[sdiy] Thoughts on sliders...

[Matthew Smith]

OK, I don't like sliders, simple as that.  Rotating a knob better suits
the way I think (in circles?) and I find that I have much better
mechanical control over a knob than a slider.  (Holding the knob between
 finger and thumb, edge of hand resting on panel.)

Having said that, as far as the dust problem is concerned, how much room
to you have inside your panel?

Someone mentioned a dust-skirt.  If you have a sufficiently large panel,
with one slider's length free above and below the slider, you can put a
piece of card, plastic, etc., under the panel, attached to the slider
shaft.  Make this cover of sufficient length that it is covering the
entire track at each extreme of travel (making it just over twice as
long as the slider,) fold down the ends and sides and you will have a
labyrinth which will keep out all but the smallest and most penetrating
dust.

Completely impractical unless you've got the space either end of the
slider, but a possible solution for larger panels.

Cheers

M

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