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Inserts for pot knobs??

Posted by Rob (Treadstone Guitars) on May 15, 2013 at 1:08am in Building Secrets, Tips, Advice, Discussion

Hi all!

I'm looking to make my own knobs, but I'm really struggling finding somewhere that sells the little inserts that secures the knob to a standard pot shaft.

Even those that have the grub-screws on the side will be fine.

Any ideas? I'm starting to go mad.  :/

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  • Rob (Treadstone Guitars) June 2, 2013 at 2:02am

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    Those bits arrived the other day, and here's the first result. The wood is a piece of mahogany from a pub table, and the copper tube is from a load found under my floorboards. :) The whole assembly fits really well, and now I have the measurements to source cheaper captive tubes and grubscrews etc. Result!

  • Mungo Park May 17, 2013 at 10:09pm

    Something like this

    http://www.ebay.ca/itm/SET-OF-PARTS-FOR-MAKING-YOUR-OWN-CUSTOM-GUIT...

    Ron

    • Rob (Treadstone Guitars) > Mungo Park May 18, 2013 at 1:52am

      Ron, I love you.

      I've ordered a set, and in the meantime, I'll try the other ideas mentioned too.

      Cheers pal!

  • The Phrygian Kid May 16, 2013 at 3:28pm
    I always liked wooden ones, like ted crockers..
    Used scrap for a long time but found they always work loose over time
    Then one day for some reason I started making em from sticks turned on their end.
    Because the grain is radial it grips the post all the way around, and actually tightens over time, where with a bit of scrap the grain was linear and always had a weak side..
    ;)
    Eg
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    (Look at the master volume, by the pickup, the stain makes the radial grain very apparent)
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    I personally consider this to have been te turning point with my knobs, where they started to really work. After the centre is drilled out I turn em on the sander by allowing it to spin on a drill bit I hold it on ;)
    • Rob (Treadstone Guitars) > The Phrygian Kid May 17, 2013 at 2:09am

      Christ-on-a-jetski they are NICE guitars!

      • The Phrygian Kid > Rob (Treadstone Guitars) May 17, 2013 at 7:31pm
        :) shucks..
        You just keep pushing yourself, trying new stuff, learn a little wee but with each one....
        Try it with a good hard stick turned on its end, works great
  • Randy S. Bretz May 16, 2013 at 3:01am

    I just use a spot of glue Mojobone Works - " Skull n Crossbones " control knob

    • The Phrygian Kid > Randy S. Bretz May 16, 2013 at 6:43am
      Heh.. Gluing it on before you install might present problems later unk :p
      • Randy S. Bretz > The Phrygian Kid May 16, 2013 at 6:50am

        lol...I would think most builders would know not to glue it on till the build was finished and ready to play. I just use a tiny drop and spread it around the pot post then let it dry, just enough to snug up the hole. I also take a tiny bit on my dremel and cut slots inside the knob hole to mesh up with the post flanges.

        • Rob (Treadstone Guitars) > Randy S. Bretz May 16, 2013 at 6:57am

          Bingo, that's the way!

          I'll give it a try in the next few days. Cheers!

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