Making knobs with casting resin progress...

Painting? Routing? Set-up tips? Or just straight-up making a guitar from scratch? Post here, and post pics!

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I have some nice white ones I can finish off and age for you.
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Can I sign up for a pair of aged White F knobs if they're ever available?
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h8mtv wrote:I have some nice white ones I can finish off and age for you.
Awesome :twisted:
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mkt3000 wrote:Can I sign up for a pair of aged White F knobs if they're ever available?
Yeah, this so much!
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Pretty classy
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The F knobs are kind of a struggle. First, I don't need legal issues. Second, with the skirt not a thin piece of aluminum they set too high IMO. The originals conceal the nut and make it set a good bit closer to the instrument. I am really open to suggestions tho.
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Post by Chris Fleming »

Not sure what process you use? but couldn't you make a two piece mold? You'd have the main one and cap piece that would give you the underside shape and inject the resin or whatever. Never done anything like this so it's just an idea off the top of my head.
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I can/do often use two piece molds. Problem is that the originals had a thin, pressed aluminum skirt. A two piece providing a skirt that thin made of composite would be too thin. I am currently in search of just the metal skirts so I can make the centers and attach them to the metal skirt.