Was kind of depressed about my clear acrylic shift knob busting... and set the project aside. My plan was to replicate a miniature pistol grip shifter, but I knew that was going to be a time consuming project. I was digging in my Kennedy box today, looking for a specific micrometer, when I came upon a new Lutz file handle and *BING* a light bulb flicked on and I came up with this:
I chucked it up in the lathe and turned the top radius off the wood handle, drilled and tapped. Made an aluminum cap, which I drilled and made a countersink to fit a flat top bolt. It's obvious what I started with, but I wanted to make it a little different to the unknowing eye. I added a few grooves top and bottom with a file then applied a light stain and wax. I'm decently happy with the results, and it ended up saving me a lot of time with an overall cost next to nothing
It's tension smashed on the shift arm, with a hard epoxy for safe measure, It feels very solid as is. Down the road if it seems to come loose I can always drill and press pins.
