[Hallicrafters] Rare Knobs

[ron via Hallicrafters]

If anybody needs the Drake style Dakaware knobs, my local Ace Hardware has a nice supply, cheap too....

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-----Original Message-----
From: Charlie T, K3ICH <pincon at erols.com>
To: hallicrafters <hallicrafters at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Mon, Mar 30, 2015 10:42 am
Subject: Re: [Hallicrafters] Rare Knobs


I don't think the material Bakelite lends it self very easily to 3D

printing.

Most of the 3D printed items I've seen have used a fairly low
melting point 
& low grade plastic.

In order to get a realistic looking
knob, it would probably have to be 
painted.

73, Charlie k3ICH


-----
Original Message ----- 
From: "Rich Oliver" <kc9gq7 at gmail.com>
To: "Glen Zook"
<k9sth at sbcglobal.net>
Cc: <hallicrafters at mailman.qth.net>; "Tom Dailey"
<radio at daileyservices.com>
Sent: Monday, March 30, 2015 12:32 AM
Subject: Re:
[Hallicrafters] Rare Knobs


> Printing knobs is a great idea.  I have seen
attempts at molding knobs and
> it is very disappointing.
>
> Good luck!  73,
Rich
>
> On Sun, Mar 29, 2015 at 9:20 AM, Glen Zook <k9sth at sbcglobal.net>
wrote:
>
>> Just to let you know, the Dakaware knobs used on the Collins
A-Line
>> receivers are still in production and are available from various
>>
sources. Glen, K9STH
>>
>> website:  http://k9sth.net
>>
>>
>>      On
Sunday, March 29, 2015 1:40 AM, Tom Dailey <
>> radio at daileyservices.com>
wrote:
>>
>>
>>  I have a buddy with a 3D printer and scanner - we're gonna
try to
>> duplicate
>> some of the rarer knobs, like those from SX-28As,
SX-62s, SX-71s, Collins
>> 75A4s, etc.  Depending on the time involved, we just
might have something
>> there.  I do NOT think however, that the original media
would take the
>> stress, so we'd have to find some different media.  A work in
progress.
>>
>> Tom - W0EAJ
>>
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