Originally Posted by
75lechamp
However, my old Simplexes, like almost all of them you see these days, had long since been missing the cool little wingnuts on the ends. I found there is a company just north of me here in Colorado that 3-D prints them. They do a great job, IMO....
That would be worth checking out; especially if they do the other styles. A while ago I made a mold on a good one and made a copy with JBweld, there is an imperial thread that almost matches the skewer thread so a brass nut of that thread got cast into the end; handy for mounting when the other end had to be tidied up. Next time I'll add some carbon black to the epoxy.
Real one on the left:
