source for knobs as used on the PDP8/e, PC05 and the LPS-11 ?

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Henk Gooijen

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Mar 6, 2026, 1:19:56 PM (8 days ago) Mar 6
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Greetz!
I am searching for small knobs that fit on potentiometers with a 4 mm shaft.
They should look as much as possible like the knobs on the LPS-11 These knobs are also used on the PDP8/e (register display selection) and PC05 ("locking" the papertape).
I attached a picture of the knob I am searching.
However, the knob should be 60% of the real size.  Why?  I am working on an LPS-11 scaled at 60% to make it a perfect fit on top of the PiDP-11/70 (see my website for the LPS-11 project).
The heart-to-heart distance of the 4 potentiometers on the scaled LPS-11 is 21.79 mm.
I nice fitting knob would have a diameter of 10 mm (or close to that). The shaft diameter of the potentiometers is 4 mm.
Can anybody find/recommend a source? Preferably not costing $10 per knob ...

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LPS11.png

Thanks!
Henk
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