DEC switch handles

[Tony Duell]

> I was looking at DIY molding ... 1 ounce of plastic at most.
> But you need access to a machine shop ... None around here.
> See here for the book. http://www.lindsaybks.com/dgjp/index.html

If that's the book I think it is, then I have it, and the machine 
certainly looks as though it should work. One day I intand having a go at 
making it (but I am short of circular tuits at the moment).

Of course making the machine is only half the problem, you still have to 
make the mould.

As regards a lack of machine shop, I am pretty sure David GIngery has 
written a set of books on making a machine shop from scratch. But my 
experience is that the people who can do this (a) have access to machine 
tools and more importantly (b) have been machinists for many years and 
thus have a lot of experience as to what is possible, what is imporatant, 
and so on. I don't feel many people could make a lathe from scratch 
having never used one.

I buying a small-ish lathe totally out of the question for you? Yes, a 
good one is expensive, but it's versatile, and will last for a very long 
time with reaonable care. 

-tony