I'm sure Ford didn't build them. They probably got them shipped in by the truckload. I'm sure the crosshatching cost a bit more than Henry wanted to pay.

 

I read once that you could approximate the cross hatching by spray painting the cluster faceplate through a piece of screening material. Never done it but I have 2 or 3 clusters I may play with to see.

Nice job on the restoration Mixer.

 

Thank you. I like your idea with the screen, but wouldn't that make the pattern square? I was thinking along the line of a roller like a lathe knurling tool.

 

I started a thread a few years ago regarding this exact subject. I ended up using a screen sitting diagonally. Worked pretty good. You might want to check out this thread.

https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/1...t-cluster.html