Anyone have any bright ideas on how to re-fix the gas control knob on
a Camping Gaz luminare?

The knob is plastic the shaft splined brass (no split). The plastic
is too soft or splines not big enough to take the torque so the knob
is now more or less round inside. I've tried araldite which worked
until SWMBO'd turned it off too hard... Investigation shows that the
araldite has stuck to the brass OK but failed with the plastic knob.

The shaft is only about 4mm dia, and fully recessed into a housing.
The small dia would make cross drilling it for a pin will be tricky.
The knob is very soft plastic so a simple grub screw onto a flat
filed onto the shaft probably won't work either.

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Cheers
Dave.

On Mar 27, 10:11 pm, "Dave Liquorice"
wrote:
Anyone have any bright ideas on how to re-fix the gas control knob on
a Camping Gaz luminare?

The knob is plastic the shaft splined brass (no split). The plastic
is too soft or splines not big enough to take the torque so the knob
is now more or less round inside. I've tried araldite which worked
until SWMBO'd turned it off too hard... Investigation shows that the
araldite has stuck to the brass OK but failed with the plastic knob.

The shaft is only about 4mm dia, and fully recessed into a housing.
The small dia would make cross drilling it for a pin will be tricky.
The knob is very soft plastic so a simple grub screw onto a flat
filed onto the shaft probably won't work either.

--
Cheers
Dave.

gorilla glue - if you can "angularise" the inside of the knob to give
a good key all the better

Jim K

Dave Liquorice wrote:
Anyone have any bright ideas on how to re-fix the gas control knob on
a Camping Gaz luminare?

The knob is plastic the shaft splined brass (no split). The plastic
is too soft or splines not big enough to take the torque so the knob
is now more or less round inside. I've tried araldite which worked
until SWMBO'd turned it off too hard... Investigation shows that the
araldite has stuck to the brass OK but failed with the plastic knob.

The shaft is only about 4mm dia, and fully recessed into a housing.
The small dia would make cross drilling it for a pin will be tricky.
The knob is very soft plastic so a simple grub screw onto a flat
filed onto the shaft probably won't work either.

4mm is a (not very common) standard for shafts on electronic controls
volume controls, rotary switches etc.
Have a look for collet type knobs which give a very high grip on these
shafts.
hth

Bob

On Mar 28, 9:11 am, "Dave Liquorice"
wrote:
Anyone have any bright ideas on how to re-fix the gas control knob on
a Camping Gaz luminare?

The knob is plastic the shaft splined brass (no split). The plastic
is too soft or splines not big enough to take the torque so the knob
is now more or less round inside. I've tried araldite which worked
until SWMBO'd turned it off too hard... Investigation shows that the
araldite has stuck to the brass OK but failed with the plastic knob.

The shaft is only about 4mm dia, and fully recessed into a housing.
The small dia would make cross drilling it for a pin will be tricky.
The knob is very soft plastic so a simple grub screw onto a flat
filed onto the shaft probably won't work either.

I would be inclined to make a new knob entirely out of epoxy.
Rest the shaft vertically on a piece of flat plastic.Cut a ring from a
plastic pipe and put that around the shaft. Pour epoxy resin inside
the ring and allow to set.