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39 radio knobs
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MICHV8 |
11-26-2017 @ 4:38 AM
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Anybody know if Carpenter's 1940 radio knobs will fit on a 39 radio? I assume the answer is 'no' Any other source available? Thanks..
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4dFordSC |
11-26-2017 @ 9:05 AM
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I believe the push button for changing pre-selected stations can be made to fit.
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TomO |
11-27-2017 @ 6:55 AM
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If you have knobs that are in good enough shape to make a pattern from, there is a guy on the AACA Lincoln Forum that may be able to reproduce them for you.
Tom
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MICHV8 |
11-27-2017 @ 7:19 AM
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Tom() You mean 3D printing? Hadn't thought of that!
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TomO |
11-28-2017 @ 6:55 AM
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No, the guy that I am talking about casts new knobs for Lincoln Zephyrs. He also make new steering wheels for them. He needs a good sample to make a mold. 3D printing can be used to make the knobs from an engineering drawing. If you have a sample, it can be 3D scanned and the defects repaired on the computer and then converted to a 3D printer file, it can get very expensive. I have been told that you need to be very careful about the material used for 3D printing. Most of it is only good to make a prototype to be used to create a mold for production.
Tom
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MICHV8 |
11-30-2017 @ 5:08 AM
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Tom() Thanks...I'll give the Lincoln guy a call.
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