markz528
Hot Rolled
- Joined
- Sep 25, 2012
- Location
- Cincinnati
For my anal 65 Fury 2 door cop car restoration with a 3 on the tree standard, I can't buy a handle and need to make it. It needs to be shiney plastic.
I made 3 of them (was practicing) out of black polycarbonate and over time (from hours to months) all 3 cracked/split. The handle is pressed on to the shaft which has 2 nubs sticking out. The first ones cracked almost immediately in the are of the nubs, so I made it a looser fit. That seemed to have solved the problem.
Gave the best one to the restoration shop and after a few months it totally split in an area not near the nubs. All 3 show some evidence of cracking.
I tried making it out of Delrin, but it does not appear that Delrin can be polished to a good shine.
Anyone have any suggestions for a different material?
Unfortunately don't have pictures of the cracks readily available, but here is a picture of an original one.
I made 3 of them (was practicing) out of black polycarbonate and over time (from hours to months) all 3 cracked/split. The handle is pressed on to the shaft which has 2 nubs sticking out. The first ones cracked almost immediately in the are of the nubs, so I made it a looser fit. That seemed to have solved the problem.
Gave the best one to the restoration shop and after a few months it totally split in an area not near the nubs. All 3 show some evidence of cracking.
I tried making it out of Delrin, but it does not appear that Delrin can be polished to a good shine.
Anyone have any suggestions for a different material?
Unfortunately don't have pictures of the cracks readily available, but here is a picture of an original one.