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Great job!!! Very clever and it looks great. I agree: Post this as an =
article on the TU site.
Jim
> On May 16, 2019, at 10:16 AM, Gary Winblad via Tigers =
<tigers@autox.team.net> wrote:
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> Nice job Joe!
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> This should be saved on Tigersunited site.. or somewhere accessible.
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> Gary
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> On 5/16/2019 9:41 AM, Joe Brown via Tigers wrote:
>> Hi Ron,
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>> I never heard back from anybody, so I decided to try and make my own. =
I got some EasyCast epoxy and Amazing Mold Rubber from Michael's craft =
and hobby store. They always have coupons on line and I got 50% off the =
stuff I bought. I also had to buy a little bottle of black dye but I =
got it at another hobby place. I used a small piece of PVC pipe I had =
laying around to to cast the mold in. It didn't appear that the =
original plastic handle would slide off very easily so I decided to mold =
the new one right on the metal. I attached the original lever (with the =
plastic handle) to a dial gauge mount that I have so that the plastic =
part was as straight as possible in the PVC.
>> <image.png>
>> I then followed the directions to mix up the molding rubber and =
poured it into the PVC around the handle. I think it had to setup for a =
day or two and then I carefully pulled the original lever out. The next =
step was using my jig to suspend the metal lever (without the plastic =
handle) into the center of the rubber mold. You have to be careful to =
get the handle part of the lever straight because the rest of the lever =
is shaped differently than the other one. Then I mixed up the epoxy =
with the black dye and poured it into the mold. I let that sit for =
about three days and then pulled it out. I think it came out pretty =
good. Of course it duplicates any marks that are on the original =
handle. In the picture below the original is the one with the painted =
metal and the new one is on top.
>> <image.png>
>>=20
>> It's a pricey way to get a new plastic handle, but what are you going =
to do? I already had the epoxy and I just had to buy the mold rubber =
and dye. So I think I have a little over $20 in the project. I can =
loan you the mold if you want to give it a try.
>>=20
>> The mold rubber is currently $24 at =
Michael's,https://www.michaels.com/default/10324147.html#q=3Damazing%20mol=
d%20rubber&start=3D1 =
<https://www.michaels.com/default/10324147.html#q=3Damazing%20mold%20rubbe=
r&start=3D1> . But they have coupons every week. Hobby Lobby has the =
dye for $5.99, =
https://www.hobbylobby.com/Crafts-Hobbies/Clay-Molding-Sculpting/Casting/B=
lack-Casting-Dye---1-Ounce/p/23886 =
<https://www.hobbylobby.com/Crafts-Hobbies/Clay-Molding-Sculpting/Casting/=
Black-Casting-Dye---1-Ounce/p/23886>. Both places have the EasyCast =
epoxy.=20
>>=20
>> Let me know if you want to borrow the mold. I had to take it out of =
the PVC so I could flex it enough to get the new handle out but it can =
stand on its own.
>>=20
>> Regards,
>> Joe Brown
>>=20
>>=20
>> On Thu, May 16, 2019 at 9:33 AM Ron Fraser <rfraser@bluefrog.com =
>> Joe
>>=20
>> Did you get any replies about this part?
>>=20
>> I see that I=E2=80=99m in need of one of these plastic handles too.
>>=20
>> =20
>> Ron
>>=20
>> =20
>> From: Tigers <tigers-bounces@autox.team.net =
Tigers
>> Sent: Monday, April 29, 2019 4:02 PM
>> Subject: [Tigers] Looking for seat recliner handle
>>=20
>> =20
>> Hi,
>>=20
>> =20
>> I'm putting my seats back together and I realized that I am missing =
the black plastic handle that goes on one of my recliner levers. =
Anybody know where to get one? I don't see them in the SS catalog.
>>=20
>> <image001.png>
>>=20
>> Thanks,
>>=20
>> Joe Brown
>>=20
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charset=3Dutf-8"></head><body style=3D"word-wrap: break-word; =
-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class=3D"">Great=
job!!! Very clever and it looks great. I agree: Post this as an article =
on the TU site.<div class=3D"">Jim<br class=3D""><div><br =
class=3D""><blockquote type=3D"cite" class=3D""><div class=3D"">On May =
16, 2019, at 10:16 AM, Gary Winblad via Tigers <<a =
href=3D"mailto:tigers@autox.team.net"; =
class=3D"">tigers@autox.team.net</a>> wrote:</div><br =
class=3D"Apple-interchange-newline"><div class=3D"">
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charset=3DUTF-8" class=3D"">
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<div text=3D"#000000" bgcolor=3D"#FFFFFF" class=3D"">
Nice job Joe!<br class=3D"">
<br class=3D"">
This should be saved on Tigersunited site.. or somewhere
accessible.<br class=3D"">
<br class=3D"">
Gary<br class=3D"">
<br class=3D"">
<br class=3D"">
<br class=3D"">
<div class=3D"moz-cite-prefix">On 5/16/2019 9:41 AM, Joe Brown via
Tigers wrote:<br class=3D"">
</div>
<blockquote type=3D"cite" =
cite=3D"mid:CAKb_wf=3DJbmPXo=3DoRmEYDuLtYhxQcd_Q=3DnJv4FcEo665B_-udMg@mail=
.gmail.com" class=3D"">
<meta http-equiv=3D"content-type" content=3D"text/html; =
charset=3DUTF-8" class=3D"">
<div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"">Hi Ron,
<div class=3D""><br class=3D"">
</div>
<div class=3D"">I never heard back from anybody, so I decided to =
try and
