Early 80s DOD knob cap?

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Early 80s DOD knob cap?

Post by fernieite » Thu Aug 14, 2025 11:35 pm

Hi guys,
My early 80s DOD 250 is missing one of those aluminium silver caps on one of the knobs. It's about 9/16" in diameter. (14mm)
Does anyone have a spare one kicking around or know of where I might find another?
Thanks.
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Re: Early 80s DOD knob cap?

Post by fernieite » Fri Aug 15, 2025 8:24 pm

Well, I found a similar cap from one of my old 1970s knobs. However, It's about a 16th of an inch too big!

Does anyone have an idea of how I can reduce the diameter of this cap so that it will fit? I'd like it to look like a factory part.

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Re: Early 80s DOD knob cap?

Post by fernieite » Tue Aug 26, 2025 4:27 am

Update:
Well, I ended up going with the DIY route.

I bought a cheap leather hole punch kit that had a 15mm punch and hit the aluminum cap with a hammer and the hole punch.

Afterward, it was still a hair too big, so I used a 1500 grit sandpaper along the edge until it fit.  8-)

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Re: Early 80s DOD knob cap?

Post by Pepe » Tue Aug 26, 2025 6:28 am

Cool! I hadn't thought that it could work with a leather punch.
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Re: Early 80s DOD knob cap?

Post by laurie » Tue Aug 26, 2025 12:39 pm

That's pretty neat.

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Re: Early 80s DOD knob cap?

Post by fernieite » Tue Aug 26, 2025 3:24 pm

Thanks, guys.
I figured you two, in particular, would appreciate the idea. :mrgreen:

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Re: Early 80s DOD knob cap?

Post by bigtone23 » Fri Aug 29, 2025 6:38 pm

Cool fix!

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Re: Early 80s DOD knob cap?

Post by fernieite » Sat Aug 30, 2025 1:54 am

bigtone23 wrote:
Fri Aug 29, 2025 6:38 pm
Cool fix!
Thanks, man. I hope it helps somebody else sometime down the road.

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