1/4 inch mahoga...   Jan 16 2009, 03:55 PM
Vacca Rabite   As I don't have a plane or a bandsaw to make t...   Jan 16 2009, 05:30 PM
scotty b   As I don't have a plane or a bandsaw to make ...   Jan 16 2009, 05:37 PM
jimkelly   here she is   Jan 16 2009, 05:56 PM
scotty b   here she is :blink: Um no. Bad monkey, bad. ...   Jan 16 2009, 06:01 PM
Vacca Rabite   Okay, we have some people saying that they are bal...   Jan 16 2009, 08:19 PM
scotty b   Purple heart and Cocobolo :stir:   Jan 16 2009, 08:21 PM
sixnotfour   From messing with model airplanes as a kid, bal...   Jan 16 2009, 09:17 PM
Jeff Hail   The 917 Shift Knob is actually made from turned Bi...   Jan 17 2009, 02:40 AM
dbu356   I got 2 of them from Mark Cross when he was making...   Jan 17 2009, 09:55 AM
sixnotfour   same person as my post, he sells exclusively to ...   Jan 17 2009, 10:57 AM
jasons   same person as my post, he sells exclusively to...   Jan 17 2009, 11:15 AM
Phoenix 914-6GT   How did you get it on he Rennshift? That looks gre...   Jan 17 2009, 11:24 AM
jasons   How did you get it on he Rennshift? That looks gr...   Jan 17 2009, 11:33 AM
Phoenix 914-6GT   :headbanger:   Jan 17 2009, 11:43 AM
Vacca Rabite   On the TRE site they say to glue the knob on to th...   Jan 17 2009, 12:39 PM
Mark Henry   Although I saw this thread I never looked at it, t...   Jan 17 2009, 01:00 PM
scotty b   Maybe purple heart and white ash :idea: [/quote] ...   Jan 17 2009, 01:09 PM
Mark Henry   I thought the big board was purple heart, but now ...   Jan 17 2009, 02:35 PM
Vacca Rabite   Well, I bought enough mahogany and maple to make 3...   Jan 17 2009, 03:17 PM
dflesburg   Good grief, pay the $75 and be done.   Jan 17 2009, 03:32 PM
Vacca Rabite   Good grief, pay the $75 and be done. If I d...   Jan 17 2009, 04:11 PM
Vacca Rabite   Mahogany and maple glue up. in trimmed specs are ...   Jan 24 2009, 05:49 PM
Dr Evil   Finish your dang car already :rolleyes: It bugs m...   Jan 24 2009, 06:14 PM
Vacca Rabite   Finish your dang car already :rolleyes: Next wee...   Jan 24 2009, 06:29 PM
Jeff Hail   The high road taken has the better view!   Jan 24 2009, 11:44 PM
Vacca Rabite   PROGRESS! Okay, my grandfather, who owns the ...   Feb 11 2009, 06:50 AM
Vacca Rabite   Oh! I forgot to add the ball specs. it turned...   Feb 11 2009, 06:54 AM
rick 918-S   Nice work Zach! :driving:   Feb 11 2009, 07:46 AM
Spoke   Nice work. If you want to sell one of the extra on...   Feb 11 2009, 07:49 AM
Vacca Rabite   I'm not sure what I am going to do with the sp...   Feb 11 2009, 07:59 AM
So.Cal.914   :clap: Nice work sir. Very attractive.   Feb 11 2009, 08:27 AM
Richard Casto   very nice.   Feb 11 2009, 09:16 AM
Phoenix 914-6GT   Please let me know on the extra ones as well... I ...   Feb 11 2009, 11:44 AM
Rod   That is fantastic and a really beautiful looking t...   Feb 11 2009, 11:58 AM
carr914   Rod, go back to Post #11 for info on where to get ...   Feb 11 2009, 02:22 PM
Rod   Rod, go back to Post #11 for info on where to get...   Feb 11 2009, 02:57 PM
'73-914kid   BLO (sorry, boiled linseed oil......too much time ...   Feb 11 2009, 06:01 PM
ssstikircr   My hat is off to you it looks GREAT! :beer2:   Feb 11 2009, 06:06 PM
scotty b   AWESOME Zachck :beer2: Next one needs to be purp...   Feb 11 2009, 06:18 PM
championgt1   Very nice work!   Feb 11 2009, 08:00 PM
URY914   Will it fit my 917? The original knob is wore out.   Feb 11 2009, 09:09 PM
So.Cal.914   Maybe you could protect the wood with duct tape an...   Feb 11 2009, 11:21 PM
Vacca Rabite   Eh, I just drilled out the top 2 threads on my Ren...   Feb 12 2009, 07:27 AM
Phoenix 914-6GT   Hey Zach, If I am so lucky as to be one of the rec...   Feb 12 2009, 10:27 AM
Vacca Rabite   Hey Zach, If I am so lucky as to be one of the re...   Feb 12 2009, 05:34 PM
Phoenix 914-6GT   Hey Zach, If I am so lucky as to be one of the r...   Feb 12 2009, 08:05 PM
jimtab   Zach...instead of Balsa I'll bet the light col...   Feb 12 2009, 05:53 PM
Vacca Rabite   http://www.914world.com/bbs2/index.php?act...=0#en...   Feb 23 2009, 09:30 AM


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