Thread Size 7.747mm-32
This is an American Made knob!!!
Birthday 7/19/2015
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Description
The TH009-VC are used as a custom valve cap on cars, trucks, trailers,
bicycles, and motorcycles. These Valve caps are a stand size (All American Tires), set back in
1844 and called Schrader valves.
The Top Hat Skulls is also used to top BawdyPartz Hair Sticks and Chopsticks as shown in photo.
Also used as compression release knobs on Harley Davidson engines
The TH009-VC Skulls will also screw onto door lock pins made by BawdyPartz fitting many American automobiles and trucks.
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Measurements
1.335" high
1.675" front to back
0.953" wide
0.925" swing clearance
weighs 0.?oz.
a metal valve cap with O-ring is cast into place
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This knob is made of solid cold cast resin in bone (ivory) color and antiqued to highlight the details
(without antiquing by request) Top Hat is hand painted Black
This knob TH009-VC was originally made as a custom valve stem cap
Shift knobs, valve caps, door lock pins, window cranks, radio knobs, dipsticks, nuts and bolts, can be found
in the BawdyPartz store.
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Tips
The resin used, sands, drill, mills and carves easily.
Acrylic nail filler will adhere to a scuffed surface and makes a fare filler. Model filler work well.
Antiquing can be lightened or removed with nail polish remover.
Antiquing can be darkened using Ace Rust Stop oil base enamel Satin Black.
A
nice patina can be created by using the oil found on the face between
the noise and cheeks. Rub the oil into the piece often, a nice glow will be
created as well.
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These caps screw onto:
3
different size hair sticks and chopsticks, found in the
BawdyPartz store along with many other custom valve caps or toppers.
Door lock pins, found in the BawdyPartz store
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In 2003, BawdyPartz was created
making shift knobs for Harley Davidson and Indian motorcycles after the death of a loved one.A cottage Industry (AKA Leather Rose, since 1990) settled in the gold rush town of Sonora, California making
small custom parts in the likeness of body parts (cast in resin) and
often sculpted or assembled from body parts such as bone, horn, ivory,
leather , and teeth.
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Story
In 1962, Rick (RickyDean) sculpted his first skull in clay (last image) and continues today
making one-of-a-kind Items.
BawdyPartz Studio is a small 8' x 11' structure. All the parts are designed and fabricated within this space (last photos) and made in a primitive manner by todays industrial standards.
China is counterfeiting some of the BawdyPartz designs
but
you will Never buy a genuine BawdyPartz item made in China.
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