just shopping around for pots and knobs, iv decided to go with the futurlec pots…can’t really beat their price. They look like the following (burled shaft design):
I have narrowed down my choice of knobs to 2 different kinds. The faceplate is going to be made from red Texalum/carbon fibre (basically carbon fibre but all red). The 2 different kind of knobs im choosing from are:
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I think i prefer the blue ones more slightly… although the black ones (which are aluminium on the outside) are considerably cheaper.
They thing that makes me wonder is the blue ones are a brass insert. Would I be better off spending slightly more cash and going with them? Id imagine if you take the caps off and on a few times the little lugs inside the plastic ones would wear down quite quickly?
Id imagine if you take the caps off and on a few times the little lugs inside the plastic ones would wear down quite quickly?
Well, your assumption might be correct, but then: why would you take the caps off and on anyway? I’d go with the ones that look better to you - after all, you will spend a lot of time on building this box, so visual appearance IS a factor for overall satisfaction ;D.
mainly because this is my first project of this scope and I figured there is a good chance I will have to pull it apart and put it together a fair few times not to mention when its finished it will be used for actual gigging where it will take a few bumps im sure. And the OTHER problem is..i like both of them! hehe…although Im starting to lean more towards the blue ones (with a blue LCD perhaps? would match my midi keyboard with blue LCD (M-Audio Axiom))
The futurlec pots have a split and might work with a collet, but that’s not really the idea. That split is just to keep pressure on the slip-on knobs, so they’re nice and tight. Also helps with 6mm vs 1/4inch sizing.
I’d thought about doing a carbon fibre panel, was talking with Wilba about it recently… Please keep us posted
well, I won the carbon fibre sheeting so its a go’er! I also found another listing for the knobs, so I dont have to decide quickly now on which ones I like.
What are the pots on smashTV like for smoothness? Im thinking about maybe spending a little extra (only going to have maybe 12 pots for simplicity’s sake) and getting good quality ones…or would I not notice the difference between those and the ones on futurlec?
Basically, I have been using a Novation ReMOTE 25 (not mine) for a while, and I would want pots more or less equal to their smoothness…they are excellent to use…
Heh, you say “on smashtv” like it’s a store - it’s not really, smash is a midiboxer like us, who’s nice enough to have what amounts to a permanent bulk buy going on
The stuff he stocks is top grade, you will be happy with it I’m sure.
hehe, my mistake when I first came on here i searched for him as I thought it was a store and eventually found avistech (if thats his site?) and figured it must have been what i was looking for anyways
