I wish I had seen this trick before I did my column. It looks great, Roger. Simple but effective.:3dSMILE:
The column in my '32 put up a fight; everyone can read about it on my build thread. I have attached a pic below.:HMMM: I also included a pic of the one on my Model-A. Only the shaft comes through the firewall, so I used an escutcheon I found in the plumbing department at Lowes.:rolleyes: