SV: Re: [sdiy] DIY knobs

[Karl Ekdahl]

If i had a few hundred dollars i'd be...     ...rich
like astronauts!!! No but seriously, my curret budget
is about $15 a week and that's for everything. If only
the US authorities would allow me to work... (been
waiting for 1.5 months just for a notice)

Karl

--- James Patchell <patchell at cox.net> skrev:

> What you need to do is invest in a small lathe...You
> can get a fairly nice 
> one for only a few hundred dollars.
> 
> At 05:36 AM 2/23/2006 +0100, Karl Ekdahl wrote:
> >Hi all, i've been trying for the last couple of
> days
> >to make my own DIY knobs from a piece of wooden
> shaft.
> >It seems extremely hard to me to be able to
> (without a
> >drill stand) drill the holes straight enough to
> make
> >the "knob" not be visibly skewed. Does anyone have
> any
> >tips?
> >
> >I was thinking of maybe use latex if wood isn't
> >working. Any good tips on easy-to-come-by
> industrial
> >latex or equivalent(s) that will work with a
> >clay/plaster mold?
> >
> >Karl
> 
>          -Jim
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