Knurled button cover?

[Tony Spectacular]

Hey everyone. Just wondering if it's possible for Rob or any of you intrepid engineers/machinists out there to make a knurled button cover for our beloved Reos? I hate having to use my spare hand to turn it off and on sometimes. I've debated drilling into the side to embed a ball bearing or even a short rod to facilitate one handed movement, but I don't think that the bearing would work right, and I know that the rod, no matter how short, would end up catching on the inside of my pocket and pissing me off. So, anyone else see any merit in this, and is anyone willing to pick up the baton and run with it?

 

[FACE MEAT]

I'm tempted to freehand some knurling with a Dremel.

 

[Chowderhead1972]

How about a "SL" version with holes in it?
i think I might try that this weekend...

 

[Izan]

The ALU and brass covers have a place to seat a drip tip o-ring for better grip.

Top or bottom groove seems to depend on personal preference, however, the bottom groove tends to capture the inevitable roll off beneath the button cover, while the top groove can launch the o-ring halfway back to Maine.

Cheers
I

 

[muzichead]

The ALU and brass covers have a place to seat a drip tip o-ring for better grip.

Top or bottom groove seems to depend on personal preference, however, the bottom groove tends to capture the inevitable roll off beneath the button cover, while the top groove can launch the o-ring halfway back to Maine.

Cheers
I

And so I just spewed coffee everywhere!!! You just need to find the right size, (thickness), of o-ring for it is all... Great idea though. I don't use button covers simply because they have a tendency to spin and lock.

 

[MikeMills]

I don't use button covers simply because they have a tendency to spin and lock.

I've been de-locking mine as I clean/rebuild them.

I do like the covers though.

 

[Raynman]

Just ask Rob to add a little Gecko dna to the magic Porcupine dust. I think there was a little too much in mine I can't get this Reo out of my hand.

 

[Miata GT]

Knurling would be sweet.

 

[ancient puffer]

Seems like it would be easy to cut a strip of any rough or tacky material and superglue it to the side of the button. That rubbery non-slip shelving paper comes to mind, although almost anything would work. That or, as mentioned, simply roughing the sides with sandpaper/dremel/file would do it to. It doesn't usually miss "getting traction" by much.

 

[oplholik]

I was just thinking about some fine sandpaper to rough it up a little.

 

[pesky_human]

I have been using 2 Reos for almost a year with the locking pins pushed in and have never had an accidental fire. A knurled button would be aesthetically cool, but the locking function on a Reo isn't necessary in my experience.

 

[Kentastic]

How do you remove the locking pin? I've seen posts about it, but no description of how it's done.

I have been using 2 Reos for almost a year with the locking pins pushed in and have never had an accidental fire. A knurled button would be aesthetically cool, but the locking function on a Reo isn't necessary in my experience.

 

[Izan]

How do you remove the locking pin? I've seen posts about it, but no description of how it's done.

Hi Ken,
Remove button from REO
Push lock pin deeper into the button until flush OR Pull pin out of button.
Re install button.

Cheers
I

 

[RattlerX]

I took a hot knife blade to a black one and made some grooves along the edge. My finger catches it perfect.

 

[redeyedancer]

The new button you have to pull the dowel pin . The new grands and mini wont suffer the accidental locking I made some adjustments to the mods