Customize Them Tuner Knobs!

[jim]

Here is just some that i have done.

sand with 80 grit paper, dip in stain and la

 sea shells epoxied to the posts

[jim]

EXCELLENT!!

[Diane in Chicago]

Say, fellas, how are you attaching them to the shaft?  I have some failing uke pegs with a square shaft.  It will be a big pain to drill larger  holes in the head to accommodate new tuners and this is a nice old banjo-uke, so I'd rather use the old ones.  But the square shaft is flummoxing me.

 

 

[jim]

2 part heavy duty epoxy. Don't worry about the square shaft, it will be better being square. Just drill a round hole and gob some epoxy in there. If you want to use regular style knobs, there just as easy, it just takes a soldering iron to heat the shaft. And no epoxy.

Diane in Chicago said:

Say, fellas, how are you attaching them to the shaft?  I have some failing uke pegs with a square shaft.  It will be a big pain to drill larger  holes in the head to accommodate new tuners and this is a nice old banjo-uke, so I'd rather use the old ones.  But the square shaft is flummoxing me.

 

 

[c# merle]

had a go at these real ugly tuners - turned out not too shabby

[Sleepy John]

Thats great, just bought some beat up old tuners ,some without heads, and was wondering what to do

looks like the shells for me, as my other name is...Driftwood Dave.....

[Arnold Kelly]

LOVE the skulls! :)

[c# merle]

thanks for the comments, jim

[Bluenote Jones]

Dipping a plastic tuner in stain is Mad genius, I'm going to the shed to try it right now...

[bairfoot cajun]

[bairfoot cajun]

the drone string knob on this one is a bone fiddle peg with 2 brass tack buffalo nickel heads super glued to each side of the fiddle peg.

[jim]

[Julian Fitton]

what are you guys using as glue?