Material Suggestions for Shift Knob

[addertooth]

I will be the odd man here, and suggest something retro. Hard Rubber. You can get it in a variety of colors (if you search). It machines well, and lasts a VERY long time (as cars from the 40's and 50s can attest).

 

[JPMacG]

I turned a knob out of ebony for my old Jeep Cherokee. Waxed and polished, it looked really good. The coloration of the grain came out nicely. But this was a manual transmission - no button.

 

[tonydi]

I made a prototype out of black Delrin and it came out so good that I decided to go with that instead of looking for other materials.

Huge thanks to @KyleG for the o-ring idea! That gave the plain knob that extra something and it also solves the "slippery" issue that @mattthemuppet2 was worried about.

 

[francist]

That looks really cool

 

[Just for fun]

That turned out nice! Good job!

 

[FOMOGO]

Half travel on the button for shifter release, and full travel for a 100hp nitrous shot. Looks good. Mike

 

[KyleG]

Very cool! Nice work!

 

[tonydi]

Half travel on the button for shifter release, and full travel for a 100hp nitrous shot.

LOL.....this thing has more power/torque than tire so I think maybe I'll use the second part of the travel for either the front mounted machine guns or the rear mounted oil sprayer.