make my own. I got some EasyCast epoxy and Amazing Mold
Rubber from Michael's craft and hobby store. They always =
have
coupons on line and I got 50% off the stuff I bought. I =
also
had to buy a little bottle of black dye but I got it at
another hobby place. I used a small piece of PVC pipe I =
had
laying around to to cast the mold in. It didn't appear =
that
the original plastic handle would slide off very easily so I
decided to mold the new one right on the metal. I =
attached
the original lever (with the plastic handle) to a dial gauge
mount that I have so that the plastic part was as straight as
possible in the PVC.</div>
<div class=3D"">
<div class=3D""><span =
id=3D"cid:part1.BFB3AFBF.7E2D0033@comcast.net"><image.png></span><br=
class=3D"">
</div>
</div>
<div class=3D"">I then followed the directions to mix up the =
molding rubber
and poured it into the PVC around the handle. I think it =
had
to setup for a day or two and then I carefully pulled the
original lever out. The next step was using my jig to =
suspend
the metal lever (without the plastic handle) into the center
of the rubber mold. You have to be careful to get the =
handle
part of the lever straight because the rest of the lever is
shaped differently than the other one. Then I mixed up =
the
epoxy with the black dye and poured it into the mold. I =
let
that sit for about three days and then pulled it out. I =
think
it came out pretty good. Of course it duplicates any =
marks
that are on the original handle. In the picture below the
original is the one with the painted metal and the new one is
on top.</div>
<div class=3D"">
<div class=3D""><span =
id=3D"cid:part2.3A686504.6AF7B351@comcast.net"><image.png></span><br=
class=3D"">
</div>
</div>
<div class=3D""><br class=3D"">
</div>
<div class=3D"">It's a pricey way to get a new plastic handle, =
but what are
you going to do? I already had the epoxy and I just had =
to
buy the mold rubber and dye. So I think I have a little =
over
$20 in the project. I can loan you the mold if you want =
to
give it a try.</div>
<div class=3D""><br class=3D"">
</div>
<div class=3D"">The mold rubber is currently $24 at Michael's,
<a =
href=3D"https://www.michaels.com/default/10324147.html#q=3Damazing%20mold%=
20rubber&start=3D1" moz-do-not-send=3D"true" =
class=3D"">https://www.michaels.com/default/10324147.html#q=3Damazing%20mo=
ld%20rubber&start=3D1</a>
. But they have coupons every week. Hobby Lobby =
has the dye
for $5.99, <a =
href=3D"https://www.hobbylobby.com/Crafts-Hobbies/Clay-Molding-Sculpting/C=
asting/Black-Casting-Dye---1-Ounce/p/23886" moz-do-not-send=3D"true" =
class=3D"">https://www.hobbylobby.com/Crafts-Hobbies/Clay-Molding-Sculptin=
g/Casting/Black-Casting-Dye---1-Ounce/p/23886</a>.
Both places have the EasyCast epoxy. </div>
<div class=3D""><br class=3D"">
</div>
<div class=3D"">Let me know if you want to borrow the =
mold. I had to take
it out of the PVC so I could flex it enough to get the new
handle out but it can stand on its own.</div>
<div class=3D""><br class=3D"">
</div>
<div class=3D"">Regards,</div>
<div class=3D"">Joe Brown</div>
<div class=3D""><br class=3D"">
</div>
</div>
<br class=3D"">
<div class=3D"gmail_quote">
<div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Thu, May 16, 2019 at =
9:33
AM Ron Fraser <<a href=3D"mailto:rfraser@bluefrog.com"; =
moz-do-not-send=3D"true" class=3D"">rfraser@bluefrog.com</a>> =
wrote:<br class=3D"">
</div>
<blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px
0.8ex;border-left:1px solid =
rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">
<div lang=3D"EN-US" class=3D"">
<div class=3D"gmail-m_4548772728960635349WordSection1"><p =
class=3D"MsoNormal">Joe </p><p class=3D"MsoNormal">Did you get any =
replies about this
part?</p><p class=3D"MsoNormal">I see that I=E2=80=99m =
in need of one of
these plastic handles too.</p><div class=3D""> <br =
class=3D"webkit-block-placeholder"></div><p =
class=3D"MsoNormal">Ron</p><div class=3D""> <br =
class=3D"webkit-block-placeholder"></div><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><b =
class=3D"">From:</b> Tigers <<a =
href=3D"mailto:tigers-bounces@autox.team.net"; target=3D"_blank" =
moz-do-not-send=3D"true" class=3D"">tigers-bounces@autox.team.net</a>>
<b class=3D"">On Behalf Of </b>Joe Brown via Tigers<br =
class=3D"">
<b class=3D"">Sent:</b> Monday, April 29, 2019 4:02 =
PM<br class=3D"">
<b class=3D"">To:</b> Tigers Den <<a =
href=3D"mailto:Tigers@autox.team.net"; target=3D"_blank" =
moz-do-not-send=3D"true" class=3D"">Tigers@autox.team.net</a>><br =
class=3D"">
<b class=3D"">Subject:</b> [Tigers] Looking for seat =
recliner
handle</p><div class=3D""> <br =
class=3D"webkit-block-placeholder"></div>
<div class=3D""><p class=3D"MsoNormal">Hi,</p>
<div class=3D""><div class=3D""> <br =
class=3D"webkit-block-placeholder"></div>
</div>
<div class=3D""><p class=3D"MsoNormal">I'm putting my =
seats back
together and I realized that I am missing the black
plastic handle that goes on one of my recliner
levers. Anybody know where to get one? I =
don't see
them in the SS catalog.</p>
</div>
<div class=3D"">
<div class=3D""><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span =
id=3D"cid:part8.4E77C5D2.32135436@comcast.net"><image001.png></span>=
</p>
</div>
</div>
<div class=3D""><p class=3D"MsoNormal">Thanks,</p>
</div>
<div class=3D""><p class=3D"MsoNormal">Joe Brown</p>
</div>
</div>
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