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My first post here,

Here's my first attempt at how to make a simple control knob out of wood.
I found a aluminum collar with a set allen screw at the local hardware. (.25" ID and .5" OD-$2)
Using a 3/4" plug cutter cut into a piece of stock but not through.
Drill a 1/4" hole in the center of the plug
Cut out the plug with a bandsaw.
Drill a hole for allen screw access.
Sand and finish.
Glue in the collar, lining up the allen screw to the hole you drilled.

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Sounds like it will work, but you can uncomplicate things simply by tapping a whole through wood...It will work fine with a 6-32 set screw...

I made a shaft that I could then insert into the main hole - secured with the set screw and then put it in my drill press to polish up...

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