For those working in wood I would suggest turning your own knobs. That is what I'm doing for the camera I'm currently building and I'm finding I'm very happy with the results. You can make them to the size and style that fits fits the project and, of course, they match the camera perfectly. I've found so far that Walnut is very nice to work with on the lathe and, while harder to turn, Maple looks wonderful when finished. Dan Rhoades
----- Original Message ----- From: Sandy King Sent: Friday, January 19, 2001 12:17 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [Cameramakers] Source for Knobs, Locking Nuts, etc.
I recently came across a great source for knobs, locking nuts, etc, both in
plastic and metal, which might be of interest to some in your camera
building projects. The sourece is MSC Industrial Supply Co, at
1-800-645-7270, (www.mscdirect.com), and they have an incredibly large
catalog (almost 5,000 pages) with many tools and supplies, including
approximatley 25 pages of knobs of various types. The catalog is also
available on CD-ROM.
They accept small orders with payment by credit card and ship incredibly fast.
The only problem I have had was that it took a long time to get their big
catalog after I initially requested it.
Sandy King
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