shifter/throttle handles

[guglielmo6160]

my flybridge control handles for my transmissions have these old wooden spindles attached, there pretty dry rotted, and yesterday one of them cracked off i my hands, leaving me only the metal rod,
any thoughts on what to use for a replacement,
I mean its not hard to make one, but was wondering if anybody has replaced them , and what with
thanks

[kevin babineau]

i have mine but if they broke i would make them out of an eight ball or maybe a budweiser tap... ya know i might do that anyways

[guglielmo6160]

I see,,mmmm interesting,,,lol

[guglielmo6160]

I just figure Ill make some from some wood dowl stock,

[TADTOOMUCH]

You could have a machine shop make you a couple out of delrin. It is a very hard plastic that they use for things like parts of a clarinet or for bushings in rotating joints. It will look close in color to what you have and last forever. You can also get it in dark brown, red, black, white, grey.

[kevin babineau]

dont like the 8ball idea? all u do is drill it out and epoxy a nut in there and locktight it to the shaft

[Stripermann2]

Or go this route...

http://washingtondc.craigslist.org/nva/ ... 68435.html

[kevin babineau]

hey another craigslister lol my shifters r straight up threaded on the end...not t handles..so scratch the 8ball on that one

[guglielmo6160]

thanks guys , I already made a set from wood dowel stock I bought from home depot,
they look good,,,,
but I do like all your ideas,, even the 8 ball,,,lol