Shift Knob Adapter

[Dave80GTSi]

Send a PM to member A 986 S here.

Yet another fellow Buckeye (he's in the NW), he turns custom made wooden knobs on a lathe, and can advise you how he did it.

Thanks - DM / C-Bus

[jaykay]

Made it myself. Rennline and Function first both make them. You can find custom solutions on the web.

You can machine a slot in some threaded stock and set screw it on..

[Rodnacious]

Originally Posted by jaykay

Made it myself. Rennline and Function first both make them. You can find custom solutions on the web.

You can machine a slot in some threaded stock and set screw it on..

Any pictures of the setup? I don’t have machining capabilities but have friends that run machine shops.

[jaykay]

Originally Posted by Rodnacious

Any pictures of the setup? I don’t have machining capabilities but have friends that run machine shops.

It's much like the product posted above. I am suprised to see this. Essentially one machines a slot open at the bottom and one "side" such that you can limit machining to cutting, end mill passes; drill and tap. The flat fits in the slot and is retained by set screws. A lock positions the knob

[A 986 S]

As an experiment, I decided to see if my theory of how one could turn a shift knob without the use of an adapter would actually work in practice. I dug a chunk of curly maple out of the scrap wood box, trimmed it to a correctly sized blank, then set about turning the blank into a shift knob.

More photos of this project here: https://rx19jones.wixsite.com/projectboxster/shift-knob









The results of my experiment;

1) This is a viable way to turn a shift knob without the use of an adapter. It is a bit tricky to make the slot exactly the right size but it's a straight forward project except for that.
2) I now have an excess curly maple Boxster shift knob. If anyone would like to have it I'd be willing to entertain offers

Cheers! - dj

[paulofto]

Wow A 986 S that looks great. Nicely done. How is the shifter H pattern top piece secured?

[A 986 S]

The clips on the back of shift pattern medallion fit snuggly in the circular slot in the top of the knob. A nice tight friction fit. Visual aids! Take a look!!

[Rodnacious]

Originally Posted by Dave80GTSi

Send a PM to member A 986 S here.

Yet another fellow Buckeye (he's in the NW), he turns custom made wooden knobs on a lathe, and can advise you how he did it.

Thanks - DM / C-Bus

What a coincidence, I do a lot of wood turning myself and was considering making one. I just have thought about how to get past the rectangular stick yet.