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post #1 of 83
1/19/10 at 7:44pm
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I got a little frustrated finding only aluminium and plastic knobs, which even didn't look so good. So, a man's got to do what a man's got to do. I like my knobs heavy and beautiful.

So here's what you get when you add bronze, lathe, graver and little bit of time together.

The engraving pattern is extremely common, called running wheat border. For the first quick test I didn't want to use anything too elaborate.

Now all I need is an amp for it

The microscope you see on the workbench was extremely useful for gamma1/gamma2 SMD soldering. The DAC worked the first time I plugged it in and sounds rather nice.

I'm also thinking of offering a service to make custom knobs... Would there be any interest in this? Also equipment front plates would look good with hand engraved text, no? My gamma2 enclosure is on my todo list...
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post #2 of 83
1/19/10 at 7:50pm
Awesome. The engraving is beautiful, common pattern or not.

I have made myself a couple of nice knobs for my projects at the engineering machine shop here, but they are pretty bland. They're just nice sized aluminum or brass.
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post #3 of 83
1/19/10 at 7:52pm
Cool, I'm working on a custom knob right now for a preamp. I'm trying to do something similar to this indicator, but haven't worked out the exact details!

1,26x20 SOLID Aluminum Silver CD VOLUME TONE KNOB - eBay (item 280428586059 end time Dec-24-09 06:39:59 PST)
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post #4 of 83
1/19/10 at 8:33pm
Absolutely beautiful work! The bronze was a very nice touch. I love it when artisans and technology come together.

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post #5 of 83
1/19/10 at 8:42pm
That is breathtaking, you have lots of talent.
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post #6 of 83
1/19/10 at 9:04pm
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Originally Posted by vilts View Post
I'm also thinking of offering a service to make custom knobs... Would there be any interest in this?
Yes.

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Also equipment front plates would look good with hand engraved text, no?
While I can't speak for everyone else, I would think so. Would you consider someone sending you their own faceplates and you just do the engraving?
Not implying that I have something to do right now, just curious. Not trying to turn you into a member of the trade either

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My gamma2 enclosure is on my todo list...
It would be a treat if you would share that with us when you get it finished.
And thanks for the pics of your knob. As others have noticed, you are talented indeed.
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post #7 of 83
1/19/10 at 9:27pm
Very cool.
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post #8 of 83
1/19/10 at 9:50pm
Well done, that's beautiful work! Thanks for sharing.
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post #9 of 83
1/19/10 at 10:02pm
How hard do you think would making a cone shaped knob out of aluminum be?Ive been thinking of making a custom one for a while
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post #10 of 83
1/19/10 at 11:20pm
Nice
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post #11 of 83
1/19/10 at 11:26pm
There would definitely be interest, friend!
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post #12 of 83
1/19/10 at 11:30pm
Wow that is so beautiful. And I have a feeling there will be a lot of interest for these. Nice job!
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post #13 of 83
1/19/10 at 11:31pm
very pretty bronze knob would look awesome with a wood enclosure
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post #14 of 83
1/20/10 at 12:30am
That looks great. Nice work.
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post #15 of 83
1/20/10 at 12:39am
Very nice job!

Marc: interesting ebay vendor. Those knobs look pretty good.
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