[sdiy] Desperately seeking knobs for 6mm D-shaft, no pointer

[Bob Weigel]

I tried to accumulate links to all the knob venders on the 
sounddoctorin.com/synthtec/parts/parts.htm page.  If you see anything 
else that needs to be added/mod'd let me know

Adam Schabtach wrote:

>I'm trying to find knobs with the following specifications:
>
>-Diameter less than 2cm
>-Fits on 6mm D-shaped shaft with 4.5mm flatted section 
>-No position indicator--no dot, no pointer, no line, etc.
>-Available in quantities of 100 or fewer in the U.S. (I really need only 66
>but would purchase 100 if I had to) 
>-Preferably not terribly expensive (although I'm gettting desperate)
>
>I need these knobs for Panasonic rotary encoders for a step sequencer I'm
>building. I want knobs without position indicators because absolute position
>is irrelevant on endless encoders.
>
>I've spent numerous hours with Google and have come up with essentially
>nothing. A couple of years ago I ordered a few knobs from Mouser that met
>these specs, but they have since been discontinued by the manufacturer.
>
>I know that the MIDIbox community occasionally makes group buys of a knob
>referred to as the "Waldorf" knob from a company in Germany called ALBS.
>Sadly I just missed out on such a purchase. If all else fails I'll wait
>until the next group buy, but it's not clear when that will be, of course.
>
>It appears that Re'an may make knobs that would work, but their only
>distributor in the U.S., Mouser, has no information on their product line
>other than what they stock, and so far Neutrik (who now owns Re'an) has
>failed to answer my queries for product literature.
>
>I would even consider buying new encoders with different shafts (knobs for
>1/4" shafts seem to be easier to find), but I've already purchased around 70
>of these encoders and have assembled 24 of them onto PC boards, so I'd
>rather stick with what I have.
>
>Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. I'm starting to wonder whether
>injection molding is a viable DIY activity. :-)
>
>--Adam
>
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