Fellow Drakesters:
Wll it CAN be done but takes a bit of work. I have a friend - not sure he is on the reflector - that re-did a B-line with his own "inserts". They look terrific! You need to carefully pry out the old one and discard. On a lathe (it's easier) turn out a new disk but out of material about 3/16" thick. Polish one side to match the originals. Put the "insertless" knob in the lathe and turn out the insert depth slightly so the new knob protrudes the correct amount when placed in the hole. Once you have the depth correct, you can round off the outer edge of the insert very slightly to mimic the rolled edge of the original. Glue in place with contact cement. Once done, you cannot tell it from an original. Good luck! 73 Peter VE3AX ----- Original Message ----- From: "Gerry" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "'Don Moore'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, December 05, 2003 6:35 PM Subject: RE: [drakelist] Inserts > > They exist only for the C line. To my knowledge, none are available for the > B line. Problem it's a stamped insert with rounded edges. Wish I could find > some. Hey Santa, you listening??? > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Don Moore > Sent: Thursday, December 04, 2003 11:20 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: [drakelist] Inserts > > > Can anyone help me with a source for spun aluminum inserts for the R-4B / > T-4XB line? > > Thanks > > Don K�WWT > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > Submissions: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] - subscribe drakelist in body > Unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] - unsubscribe drakelist in > body > Hopelessly Lost: [EMAIL PROTECTED] - help in body of message > Brought to you courtesy of TLCHost.net http://www.tlchost.net/ > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > Submissions: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] - subscribe drakelist in body > Unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] - unsubscribe drakelist in body > Hopelessly Lost: [EMAIL PROTECTED] - help in body of message > Brought to you courtesy of TLCHost.net http://www.tlchost.net/ > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Submissions: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] - subscribe drakelist in body Unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] - unsubscribe drakelist in body Hopelessly Lost: [EMAIL PROTECTED] - help in body of message Brought to you courtesy of TLCHost.net http://www.tlchost.net/ ----------------------------------------------------------------------
