A while back I showed some shifter balls I turned out of black Delrin. I decided to insert an aluminum disc into them and put the shifter pattern on. I flattened the tops of the ball and sunk a 1/4" thick aluminum disc into it. I used a new tool I'm working on which is made of a Harbor freight arbor press and their letter/number stamping dies. (that will be posted sometime when I'm done with it)
I stamped the numbers in and just free handed the shifter pattern in the mill using a drill bit. It's not perfect but not too bad for my first try. I noticed some of the number/letters aren't exactly on center with these punches so I had to make samples and small adjustments for each. The 4 is a tad bit to the left. (looks better installed in the Jeep, not so noticable) This was a lot harder than I thought it would be!
I still have to do the 4WD knob:
I like the way they "turned" out. (pun intended)
I stamped the numbers in and just free handed the shifter pattern in the mill using a drill bit. It's not perfect but not too bad for my first try. I noticed some of the number/letters aren't exactly on center with these punches so I had to make samples and small adjustments for each. The 4 is a tad bit to the left. (looks better installed in the Jeep, not so noticable) This was a lot harder than I thought it would be!
I still have to do the 4WD knob:
I like the way they "turned" out. (pun intended)
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It's not gonna fix itself!
