It was rainig outside this afternoon so I decided to mak a "T" handle for my recently installed TCI ratchet shifter. I looked around the garage and found some scraps of clear and black plexi glass. I glued them together with Contact cement and shaped the handle when the glue set.
This is what I wanted it to more or less look like.
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The plexi scraps....
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Apply the Cement...
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Clamp till dry...
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While the glue was setting I made a wood mock-up...
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Traced the shape onto the plexy bundle...
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Drilled out the finger notches..
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Cut the basic shape on the band saw...
Shaping on the belt sander...
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And a small drum sander...
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Hand sanded with 320 grit and 600 grit wet paper..
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Rubbing compound, then polishing comnpound...
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A final buffing...
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Drilled the hole to mount on the shifter shaft...
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Tapped the hole (3/8 - 16)
Finished product...
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Finall installed in the car...
There are layers of Black and Clear plexi to make the thickness I wanted.
Took me about 3 hours on a rainy day...
Not perfect, but clos enough.
This is what I wanted it to more or less look like.
View attachment 256605
The plexi scraps....
View attachment 256606
Apply the Cement...
View attachment 256607
Clamp till dry...
View attachment 256608
While the glue was setting I made a wood mock-up...
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Traced the shape onto the plexy bundle...
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Drilled out the finger notches..
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Cut the basic shape on the band saw...
Shaping on the belt sander...
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And a small drum sander...
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Hand sanded with 320 grit and 600 grit wet paper..
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Rubbing compound, then polishing comnpound...
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A final buffing...
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Drilled the hole to mount on the shifter shaft...
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Tapped the hole (3/8 - 16)
Finished product...
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Finall installed in the car...
There are layers of Black and Clear plexi to make the thickness I wanted.
Took me about 3 hours on a rainy day...
Not perfect, but clos enough.