home made radio knobs

[wotnoburgers]

Hi All,
Please see the attached photo.
Fed up with a set missing in the post and the high price of replacments I decided to have a go and make a set.
Result: £2 of stainless off cut, 3 hours of my time on the lathe, three dobs of super glue and a happy bunny!!!!!!

Once you have the dims ( i took from my old knobs) it was surprisingly easy. And the radio ones stick out far enough you can get your fingers on them!!!

The three large knobs were bought from ebay, turning was a bit poor so i skimmed them to improve.

Easy!

[huntsen]

Farnell provide 2 options:
Mentor 506.61 - with no indicator line
http://uk.farnell.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/Pr...
or Mentor 5552.6612
http://uk.farnell.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/Pr...
Total cost £15.09 including p&p for 2 of each, to choose from.
I fitted the 506.61 as the indicator line is meaningless.
The knobs are identical in diameter and about .5mm shorter.
They do the job perfectly.

[SS972]

wotnoburgers said:

Hi All,
Please see the attached photo.
Fed up with a set missing in the post and the high price of replacments I decided to have a go and make a set.
Result: £2 of stainless off cut, 3 hours of my time on the lathe, three dobs of super glue and a happy bunny!!!!!!

Once you have the dims ( i took from my old knobs) it was surprisingly easy. And the radio ones stick out far enough you can get your fingers on them!!!

The three large knobs were bought from ebay, turning was a bit poor so i skimmed them to improve.

Easy!

nice try, want a set !!!

[Shnozz]

Are the ones on ebay too narrow to get your fingers on then? I see the advert mentions they are narrower than the plastic originals.

[tonyhall38]

i really should have patented those knobs......

[brakedwell]

tonyhall38 said:

i really should have patented those knobs......

If they look like a duck, walk like a duck and quack like a duck, they must be a duck

[mrteegrassgill]

Tony, it was a set of yours which have gone missing in the post. Gutted. Waiting for the royal mail to cough up.

[SS972]

Bought the extra set you had on sale