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I've labored over how to make knobs of the right size, texture, finish, and style for this thing. Mom is into acorns, stars, pinecones, leaves, and many other design elements, so I've decided to try to create my own knobs that she'll love. This is a surprise element in the design. If it doesn't work, I'll just resort to some store-bought stuff that looks nice. These are my practice knobs - although a tad pricey ($7.29US for the one on the left) - and I will be using the many bits in my router toolbox, along with the metal-carving, and engraving bits above, and my cut off wheels, and bench grinder, and mini lathe to shape something I like.
The plan then is to use my vibratory tumbler to clean the knobs up a bit, and then acid-etch them in muriatic acid, which I've had sitting around for a year now (PCB etching project). I'm not sure how that will all work out, but have read up a bit, and cobbled together a process plan. I'm hoping it will blacken the brass (or bronze if the two on the right are bronze), and allow me to polish only the high points back to a more golden hue. We'll see... The fun is in the exploration, and discovery.
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I've labored over how to make knobs of the right size, texture, finish, and style for this thing. Mom is into acorns, stars, pinecones, leaves, and many other design elements, so I've decided to try to create my own knobs that she'll love. This is a surprise element in the design. If it doesn't work, I'll just resort to some store-bought stuff that looks nice. These are my practice knobs - although a tad pricey ($7.29US for the one on the left) - and I will be using the many bits in my router toolbox, along with the metal-carving, and engraving bits above, and my cut off wheels, and bench grinder, and mini lathe to shape something I like.
The plan then is to use my vibratory tumbler to clean the knobs up a bit, and then acid-etch them in muriatic acid, which I've had sitting around for a year now (PCB etching project). I'm not sure how that will all work out, but have read up a bit, and cobbled together a process plan. I'm hoping it will blacken the brass (or bronze if the two on the right are bronze), and allow me to polish only the high points back to a more golden hue. We'll see... The fun is in the exploration, and discovery.