On Feb 15, 7:32*am, robin wrote:
On Feb 14, 9:48 am, robin wrote:

The rubber pistol grip on the flap handle in my LS6 is pretty badly
deteriorated. The spoiler handle grip is also going down hill. DG
replied to an email that they can't help me with replacements.
The next step could be fabrication, but I thought I'd try the group
first. Is there a source for these handgrips? I noticed pictures of
the JS1 Revelation cockpit showed grips that look similar.
I have seen wooden replacement grips and I could carve some. But I
thought I'd try and mold some.
If you have any tips or techniques let me know. I don't know what
rubber product to use, but we've got a local rubber products vendor
with a large inventory.
Thanks
Robin - RF

Thanks for the responses. I see some good ideas. I did forget to
mention in my original post that the metal handles that the grips fit
over is not a round tube like a ski pole or bicycle handlebar. Rather
they are thin metal slaps. Probably I can modify a round hole to file
the slab easier than I can manufacture an entirely new grip.

My partner replaced the flap and airbrake grips in our Kestrel which
has a flat bar as the main part also.
He simply made a couple of half rounds which he shaved down to the
shape he wanted ,one for each side of the slab, drilled 2 holes
through the
slab and half rounds and countersunk the the holes in the half rounds
and simply bolted the assembly together after checking all clearances.
After a final sand 3 coats of varnish, we had nice looking wood
handles
for our controls and we found they were easier to hold and felt
better
than plastic ones.
gary