<html><head><style type="text/css"><!-- DIV {margin:0px;} --></style></head><body><div style="font-family:times new roman,new york,times,serif;font-size:12pt"><div>Thanks, Glen. Definitely one possibility although 2 knobs almost equals the value of the entire VF-1! No easy answers.<br><br>73<br>Bob<br></div><div style="font-family:times new roman, new york, times, serif;font-size:12pt"><br><div style="font-family:times new roman, new york, times, serif;font-size:12pt"><font face="Tahoma" size="2"><hr size="1"><b><span style="font-weight: bold;">From:</span></b> Glen Zook <gzook@yahoo.com><br><b><span style="font-weight: bold;">To:</span></b> Heathkit <heath@puck.nether.net>; Robert Groh <rgroh@swbell.net><br><b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Sent:</span></b> Mon, June 27, 2011 2:12:12 PM<br><b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Subject:</span></b> Re: [Heath] Need NEW replacement knobs for Heathkit VF-1<br></font><br><table border="0"
cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td style="font:inherit;" valign="top">I make the replacement knobs. They do not have a brass insert but are solid, not hollow, like the originals. Also, they do have a metal reinforcement for the set screw.<br><br>Details at<br><br><span><a target="_blank" href="http://k9sth.com/uploads/Heath_knobs.JPG">http://k9sth.com/uploads/Heath_knobs.JPG</a></span><br><br>Glen, K9STH<br>
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Website: <a target="_blank" href="http://k9sth.com">http://k9sth.com</a></span><br><br>--- On <b>Mon, 6/27/11, Robert Groh <i><rgroh@swbell.net></i></b> wrote:<br><blockquote style="border-left:2px solid rgb(16, 16, 255);margin-left:5px;padding-left:5px;"><br>From: Robert Groh <rgroh@swbell.net><br>Subject: [Heath] Need NEW replacement knobs for Heathkit VF-1<br>To: "Heathkit" <heath@puck.nether.net><br>Date: Monday, June 27, 2011, 12:26 PM<br><br><div id="yiv70077060"><style type="text/css"><!--#yiv70077060 DIV {margin:0px;}--></style><div style="font-family:times new roman, new york, times, serif;font-size:12pt;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);"><div>I am prep'ing a VF-1 for sale and the two smaller knobs (the typical Heathkit knobs from that era) are both on their last legs - the plastic is just old and the stress from the set screw is just splitting them apart. I seem to remember something, from somebody on some forum, who was considering making
replacement knobs (hopefully with a brass
insert or the like!). <br><br>So does anyone have any hints here for a possible source for a replacement knob? Or does anyone have any ideas on how I might go about making a replacement? All thoughts, ideas, etc most gratefully received.<br><br>As a side note, I don't just want a original knob which will probably have now (or later) the same problem - 40 year old plastic just giving up the ghost. <br><br>73<br>Bob Groh,
WA2CKY<br></div>
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