OEM Source for "Magpie" knobs?

[vigilante397]

BLMS has a lovely aluminum knob they call "the Magpie", a great quality knob in a great size available in a variety of colors. https://lovemyswitches.com/anodized-aluminum-knob-the-magpie-1-4-smooth-shaft-12-5mm-od/

This is all good and fine, I appreciate BLMS as a source for parts, but I build a lot more than I used to and have been looking for better pricing on bulk purchases. I chased a lead on Alibaba that claimed they had them, but it was a (time-consuming) dead-end. Does anyone know the original manufacturer of these knobs?


On a semi-related note, I have 1000 (500 black 500 silver) of the wrong knobs for a 6mm shaft, if anyone wants a good deal

[GGBB]

Black only - not much cheaper - https://www.amazon.com/DaierTek-Potentiometer-Anodized-Aluminum-13Pack/dp/B097JKCQZX. There are lots of similar knobs.

EDIT: "DaierTek" led me to https://www.alibaba.com/product-detail/Aluminum-Knob-Aluminum-Volume-Knob-Daiertek_1600246431121.html
Maybe that's the lead you were chasing.

[vigilante397]

Black only - not much cheaper - https://www.amazon.com/DaierTek-Potentiometer-Anodized-Aluminum-13Pack/dp/B097JKCQZX. There are lots of similar knobs.

Thanks for that, looks about right, and oddly enough I'm already using DaierTek for a lot of my parts. I'll have to show them this and ask why it didn't come up when I asked them about knobs

[GGBB]

I edited my post about the same time as yours - DaierTek sells the same knobs in all colours on Alibaba with much better prices.

[mozz]

6mm just drill them out to 1/4".
Edit: if that's what you meant, too small?

[vigilante397]

6mm just drill them out to 1/4".
Edit: if that's what you meant, too small?

Well the bigger issue is that the knobs I was sold are not the knobs that I ordered, aside from the smaller shaft size the knobs themselves are too big for anything I build and also look nothing like the picture listed. So they only fit a 6mm shaft (they could be drilled, but not something I want to do for customer builds), and the knob diameter is about 20mm instead of the 12.5mm I was expecting.

It took a couple month to get it sorted out since the seller refused to take them back and Alibaba sided with the seller, but I paid with PayPal and they sided with me, so I was able to get a refund minus return shipping. But when I sent them back the package was refused and they came back to me anyway, so I have a big box of 1000 knobs that I essentially paid about $80 for that are absolutely useless to me.

[GGBB]

Are they set-screw or push-on? Can you share pics? I might be interested.

[vigilante397]

Are they set-screw or push-on? Can you share pics? I might be interested.

They're set-screw, I'll get some pictures tonight when I'm home from work. They're honestly not bad knobs, they're just not what I wanted. And 1000 of something you didn't want is kind of a lot

[vigilante397]

Sorry I didn't get these over the weekend, completely forgot. So for those that expressed interest in the knobs here they be. Machined aluminum, black are anodized silver are polished. Set screw for 6mm (not 1/4") smooth shaft, turns out they're 15mm diameter, so not super huge, just bigger than the 12.5mm I wanted.

[mozz]

Interested, PM sent.