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#154145 - 08/04/2003 12:18 Cast metal buttons and knobs
fede journeyman Registered: 31/01/2002 Posts: 89 Loc: Texas	There has been a lot of talk and experimentation regarding translucent buttons and knobs here on the board. Would anyone be interested in metal buttons? I was thinking about something like sterling silver. My mom does some jewelry casting. I would think this would not bee too hard to do. _________________________ 'a stock car stereo is a beautiful thing to waste' MKIIa 60gb MKIIa 20gb
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#154146 - 08/04/2003 12:45 Re: Cast metal buttons and knobs [Re: fede]
pgrzelak carpal tunnel Registered: 15/08/2000 Posts: 4859 Loc: New Jersey, USA	Greetings! Mmm.... Silver buttons! Unfortunately, they would need to be sealed, or they would tarnish. But still, that could be a neat effect. _________________________ *Paul Grzelak* 200GB with 48MB RAM, Illuminated Buttons and Digital Outputs
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#154147 - 08/04/2003 12:55 Re: Cast metal buttons and knobs [Re: fede]
wfaulk carpal tunnel Registered: 25/12/2000 Posts: 16706 Loc: Raleigh, NC US	I'm sure you can't do it, but I think stainless would be neat. How about bronze? What other darker metals would be possible? _________________________ Bitt Faulk
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#154148 - 08/04/2003 12:57 Re: Cast metal buttons and knobs [Re: pgrzelak]
fede journeyman Registered: 31/01/2002 Posts: 89 Loc: Texas	If you use it everyday would they get a chance to tarnish? My wedding ring is silver and it has not tarnished yet. _________________________ 'a stock car stereo is a beautiful thing to waste' MKIIa 60gb MKIIa 20gb
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#154149 - 08/04/2003 13:00 Re: Cast metal buttons and knobs [Re: wfaulk]
fede journeyman Registered: 31/01/2002 Posts: 89 Loc: Texas	I do not know how difficult it would be to cast stainless but I could ask. I would guess that bronze would not be that hard. If it were on an Empeg for my mom she would probably want some kind of gem stone inset in the buttons so she could use LEDs. _________________________ 'a stock car stereo is a beautiful thing to waste' MKIIa 60gb MKIIa 20gb
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#154150 - 08/04/2003 13:24 Re: Cast metal buttons and knobs [Re: fede]
foxtrot_xray addict Registered: 03/03/2002 Posts: 687 Loc: Atlanta, Georgia	Oooh... Combine the sterling silver (or mabe a darker metal) with the pinhole-light idea.. That would be kinda nifty. Me. _________________________ Mike 'Fox' Morrey 128BPM@124MPH. Love it! 2002 BRG Mini Cooper
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#154151 - 08/04/2003 14:19 Re: Cast metal buttons and knobs [Re: fede]
Heather addict Registered: 14/01/2002 Posts: 510 Loc: NY	If it were on an Empeg for my mom she would probably want some kind of gem stone inset in the buttons so she could use LEDs. I would definitely want this. If she's willing to do it, lemme know. I'd be interested in doing something with small diamonds on the knob (have the stones already). _________________________ Heather "I distrust those people who know so well what God wants them to do because I notice it always coincides with their own desires." -Susan B Anthony
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#154152 - 08/04/2003 14:22 Re: Cast metal buttons and knobs [Re: Heather]
mcomb pooh-bah Registered: 31/08/1999 Posts: 1649 Loc: San Carlos, CA	have the stones already First of all ROFL. Secondly, is this a creative use for an old wedding ring or what ;-) _________________________ EmpMenuX - ext3 filesystem - Empeg iTunes integration
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#154153 - 08/04/2003 14:40 Re: Cast metal buttons and knobs [Re: fede]
genixia Carpal Tunnel Registered: 08/02/2002 Posts: 3411	I'm just waiting for Saddam to place his order...solid gold with gemstone inlays. Probably a multiple order with a variety of gemstones to match cars and lenses; ruby, sapphire, emerald, yellow sapphire, diamond, etc. _________________________ Mk2a 60GB Blue. Serial 030102962 sig.mp3: File Format not Valid.
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#154154 - 08/04/2003 16:15 Re: Cast metal buttons and knobs [Re: genixia]
tman carpal tunnel Registered: 24/12/2001 Posts: 5528	I take it you saw the pictures of the taps in his palace then? - Trevor
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#154155 - 08/04/2003 16:20 Re: Cast metal buttons and knobs [Re: genixia]
jasonc member Registered: 08/12/2001 Posts: 109	I'm just waiting for Saddam to place his order... ya really think Saddam is(was) an empeg kinda guy?
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#154156 - 09/04/2003 07:05 Re: Cast metal buttons and knobs [Re: Heather]
fede journeyman Registered: 31/01/2002 Posts: 89 Loc: Texas	Just when I thought I had seen everything here. If I can get the buttons cast I am pretty sure you gould mount any kind of stone you wanted in it. If it were me though, I would NEVER leave this combination in the car unsupervised. _________________________ 'a stock car stereo is a beautiful thing to waste' MKIIa 60gb MKIIa 20gb
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#154157 - 09/04/2003 08:57 Re: Cast metal buttons and knobs [Re: mcomb]
Heather addict Registered: 14/01/2002 Posts: 510 Loc: NY	mcomb First of all ROFL. Secondly, is this a creative use for an old wedding ring or what ;-) No, just a parcel of tiny diamonds given to me. Not terribly valuable. Haven't lost my mind yet, never accepted a ring. fede Just when I thought I had seen everything here. If I can get the buttons cast I am pretty sure you gould mount any kind of stone you wanted in it. I've got a modified chanel bag as an empeg case (all the other alternatives are ugly), so diamond buttons isn't really much of a stretch after that. If she can do a copy of the fascia also, I'd want that too. If it were me though, I would NEVER leave this combination in the car unsupervised. The empeg never sits in an unattended car. When it was stolen, it was in a bag on my arm. Nothing ever sits in my cabrio unattended that's more valuable to me than a plastic cigarette lighter. I tend to leave it open. _________________________ Heather "I distrust those people who know so well what God wants them to do because I notice it always coincides with their own desires." -Susan B Anthony
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#154158 - 09/04/2003 21:37 Re: Cast metal buttons and knobs [Re: fede]
canuckInOR carpal tunnel Registered: 13/02/2002 Posts: 3212 Loc: Portland, OR	If it were on an Empeg for my mom she would probably want some kind of gem stone inset in the buttons so she could use LEDs. Heh... I can see it now... a faceplate and buttons worth more than the original cost of the Empeg.
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