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Klaus43


Rotorhead
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posted March 13, 2003 03:53 PM
Edited By: klaus42 on 13 Mar 2003 15:59

Wow, thanks Brad!

I'll have to check out their site again when they're done updating it--I get a "sorry...come back later" message.
Hope they have something like that that's actually deeper/longer than simply a nut...since our levers have about an inch of threads on 'em... 'course I suppose I could always stack 'em...but I'm trying to do it right the first time! I do realize there's about 350 companies out there that possibly manufacture or deal in something that could work...it's just a question of hooking up with THE right product at a good price, in a doable quantity... Meantime, I'm certainly happy for anyone's input as to whose got the real deal! Thanks!
P.S.-- I have made progress in artworked glass 'cabochons'--just about any diameter possible, but tough to get a nice clean image inside any less than 1/4 inch thick. Remember, too, that thickness=magnification of an image/art, due to the clear glass lens above it... So, I guess I could indeed make inserts for you guys, much more affordably. Logo art options still will add to the cost, however... Let me know what y'all think.

       
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Klaus43


Rotorhead
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posted March 13, 2003 04:22 PM

Hot Damn! Knobmeister's got the insert!

Thanks again you guys! Wonder if he'll cut a deal on quantity...five bucks apiece, and 2" long at that... a bit more than we need/more than I was thinking...but it would work! Even if a 3/4" hole is bigger than need be...
BTW, Charles--I just figured out you're talking about a logo/art 'insert'--not to confuse with the mounting insert. Thanks for the links, tho!

       
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roaddancer


Hauling
Posts: 127
posted March 13, 2003 05:53 PM

That is probably a good price that he can make a profit on his setup with. For a volume run, you would spend maybe 1/2 to 1 hr. getting the machine right, and 3 min. or less total machine time including debur, per part. I'd love to have a market for say a thousand pc. batch. Cost would go down, and margin would get very good. Selling to outsiders who wish to make or repair knobs is how he is getting his own cost down.
Free enterprise at it's best!

       
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brad


Rotorhead
Posts: 1672
posted April 03, 2003 04:06 PM

any update

Just curious if any progress made on the REPU shift knob. This board has been slooooowwwww lately, just trying to start a conversation.

Later,
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74 REPU Lawn Green
81 Rx-7 racecar. 12a J-
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Klaus43


Rotorhead
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posted April 03, 2003 04:22 PM

No response at all from 'Knobmeister'...

Another one of our bro's here on the forum was gonna see about busting out a prototype insert...but I haven't been bugging him. Then there's my local machinist friend who said he'd make me some--but, as usual, everything takes forever until the time gets found around all the other committments. You know how it is. The good news is, I've gotten 'in' with the manufacturer of the best laser-cut dichroic images on the market...so, when this all finally does come together, I'll be set to take care of that end of it as well as anyone could be. So ther ya have it--the update...

       
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jkolson


Newbie
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posted April 15, 2003 02:16 PM
Edited By: jkolson on 15 Apr 2003 14:19

etch the glass

You could have the logo or anything for that matter etched into the glass. Probably already suggested, but the etchings could be painted to make them stand out as well.

       
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brad


Rotorhead
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posted April 15, 2003 02:34 PM

custom knob would be great Xmas presant this year

I know my girlfriend would buy one for me this Xmas if available . . . . . . .
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74 REPU Lawn Green
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Klaus43


Rotorhead
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posted April 15, 2003 03:11 PM
Edited By: klaus42 on 15 Apr 2003 15:13

How 'bout that insert, machinist rotorheads?

Lemme know...
Roaddancer, is it still an option?
Thanks!

       
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roaddancer


Hauling
Posts: 127
posted April 15, 2003 05:12 PM

Yup, did a couple of blanks at work just a few days ago. Forgot to take the specific thread size with me. Memory is the second thing to go.....but it left so long ago! I'll dig out the email and refresh my memory.

       
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Jeff20B


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posted April 15, 2003 11:35 PM

10mm 1.25
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'76 Cosmo
'77 MG Midget 13B
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Klaus43


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posted May 13, 2003 11:16 AM

Another month gone by...

I'm still up for doing this. Exploring new production options... but still need those inserts! I still believe this idea has great potential. Who's still with me? Please, let me know your particular 'druthers in design/decor options, and I will strive to work in those directions, if not make them reality! Thanks for hangin' in, K.

       
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rotormunky


Redlining
Orlando, Florida
Posts: 424
posted May 13, 2003 10:20 PM

quote:
I'm still up for doing this. Exploring new production options... but still need those inserts! I still believe this idea has great potential. Who's still with me? Please, let me know your particular 'druthers in design/decor options, and I will strive to work in those directions, if not make them reality! Thanks for hangin' in, K.


When you say 'insert' you mean the design to be inlaid on the top of hte knob?

If so, and if we're having serious trouble finding something you should talk to that guy who does the keyrings on ebay

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=10368&item=2414605650

I bought one of these BTW, and it is kick-ass. Very nice. Its what I keep my REPU keys on actually. Heh, ok, its what I keep the keys that came with the ignition switch I bought from Craig on :)

Anyway I'm sure this guy might be up for making us a little something. Maybe a scaled down version of this design even, or maybe just the circle-M thingy...who knows. I exchanged email with him a few times when I bought my keyring and he seems like a pleasant fellow.

