making you own knobs

[Ken Stone]

My thoughts on DIY knobs. I never tried it, just did a lot of planning. I
did however make numerous model parts using the following method.

Cast them using an RTV rubber mold, using casting resin or automotive body
filler. The mold should be made in such a way that the RTV is constricted in
an outer shell of wood or plastic to reduce distortion.
If the knobs are to be fixed using screws, make sure you cast a piece of
thick wall 1/4inch ID brass tube into the knob, then drill out and tap the
hole for the grub srcew when you are done.

Ken

>Hi!
>
>As a sat around looking at the real TB-303 i thought
>about how bad i want to have the same knobs and buttons
>on my 303 replicant. So I said to myself: Why dont you 
>make your own knobs in epoxy. And then I asked myself
>now how am I going to do that. So after thinking some
>making up some crazy ways of producing them I thought.
>Hey lets ask the DIY guys if they have any suggestions
>or maybe even seen s wacky site with a tutorial for
>that crazy shit your trying to pull of here.
>So if you do please share with me.
>
>/ Andreas
>
>
>
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