[sdiy] simple knob question...

[Karl Ekdahl]

Any tips for drilling Roman? I have a bunch of knobs
with a tiny (possibly 2-3mm) "half-circle" shaped hole
that i want to use with 4 or 6mm pots. I've tried
drilling them but they always get somewhat
"twisted"...

/Karl

 --- Roman <modular at go2.pl> skrev: > If the knob has
shaft, it probably means it's for
> trimmers, or some kind of hollow pot. Usually knobs
> have hole for pot's shaft.
> And yes, there are many standards. There it 1/4'',
> 1/8'', 6mm, 4mm, 3mm, and probably some more. The
> shaft can be knurled, splined, flatted or sloted.
> If you have 1/8'' knobs, you can redrill them to any
> bigger size. It takes some precision and patience
> but it's possible. I have redrilled a few brass
> insert set-screw 6mm hole knobs into 1/4'' with
> great success.
> 
> Roman
> 
> ---- Wiadomo¶æ Oryginalna ----
> Od: "Matthew W. Russell" <matt at amphibio.us>
> Do: synth-diy at dropmix.xs4all.nl
> Data: Mon, 17 Nov 2003 21:14:38 -0500
> Temat: [sdiy] simple knob question...
> 
> >Is there a standard size for the shaft of a knob? 
> I have an opportunity 
> >to get some very cheap knobs, with an 1/8" shaft,
> but I don't know 
> >enough to determine whether they'll work with the
> project I plan on 
> >using them on... (doing a MidiBox to learn about
> that sort of thing)
> >
> >Also, semi-unrelated... anyone know if MidiBox
> works with rotary 
> >encoders?  (I know they have a forum, but figured
> I'd tag it on here anyway)
> >
> >Thanks!
> >
> > 


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