Once again, Lever knobs for SB, HW rigs

[Multi-Volti Devices (Murray)]

I don't have the skills to make them, but what about machined metal painted
the right color (I'm sure black would horrify everyone).

Murray




----- Original Message -----
From: "Bob, WB2UJD" <BobbyTrip at AOL.COM>
To: <HEATH at LISTSERV.TEMPE.GOV>
Sent: Monday, April 01, 2002 10:27 PM
Subject: Once again, Lever knobs for SB, HW rigs


> OK Guys,
>
> I wrote a while back about the possibility of reproductions for the
infamous
> breaking lever knobs on the SB and HW series rigs (others?).
>
> I know that there many, many of these SB and HW radios out there, these
knobs
> are famous for breaking, and that people like to collect/use these radios
> (myself included).  So, as I embark on having improved replacements made,
I
> wanted to ask again if people would be interested in having such items for
> repair/restorations of these rigs.  The price might be around $10 which I
> realize is pretty high for a little piece of plastic, but is there an
> alternative?  Not that I know of and I believe they might be worthwhile to
> make for that reason.
>
> I have repaired a broken one and reinforced it with fillets on the side
and a
> "bump" on the back to make the weak area stronger, so that the
replications
> would not be prone to the same problem.  Also, I believe it would be
needed
> to have these made without the splined (outside) double-slotted insert
since
> this inserts positioning depends on where the knob is used.
>
> Would you want (or more appropriately have to have) a couple of these for
> rigs that use them?  I think I could just use the few I have and have
> repaired and be done with it, but replications seem like a neat way to go,
> providing that enough people would want them to make having the mold and
low
> volume production worthwhile (not injection molding, but polyurethane
> casting).
>
> So what do you all think?
>
> 73,
>
> Bob, WB2UJD
>
> P.S.  I would be interested in hearing how people have dealt with this
> problem (or not dealt with it).  Parts radios? (I got one good one that
way)
> Tell me your story, at the very least!
>
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