As you may recall, a while back I repurposed an old embossing(?) wheel to take a new decorative roller.
I had a need for a new embossing wheel so I ordered one, a CS Osborne #10 wheel. I removed the decorative wheel from the classic one and put this one in. It worked OK but I couldn't apply enough pressure without trashing my forefinger. Rather than order a handle and wait for it to arrive, I decided to make one. LOL, I think I've been here before.
I needed a machine screw, a lock nut and brass washer. There's this beer tray on a shelf full of aircraft hardware I go to for this type of thing. It provided the right stuff.
To make the holder I intended to basically copy a CS Osborne #459. I drilled through a 3/8 bolt with the head removed then tapped it to 3/16-32. When I got set up to cut a groove in it, I thought, why go to all that effort when the wheel can work slightly off center so I split the bolt and cut off one side. It cleaned up fine and I rounded up a handle for it (there are a lot of dead tools lying around in my unused leather stuff so I took one of those handles). I tapped the hole in the handle to 3/8-18, same as the bolt thread, and screwed the new tool shaft into the handle with a little gorilla glue to keep it from coming loose.
All the parts from the misc parts beer tray worked fine. The AN3 button head screw had just the right grip length to act as a bearing surface so the wheel wouldn't have to ride on threads.
Assembled, I adjusted the screw then locked it in that position with the nut. I used a close tolerance nut so it wouldn't take up much room. When I tested it, it worked great. The best part? I had it within a short time of thinking up the project. No need to wait on it being shipped.
It's an easy design to work with. I used a button head machine screw so it wouldn't stick up and rub on the project if I tipped the tool at an angle.
Switching wheels is quick. I have another wheel on order and will use this handle for that as well.
