What do people use to pack a hole?

tanihhiavlt

I'm trying to fit a push-pull pot to a hole previously for a CTS pot - I have some mm to pack.

Was thinking of using shrink wrap... suggestions?

SteveRobinson

A rubber O-ring works well. You need to get one with the appropriate inside and outside diameter.

(hat-tip to John East for this)

PeteC

In the past I have used the small rubber sleeves that fishing tackle shops stock for anglers to use on their floats.  Some seem to be perfect size for the hole size difference 

ICBM

A CTS push-pull pot .

davros

You can just get a long thin strip of card and wrap it around the post a few times until its big enough. Drop of superglue or skinny bit of tape will hold it in place

tanihhiavlt

As a South paw, I can't seem to find a C500K CTS, I'd need to buy two pots and transplant the C500k gubbins into the push/pull 

Cheers for the suggestions:)

ICBM

tanihhiavlt said:

As a South paw, I can't seem to find a C500K CTS, I'd need to buy two pots and transplant the C500k gubbins into the push/pull

Yes, that does make it very much more difficult.

In that case I would look for some 3/8" OD, 5/16" ID (the sizes of the hole and the pot bushing) plastic tubing, and cut it to the length of the top thickness.

Cheesyfeet

Have a look for model makers tube.  Comes in various sizes and is made so they'll fit nicely inside each other, e.g. a 6mm tube will fit in a 7mm tube, so useful for making bushings where a hole is oversized