Author Topic: Elevation screw knob? (Read 961 times)

Santa Dave · « **on:** April 12, 2006, 09:47:27 AM »

While looking for something else (Ain't it always that way?)
I found a site which has antique cross style Faucet handles in both steel & bronze.
www.vandykes.com
Dave

GGaskill · « **Reply #1 on:** April 12, 2006, 10:08:16 AM »

Actually the place is called Van Dyke's and the faucet handle page is here. vandyke.com is a software place.

Rickk · « **Reply #2 on:** April 12, 2006, 01:37:18 PM »

As I recall those handles attach with a shallow spline and a dinkey little screw.

GGaskill · « **Reply #3 on:** April 12, 2006, 02:51:30 PM »

Bore 'em out and solder to the screw.

Terry C. · « **Reply #4 on:** April 12, 2006, 05:24:00 PM »

If these are SOLID brass (not brass-plated), then it would make a nice handle. There are two sizes of these listed:

Like GG said, you will want to solder the handle to the threaded shaft so the splines are irrelevant.

Faucet handles make great elevation gear. The handles on that site are repros, but the one I used is a real antique, at least 100 and possibly 150 years old. This is the photo of the handle sent to by the company where I purchased it:

And here it is built into an elevation screw:

Edit: I've been meaning to mention that the server where I stored many of the photos linked to posts was recently 'upgraded'. Somehow during the upgrade, all of my photos were corrupted. So in many of my older posts the photos are either not showing at all, or are all garbled up.

I plan to get those that are linked in the stickies fixed, but recent events have prevented me from doing so.

GGaskill · « **Reply #5 on:** April 14, 2006, 08:16:14 AM »

According to an email reply, the brass ones ARE solid brass.