[Tigers] Looking for seat recliner handle

[Gary Winblad]

Nice job Joe!

This should be saved on Tigersunited site..  or somewhere accessible.

Gary



On 5/16/2019 9:41 AM, Joe Brown via Tigers wrote:
> Hi Ron,
>
> 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
>
> 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.
>
> The mold rubber is currently $24 at Michael's, 
> https://www.michaels.com/default/10324147.html#q=amazing%20mold%20rubber&start=1 
> .  But they have coupons every week.  Hobby Lobby has the dye for 
> $5.99, 
> https://www.hobbylobby.com/Crafts-Hobbies/Clay-Molding-Sculpting/Casting/Black-Casting-Dye---1-Ounce/p/23886. 
> Both places have the EasyCast epoxy.
>
> 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.
>
> Regards,
> Joe Brown
>
>
> On Thu, May 16, 2019 at 9:33 AM Ron Fraser <rfraser at bluefrog.com 
> <mailto:rfraser at bluefrog.com>> wrote:
>
>     Joe
>
>     Did you get any replies about this part?
>
>     I see that I’m in need of one of these plastic handles too.
>
>     Ron
>
>     *From:* Tigers <tigers-bounces at autox.team.net
>     <mailto:tigers-bounces at autox.team.net>> *On Behalf Of *Joe Brown
>     via Tigers
>     *Sent:* Monday, April 29, 2019 4:02 PM
>     *To:* Tigers Den <Tigers at autox.team.net
>     <mailto:Tigers at autox.team.net>>
>     *Subject:* [Tigers] Looking for seat recliner handle
>
>     Hi,
>
>     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.
>
>     image.png
>
>     Thanks,
>
>     Joe Brown
>
>
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