God Bless Larry!
I've been looking for a simple solution to the pot bushing problem for some time - I've done tricks with epoxy, brass split rings, thin washers, you name it. I've even thought of grommets (too thick). And I never once thought of something as simple as that.
clickmrmike (off to see the wizard for a new brain)
--- In ModularSynthPanels@yahoogroups.com, Richard Brewster <pugix@...> wrote:
>
> Standard pot and jack holes are 0.3750 (3/8) inches in diameter (9.53
> mm). What if some people want to use large bushing pots and others want
> small bushing pots, like the Alpha? No need to worry about hole sizes.
> I learned this trick from Larry Hendry (R.I.P.). Fit a #5 rubber O-ring
> to the Alpha pot bushing and it neatly fills the gap and fits snugly
> into a 1/8-inch thick panel. The #5 O-ring is a standard plumbing item,
> easily found at hardware stores, at least in the U.S.. I never worry
> about mounting Alpha pots, as long as I have a box of #5 O-rings, which
> I buy from Lowes. I use 3/8-inch holes universally for pots. If I
> change my mind and want to replace an Alpha pot with one with a larger
> bushing, it's a snap.
>
> Richard Brewster
> http://www.pugix.com
>