Ever had a stiff valve and wanted bigger Knobs?

[dizzums]

an idea i had that actually worked decent for anyone else that winds up with a cheap stiff valve on a tank like i did, so maybe it can be useful, already used it to top a gun off so its tested, and roughly 10,000% better .. didnt cost much, i made the handles from plastic 'star board' but im sure hardwood would do the trick to 

 

[FelixS]

Haha, funny, I just made one for my wife who said the froth knob on the cappuccino machine was too hard to turn...

 

[Quad82]

Good idea. I just drilled a hole through the knob and drove a cold-pin through it. But a bigger knob would be easier to hang on to!

 

[Humdinger]

Where do you get star board plastic? 3D printer?

 

[Chickenthief]

I done that on my YH for the bleed screws!

And because i have a lathe i knurled them on the outside for traction.

 

[Odoyle]

I recommended medicine pill bottle ez grip openers and glass bottle openers for various hard to turn round knob tasks including stiff side focus wheels.

https://youtu.be/kXvIIlnGxHk

 

[Ezana4CE]

an idea i had that actually worked decent for anyone else that winds up with a cheap stiff valve on a tank like i did, so maybe it can be useful, already used it to top a gun off so its tested, and roughly 10,000% better .. didnt cost much, i made the handles from plastic 'star board' but im sure hardwood would do the trick to 

Does this knob replacement help or do you think it’s best to install a better valve?