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PostPosted: Wed Dec 17, 2008 3:38 pm 
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I've been out of the loop for quite a while... I thought when I return I'd better bring something to share.... So...
Yeah, I've been building a Tele style electric. I made knobs today...

I started with 1' cubes cut from the off-cuts from the body (Cypress and Leopard Wood) Then drilled 1/2' holes most of the way though them and epoxied dowels into the holes...
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After hogging away the corners a little on a belt sander, I chucked them in the drill press and sanded them while they spun...
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80 grit made them nice and round... then 180 grit...
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I cut them off... drilled and countersunk them... and applied some teak oil. (The just finished body hasn't been sanded yet)
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I think the 1/2' dowels reinforce the knobs nicely because much of it stays in the knob after they're drilled for the pot shafts.
Its a pretty basic way to do this... and real quick and easy.

Alright, does anyone else want to share their knobs... and how you make 'em

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PostPosted: Wed Dec 17, 2008 4:31 pm 
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Nice tute, Bob...I'll be making some to more personalize my past efforts.

Thanks for posting!

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PostPosted: Wed Dec 17, 2008 6:20 pm 
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Welcome back Bob my friend. This is a great toot on knob making! [:Y:] [clap] [clap] [clap] [clap] [clap]

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PostPosted: Fri Dec 19, 2008 3:11 pm 
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Very nice, Bob! I've made a couple sets in the past on the lathe.

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PostPosted: Fri Jan 16, 2009 2:26 am 
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Hey, Bob, that's pretty neat. Would you show (or describe) what kind of fixture you used to hold the knobs while you were drilling them for the shafts? Thanks.
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PostPosted: Fri Jan 16, 2009 2:47 am 
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Thats a great way to make knobs, dunno why I didn't think of that when I was putting together mine. I could;d have used the drillpress at school, I don't have one

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PostPosted: Fri Jan 16, 2009 8:05 am 
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Another option - that does not require a drill press, but rather a drill gun...

1. cut your rough blanks..
2. drill the appropriate sized whole approximately on center (the closer the better)
3. Drill and tap the set screw whole
4. Using a short set screw, engage the knob to the end of a shaft, or even the drill bit used to drill the whole (where the set screw would perpendicularly engage the flute)
5. Mount it in a hand drill gun, or anything that spins
6. Spin it against a shure-form tool first, and then clean up with sand paper...

Works great..
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PostPosted: Fri Jan 16, 2009 8:26 am 
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I've done several using the drillpress, mainly because storebought seem 'way too oversized for my tastes. I countersink, then drill the rough "puck" FIRST, insert 3/16" rod ( trussrod offcut) and then shape on DP.

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