Even if we have to pay 5-10 bucks an insert, just roll it into the cost of the knob. I'm up for a knob as long as we can keep it under $75.00 but if its nice enough, who knows? :)

My only real wishes are that it have an old school symbol of some kind and that it have the triangular shape. I'm not too keen on the subsequent Mazda logos. No style. And I don't even KNOW what was up with that keyhole thingy or the "flying M". Sheesh.


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-Martin
Orlando, Florida

http://www.themonkeyhouse.org/REPU

'77 REPU (Some assembly required :)
'91 Cabrio (Battered and bruised, but she's still my baby.)

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Klaus43


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posted May 14, 2003 08:25 AM

When I say 'insert'...

...I'm talking about a blind-threaded metal plug to go inside a piece of glass... For starters, I'll try to stay all-glass other than that attachment component. What materials does the keyring guy work in? (I'd refer to such a decorative component as a cabochon... also a possible option in glass, once the logo art is in production). We'll see if the price can be kept down... everything adds up, though... mnight be a question of how elaborate the art, as opposed to a very basic 'knob...

       
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rotormunky


Redlining
Orlando, Florida
Posts: 424
posted May 14, 2003 09:00 AM

Ah... I see.

I didn't realise that was what was holding us up.

I'm taking some off work to make it a five-day weekend over memorial day, so I'll have a little time to mess around a little. If it really is 10X1.25 I should have SOMETHING for you after the weekend.

At a MINIMUM I can tack-weld two 10x1.25 nuts together to form a longer thread.

Is this knob going to be transparent/translucent?

If so the nuts won't really be the prettiest option.
I'm certain I can find SOMEthing acceptable if the nuts won't work tho. I'll get back to you after the weekend on this subject.


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-Martin
Orlando, Florida

http://www.themonkeyhouse.org/REPU

'77 REPU (Some assembly required :)
'91 Cabrio (Battered and bruised, but she's still my baby.)

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brad


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posted May 14, 2003 05:02 PM

pewter

Andy uses pewter for his key rings.

I have one and it's real nice. Well worth $13.

I was thinking of putting one of his M rotors into the clear glass shift knob. Would look good.

As for the insert I still think one Nylox nut in there would serve the purpose well and wouldn't vibrate off. Remember, if it's clear glass knob, you'll see the threads on the top of the shift lever anyways.........and it doesn't need very many threads to get it on there tight.....


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74 REPU Lawn Green
81 Rx-7 racecar. 12a J-
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roaddancer


Hauling
Posts: 127
posted May 14, 2003 09:53 PM

I finally got the test inserts completed for Klaus, so we will see what works. Should look good with the blind hole, so all we see is a metal cylinder. Wasn't fast or easy to do for just a few, but if we make twenty to fifty, I will set up for a production run. We can do several variations of the basic cylinder to determine what looks best inside the glass.

       
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rotormunky


Redlining
Orlando, Florida
Posts: 424
posted May 15, 2003 02:12 AM

So are we all set then on a source of inserts? Cause I was going to run over to a place here in town that has a mega selection of fasteners which I believe have inch-long metric-threaded sleaves.

What are we talking about re: $$$ for these fabricated ones? If you want I can still peruse the selection here and see if we can beat the cost of fabbing our own.


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-Martin
Orlando, Florida

http://www.themonkeyhouse.org/REPU

'77 REPU (Some assembly required :)
'91 Cabrio (Battered and bruised, but she's still my baby.)

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Klaus43


Rotorhead
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posted May 15, 2003 09:18 AM
Edited By: klaus42 on 15 May 2003 09:22

Thanks, guys!

There will be a number of prototypes...likely with less specific decor than finally desired... first clear, to work towards desires forms, and to finish development of insert/glass interface...also including colored glass, effectively obscuring the insert, whether internally or externally. Progression will likely be from more generic to more rotorhead/other specific. Most desired decorative options are also the most costly, investment wise, so demand the other variables to be dialed-in first... I'll keep you all posted.
As far as nuts, or other commercially-available insert options--so far, I've not found anything that meets my criteria for fit, finish, and ultimate function for this particular application... that's not to say it probably doesn't exist, but I have yet to see it. Believe me, I'd love to hook up with the already-being-made for this purpose, inexpensive, 'ideal' unit!

       
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brad


Rotorhead
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posted October 19, 2003 08:15 PM

mazdaracing.com has some nice shift knobs

To whet your appeite





Are we going to get a mazdarepu.com official shift knob?
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81 Rx-7 racecar. 12a J-
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Klaus43


Rotorhead
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posted October 20, 2003 10:06 AM

I've been a flake.

I am guilty... of letting this project sit on my back burner through a full five hot summer months... of being busy, and poorer than used to. What I will likely be able to accomplish by Christmas, and what I would like to, are probably two different things. Still, I'd sure like to have something for us! Must look into blind drilling of otherwise completed 'knob, as a possibly feasible alternative to hot-forming of insert hole... (Tool and 'investment' budget for untested/proven 'new' markets/products, of late, = zero...) Thanks for the nudge, Brad!

       
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