Renslipevol
Active Member
So I have had my 330D for a while now and the dials have been a sore spot on an otherwise minty Tuner. As far as I know, no one makes them, and Parted out Scott Tuners.....well :nono:
So I have been thinking about this for quite some time. How to do it......Best way is to just start trying. I had some 3/8" Poly carbonate so I thought Id chuck it in the Lathe and see what I could do. It worked ok. WAY too much time spent on polishing the surface for good optics. But still, you can still see the machine and sanding if you get up close. I know, it looks clear in the pictures, but I wasn't happy with it. Besides, If I have to go through the trouble (fun) of making the scales on CAD and getting a silkscreen made up to screen the scales on the finished product; there just a little more work to do to complete several more sets and recoup some of my costs, donate to audiokarma, and share these sets with everyone who would also want a set. Im sure there are more than a couple out there with cracked dials.
I still have to tweek the drawings a little bit before I am happy with how perfect they match. Then I can send it off to the silkscreener.
Ive decided to go with 1/8" Acrylic for the dial, and to machine a polycarbonate sleeve to mount it to the shaft. We'll see how that goes.
Still lots of work to do but I am determined to get this to completion. Here are some early stages of work.
So I have been thinking about this for quite some time. How to do it......Best way is to just start trying. I had some 3/8" Poly carbonate so I thought Id chuck it in the Lathe and see what I could do. It worked ok. WAY too much time spent on polishing the surface for good optics. But still, you can still see the machine and sanding if you get up close. I know, it looks clear in the pictures, but I wasn't happy with it. Besides, If I have to go through the trouble (fun) of making the scales on CAD and getting a silkscreen made up to screen the scales on the finished product; there just a little more work to do to complete several more sets and recoup some of my costs, donate to audiokarma, and share these sets with everyone who would also want a set. Im sure there are more than a couple out there with cracked dials.
I still have to tweek the drawings a little bit before I am happy with how perfect they match. Then I can send it off to the silkscreener.
Ive decided to go with 1/8" Acrylic for the dial, and to machine a polycarbonate sleeve to mount it to the shaft. We'll see how that goes.
Still lots of work to do but I am determined to get this to completion. Here are some early stages of work.