Where can I find good selection of knobs for pots?

Hybrid fourdoor · 8th September 2003, 10:46 PM

Anyone know who sells knobs for rotary switchs and pots? I kinda like the big white plastic ones on Acurus and Mark Levinson stuff. And also those soft rubber ones on the old Carver stuff. But most places just sell little wimpy <1" generic knobs. I'd like something in the 2" range that has some solidity.

Even something flimsy like the volume knobs on most recievers might work.

And by me looking I mean Mouser, Digikey, PartsExpress. I have never looked at Farnell or whatever, but I mean to.

ronc · 8th September 2003, 10:55 PM

Yo hybrid! Howdy neighbor, lufkin tx. here.Nuuk (one of those english types hehehe) came up with a great way to make wooden knobs, and they look cool. Ya might try his site as its full of good info.
ron

travis · 8th September 2003, 11:04 PM

http://www.decdun.fsnet.co.uk/buildingyourown.html

you know, nuuk, you can buy dowels.

r0cket- · 8th September 2003, 11:13 PM

You may have to scavenge old/surplus/dead equipment for them. Take a day and drive around to all the thrift shops and surplus stores and electronics repair shops and see if anything catches your eye.

purplepeople · 8th September 2003, 11:25 PM

A quick search on Google...

http://www.oscarcontrols.com/index_knobs.htm
http://www.surplussales.com/ShaftHardware/Knobs-5.html
http://www.megastar.com/linecard/knobs/shell2.htm

:)ensen

wchick · 9th September 2003, 05:12 AM

partsconnexion carries some nice knobs too.

Wallace

Nuuk · 9th September 2003, 08:09 AM

Quote:

you know, nuuk, you can buy dowels.

Now, where's the fun in that?

Actually, that doesn't make things any easier as you will have to get the hole for the spindle dead centre and amke sure that the dowel is cut at a perfect right-angle.

I know because a friend turned up some round sections on his lathe for me but I actually found it easier to make the knobs from square section.

There's nothing like speaking from experience!

fcel · 9th September 2003, 12:43 PM

Try this .... http://www.apexjr.com/knobs.htm

I got some. They look almost exactly like the one that Aragon pre-amp uses.

Holger Barske · 9th September 2003, 12:50 PM

Quote:

big white plastic ones on Acurus and Mark Levinson stuff

Don't let them Harman Specialty guys hear that...
The Levinson knobs are glass pearl blasted and anodized massive Aluminum.

Bricolo · 9th September 2003, 01:06 PM

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8th September 2003, 10:46 PM	#1
Hybrid fourdoor diyAudio Member Join Date: May 2003 Location: Ft. Worth, TX	Where can I find good selection of knobs for pots? Anyone know who sells knobs for rotary switchs and pots? I kinda like the big white plastic ones on Acurus and Mark Levinson stuff. And also those soft rubber ones on the old Carver stuff. But most places just sell little wimpy <1" generic knobs. I'd like something in the 2" range that has some solidity. Even something flimsy like the volume knobs on most recievers might work. And by me looking I mean Mouser, Digikey, PartsExpress. I have never looked at Farnell or whatever, but I mean to.

8th September 2003, 11:04 PM	#3
travis diyAudio Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: orange ca	http://www.decdun.fsnet.co.uk/buildingyourown.html you know, nuuk, you can buy dowels. __________________ donuts

8th September 2003, 11:25 PM	#5
purplepeople diyAudio Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: London, Ontario, Canada	A quick search on Google... http://www.oscarcontrols.com/index_knobs.htm http://www.surplussales.com/ShaftHardware/Knobs-5.html http://www.megastar.com/linecard/knobs/shell2.htm :)ensen __________________ Those who claim to be making history are often the same ones repeating it.

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8th September 2003, 10:55 PM	#2
ronc diyAudio Member Join Date: Mar 2003	Yo hybrid! Howdy neighbor, lufkin tx. here.Nuuk (one of those english types hehehe) came up with a great way to make wooden knobs, and they look cool. Ya might try his site as its full of good info. ron

8th September 2003, 11:13 PM	#4
r0cket- diyAudio Member Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Portland, OR	You may have to scavenge old/surplus/dead equipment for them. Take a day and drive around to all the thrift shops and surplus stores and electronics repair shops and see if anything catches your eye.

9th September 2003, 05:12 AM	#6
wchick diyAudio Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Colorado	partsconnexion carries some nice knobs too. Wallace

9th September 2003, 12:43 PM	#8
fcel diyAudio Member Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: LA County	Try this .... http://www.apexjr.com/knobs.htm I got some. They look almost exactly like the one that Aragon pre-amp uses.

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