[ARC5] Help with tuning knob ideas for ARC-5 receiver

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That's right.  The Surplus Perversion Manuals all ignored the existence of 
controls, connectors, racks and cables.  Most were sold for scrap.

In a message dated 10/23/2010 8:40:08 AM Central Daylight Time, 
gewhite at crosslink.net writes: 
> I know everyone is horrified at cutting a tuning cable and taking a knob 
> off a remote control, but remember, back in the 1960s,  control boxes 
> were a dime a dozen as were control cables. There were a lot of 
> cannaballized controls and broken cables from which to take such things. 
> Later, tuning splines could be bought by the handful.
>   - Gordon White

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