Dr Boo's knob; putting letters/numbers around a dial

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I'll replace that worn-out stove knob with one I made using some creative code, a hack really. Replacing those worn numbers around the dial gave me a challenge for a while, but my solution worked out well enough. The code is right there in the SCAD file if you want it; it's fairly well explained too. What I did was create a STL file for each of the digits I needed, then arranged them into an array based on where they should be positioned around the dial. Since individual letters can be adjusted separately, this way made sense to me. The results were really great - my knob printed beautifully and worked just like I hoped it would. Here are some steps you could follow: Make your own design for a knob - this one is just specific to my Westinghouse stove, but in theory... Print out the knob part, then attach that stick (the shaft) inside, and you'll have yourself a perfectly functional dial.