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Juan Maderita
Trad climber
San Diego, CA
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Topic Author's Original Post - Sep 6, 2009 - 06:14pm PT
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More than a decade ago, bored with my OEM shifter knobs, I created these for my Jeep.
IIRC, the #8 Hexcentric fits my hand nicely to shift gears, and the #7 is perfect for the transfer case shifter.
Instructions for DIY:
Drill a hole in the bottom center of the nut to fit over the shift lever. The hole can be drilled to the appropriate smaller size and tapped with threads (recommended). If that is not within your expertise/tool collection, then forgo tapping. In either case, a hex machine nut will need to be beveled with a grinder to make a jam nut for the inside of the Hexcentric.
It takes some time to sand and polish, perhaps an hour. Perfect for a rainy day project. I've made others with an almost mirror finish. Start with a body grinder, medium grit sanding disk, then fine grit, to round the edges. Next, use an orbital sander with progressively finer sand paper. Finish with a polishing pad on the body grinder, using rubbing compound. Lastly, use polishing compound. Shine with a soft cloth and car wax. The newer Black Diamond Hexcentric alloy seems to have a brighter, silver-like finish. The older Chouinard alloy gives a dull, satin finish.
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healyje
Trad climber
Portland, Oregon
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Marco Fedrizzi had his bug shift rigged that way back in the day in CT. Ha, hadn't thought of that in forever...
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Steve Grossman
Trad climber
Seattle, WA
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Nice Juan!
Much better than ending up as a pencil holder!
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Gobee
Trad climber
Los Angeles
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