Mega Users LieutenantDan Posted March 21, 2010 Mega Users Share Posted March 21, 2010 Well, after a long night of playing pool at a bar full of people I don't like, I decided it would be a good idea to steal one of the cue balls. After mulling over what to do with it the next day, I figured i'd try it out as a shift knob. 1. Use a piece of string to find the exact opposite of what you want pointing straight up. 2. I used a 25/64 drill bit on a drill press. The thread pitch and size of the 5eat shifter is 10x1.25 (metric obviously). The thread length on the shifter is 1" long. 3. Counter sink a hole for the 10x1.25 nut. 4. Epoxy the nut with a matching bolt threaded on it to ensure it's perfectly straight. 5. Once the epoxy's dry and the bolt isn't glued to the nut, you have a shift knob. (I considered using a thread tap but that's kind of a rare size. Also, this was just a test run and wanted to do it quickly just to try out the size and height. I will be getting a red "3" ball for the next one) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mega Users LieutenantDan Posted March 22, 2010 Author Mega Users Share Posted March 22, 2010 All i need is a shift boot now Anyone else have a handmade shift knob? I'm going to start looking into making one out of wood also Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedDawg Posted March 22, 2010 Share Posted March 22, 2010 was it a fresh cueball or does it have all the strike marks all over it lol? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wcbjr Posted March 22, 2010 Share Posted March 22, 2010 Did you not like the owner, or the customers? Because if you just didn't like the customers, it makes more sense to steal their shift knobs and not the establishment's goods. I forgot what I was supposed to remember. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluesuby Posted March 22, 2010 Share Posted March 22, 2010 The last guy I knew who had a pool ball shift knob wore a Rat Fink hat and a madras plaid shirt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dr. pepper Posted March 22, 2010 Share Posted March 22, 2010 That must have some nice weight to it! Rat Fink approves http://i84.photobucket.com/albums/k22/sicelky70/Rat_Fink4.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mega Users LieutenantDan Posted March 22, 2010 Author Mega Users Share Posted March 22, 2010 Did you not like the owner, or the customers? Because if you just didn't like the customers, it makes more sense to steal their shift knobs and not the establishment's goods. Mom...............is that you? When did you start driving a subaru? So cool. I'm going to steal yours just for being a nancy @bluesuby - was that the last guy you ever knew? depressing @Reddawg - hell yeah its used. What's the point of using a brand new one? It's not dirty or anything. I buffed it with my dremel:lol: That's going to be my new pick up line. Hey ladies, anybody wanna get buffed with my dremel? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wcbjr Posted March 22, 2010 Share Posted March 22, 2010 I for one am not happy when I go to a bar to play some pool and some douche stole the ******* cue ball. I forgot what I was supposed to remember. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mega Users LieutenantDan Posted March 22, 2010 Author Mega Users Share Posted March 22, 2010 It's weird that you were in blacksburg coming to play pool at 2 am (when the bars close) at a bar I rarely go to the exact same day I decided to lift a cue ball. Sorry to ruin several very important minutes of your life. Oh what's that? You've never been to virginia? You never were in blacksburg? You weren't in the bar where I lifted a cue ball? Oh, so you were never affected by such a travesty. What on earth are we to do? I know I've never walked into a bar and found a pool table without a cue ball and I've never walked over to the bartender and asked for a new ball while explaining the cue ball was missing and was given another one without so much as a second glance or hesitation. Weird that they would have replacements. DOUCHEBAG, now please GTFO of my thread. You don't look much like a steer, so that kind of narrows it down a bit. Now wcbjr's panties are unbunched as his vag has been desanded, we can get on with our lives Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scoobydoobie Posted March 22, 2010 Share Posted March 22, 2010 wow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mega Users LieutenantDan Posted March 22, 2010 Author Mega Users Share Posted March 22, 2010 Once again, it's d*cks like that who make this forum suck. I really shouldn't be hesitant to put up something unique with a little bit of useful information. But there will always be some idiot trying to assert some pointless point to someone else. Ladies and gentleman, there's a turd in the punch bowl It's not like I asked a stupid question or made a completely pointless thread. Maybe someone will try something similar because they ran across this. Thanks again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brum Posted March 22, 2010 Share Posted March 22, 2010 I made one...mines betterrrrrrrr. http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o264/rustycoupe/Subie/IMG_0025.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mega Users LieutenantDan Posted March 22, 2010 Author Mega Users Share Posted March 22, 2010 hahaha, at least you get to shift with yours. I like that copper part. Plumbing much? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brum Posted March 22, 2010 Share Posted March 22, 2010 Actually nope its bronze. Its part of a bushing off an exercise bike I work on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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