Nissim Avrahami
09-04-2007, 5:14 PM
Good day
As you noticed, I'm using many knobs for my jigs.
Usually, I made them rounded, that requires cutting with the hole saw and gluing sanding paper for good grip until....
One morning, after the 3rd coffee kicked in, I realized that I'm "wasting time and money" for something so simple...that I'm not going even to put it in the living room...
So I made them simple but, during the process, I thought, "How said that a knob must be round...actually, it's just a lever to turn and tight a nut or bolt"...so I made it even simpler.
I make them from anything that "moves" in my scrap box, plywood, MDF or wood.
I stopped using bolts because it's much cheaper and practical to buy Threaded Rod and cut it to the required lengths...and from one, I can make many "bolts" and don't have to run to the shop for every bolt length.
So, here are my latest knobs
Best Regards
niki
http://i208.photobucket.com/albums/bb151/matsukawa/Knobs/01.jpg
http://i208.photobucket.com/albums/bb151/matsukawa/Knobs/02.jpg
http://i208.photobucket.com/albums/bb151/matsukawa/Knobs/03.jpg
http://i208.photobucket.com/albums/bb151/matsukawa/Knobs/04.jpg
http://i208.photobucket.com/albums/bb151/matsukawa/Knobs/05.jpg
http://i208.photobucket.com/albums/bb151/matsukawa/Knobs/06.jpg
http://i208.photobucket.com/albums/bb151/matsukawa/Knobs/07.jpg
http://i208.photobucket.com/albums/bb151/matsukawa/Knobs/08.jpg
http://i208.photobucket.com/albums/bb151/matsukawa/Knobs/09.jpg
http://i208.photobucket.com/albums/bb151/matsukawa/Knobs/10.jpg
As you noticed, I'm using many knobs for my jigs.
Usually, I made them rounded, that requires cutting with the hole saw and gluing sanding paper for good grip until....
One morning, after the 3rd coffee kicked in, I realized that I'm "wasting time and money" for something so simple...that I'm not going even to put it in the living room...
So I made them simple but, during the process, I thought, "How said that a knob must be round...actually, it's just a lever to turn and tight a nut or bolt"...so I made it even simpler.
I make them from anything that "moves" in my scrap box, plywood, MDF or wood.
I stopped using bolts because it's much cheaper and practical to buy Threaded Rod and cut it to the required lengths...and from one, I can make many "bolts" and don't have to run to the shop for every bolt length.
So, here are my latest knobs
Best Regards
niki
http://i208.photobucket.com/albums/bb151/matsukawa/Knobs/01.jpg
http://i208.photobucket.com/albums/bb151/matsukawa/Knobs/02.jpg
http://i208.photobucket.com/albums/bb151/matsukawa/Knobs/03.jpg
http://i208.photobucket.com/albums/bb151/matsukawa/Knobs/04.jpg
http://i208.photobucket.com/albums/bb151/matsukawa/Knobs/05.jpg
http://i208.photobucket.com/albums/bb151/matsukawa/Knobs/06.jpg
http://i208.photobucket.com/albums/bb151/matsukawa/Knobs/07.jpg
http://i208.photobucket.com/albums/bb151/matsukawa/Knobs/08.jpg
http://i208.photobucket.com/albums/bb151/matsukawa/Knobs/09.jpg
http://i208.photobucket.com/albums/bb151/matsukawa/Knobs/10.jpg