Knobs - easy, fast and cheap

[Niki]

Good day

As you noticed, I'm using many knobs for my jigs and I made them in many methods until one morning, after the 3rd coffee kicked in, I realized that I'm "wasting time and money" for something so simple...that I'm not going to put in the living room...

So I made them simple but, during the process, I thought, "How said that a knob must be round...actually, it's just a lever to turn and tight a nut or bolt"...so I made it even simpler.

I stopped using bolts because it's much cheaper to buy Threaded Rod and cut it to the required dimension and from one, I can make many "bolts" and don't have to run to the shop for every bolt length.

So, here are my latest knobs (not exactly)...

Best Regards
niki

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[brianhabby]

Hi Niki

Brilliantly simple as usual.

I like the way you've used blur to show the turning knobs

Please don't stop with your wonderful ideas,

regards

Brian

 

[Gill]

Niki, you're a star 8) . I enjoy your helpful posts so much.

Gill

 

[DaveL]

Niki,

Another good idea.

I have made knobs in the past, not quite the same as your, but making your own is great as you can vary the size if required.

 

[DomValente]

I have a question Niki, how do you write on the photographs ?

Dom

 

[NeilO]

Hi Niki,
Practical, informative and easy to follow as usual, well done..

I take it you "lock" the nut to the Tee nut using superglue, I used to used nylocs, but find even these work loose eventually.

I cant make my own router bits, but thanks to you Niki, I will never have to buy another knob for any jig I make....

 

[Niki]

Thank you so much for your compliments

Brian
I will not...the new post is in the "kitchen" cooking....

Dom
I'm using Faststone (just Google) picture editor.

Neil
Sorry, when I said "lock", I meant that I'm tightening the nut over the T-nut with a wrench so, the bolt is "locked" to the nuts.
You can add superglue but I think that it's not required (I used to put superglue on flying models engine nuts to prevent them from opening due to the strong vibrations of the engine).

Regards
niki

 

[DomValente]

Thanks Niki

Dom

 

[NeilO]

thanks for the reply , Niki...

 

[TonyW]

Thanks Niki for the info on how to build a better knob!!
What a great idea loved the step by step pics

Cheers
Tony

 

[Niki]

Thank you so much Tony

There is something strange on your Avatar...you are knocking the nails in and they are popping out again...

Regards
niki

 

[Newbie_Neil]

Hi Niki

Thank you again.

Cheers,
Neil

 

[Anonymous]

Nice one Niki

 

[Niki]

Thank you so much Neil and Tony

Regards
niki

 

[TonyW]

There is something strange on your Avatar...you are knocking the nails in and they are popping out again...

I am trying hard not to use nails any more - they always seem to do that for me
That's interesting - my avatar animation stopped some time ago - thought that the site may have been modified to appease those that find animations annoying.

Cheers
Tony