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How To Make a Concrete Volume Knob

2016-03-30

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In this video we'll be making a stylish desktop volume control knob so that you can finely adjust the loudness of your music in a tactile way.

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using a piece of 12 millimeter thick oak to cut
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clamp it in place with the nut
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lock this into a drill
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securing my base in place using the wood it was cut from and some double-sided tape
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place it upside down onto a thin piece of cardboard
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trimming the wires
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solder the first set of wires to the topmost pins
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add the audio connectors
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chop off any excess from the other end
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separate the individual wires into the same grouping we used
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solder the same color wires of the headphone extender to the usb
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connect all of the ground wires
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stop any moisture from reaching the wood
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stick it to the perimeter of the base using some tape
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add one spoon of cement
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place another piece of plastic down on top
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glue the knob back in place using some epoxy
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forget to add another piece of thin cardboard between the wood
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plug the audio jack into an audio source
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running two extra wires in parallel with the audio cable
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