Pot knobs??????

[BJ43]

I cut off a screw on wire connecter for this mod. I would like to know what others are using. Need a side wheel for the second mod. You guys are great at finding things to use.

 

[asdaq]

Nice red one BJ. 5cardstud led me down the path of soldering a spring to the brass screw of the pot and going from there. I tried a M2 spacer with a watch gear screwed to that but it just about cut my finger. Currently I'm using a longer spring and a screw in the end which can pop out for finger adjustment and I can coil the whole thing into the bottom of the mod. There's all sorts of practical plastic knobs and gears in a standard 1AA analog clock body, especially the time adjust knob, and mamu found some comfortable knobs that have a set screw for attaching to a post.

 

[oldblue]

I have 2 small boys with a lot of car toys and models that have provided wheels at times.

 

[BJ43]

Thanks asdaq, found just what I needed, the adjustment knob on an old 1AA clock.

 

[asdaq]

Doh! You beat me to it, I was going to use that someday Glad it worked.

 

[BJ43]

The idea of soldering a spring on the brass screw is great but a little delicate. Anyone else have any tips on attaching the knob to the tiny brass screw? I used a bit of epoxy on the red one.

 

[Dougiestyle]

I epoxy'd a steel 9mm casing to the Madvapes VV circuit POT, so I could feed it through the 1/4" Bocote that I made my box out of. I didn't want to pop the primer, but had to, so I didn't have an expolding accident lol. It was neccessary to cut the casing wall down with a pipe cutter. I filled it with epoxy and then centered it on the pot knob. Works well and looks badazz, too! =)

 

[BJ43]

The clock adjust knob installed. Works great even though I missed the alignment by a bit.