[sdiy] KNOB EMERGENCY....can anyone help?

[Justin Owen]

From: dan snazelle [subjectivity at hotmail.com]

> Well after 2 months of being told by my company in china that they could make Davies 1510 knobs in custom colors,
> I was told today that they cant.
> They actually even told me to find another vendor! this is very bad as my boxes will be done in another 4 weeks
> and I will need a lot of knobs.

Dan isn't a 'big company' - nor is he facing a choice of 'if it's not perfect then it's a failure'. 

The internet is awash with suppliers (oh - and people who will find fault...) and if he's come this far he should be able to source a good looking, well made, stock knob at a realistic price in a style and colour that will compliment his current design.

He can buy without a minimum quantity and if it goes well - he can buy more knobs at a moments notice. If it goes butt up - he can sell the spare knobs on eBay. As Paul pointed out - giving two manufacturers the same RAL/Pantone number is no real guarantee that your colours will match.

If Dan had a list of backup suppliers or the time and money to spare getting everything 'just so' - then he probably wouldn't be posting messages with "EMERGENCY" in all caps. 

Yes, his product needs to look s**t hot - but it also needs to make a profit.

Now that I've waved the flag of capitalism so furiously I must go wash my hands... and plant a tree. Yuk.

J