Kid's Kitchen: Need "clicking" knob design

[skipowder8s]

Hey gang,
Anyone have a design for "clicking" knobs?

I'm building a kitchen for my 3 1/2 yr old daughter and spinning wood disks just won't cut it...I need the knobs to click when spun.

Was thinking of a small plastic piece mounted inside of the oven cabinet with some kind of barb...but my inexperience in wood working is limiting my thought process.

...and yes
- the countertops and backsplash will be granite
- the stove rings will glow red w/LEDs
- there will be under cabinet task lighting

thanks for any help/guidance.

best regards,
mark

[sscherin]

I ran through a couple ideas then thought.. Why not use the knobs and pots from a real oven? Call an appliance repair shop and see if they have a set from one heading to the dump.
If you want to get fancy you could wire them to those LED.

option 2..

Go to Ace HW and get a 1/2" ball bearing and a matching spring
cut notches radially around the back of the knob with a round or v router bit
Drill a 1/2 hole in the cabinet behind the knob deep enough to hold the spring and keep the ball protruding about 1/2 way out of the surface..

Now with the knob bolted on the ball will ride the notches like a detent.

Yet another simpler idea..

Round disk on inside of the cabinet with dowels mounted in it plus a plastic flap for a clicker. Like a playing card in bicycle spokes..

[LCHIEN]

you could use something like this:
http://www.rockler.com/product.cfm?p...r=ball%20catch

behind the knob mounted in the face of the console and then put some holes around the back of the knob.

[skipowder8s]

Thanks!

Lchien and sscherin, Thanks for the ideas....I really appreciate it.

I think that I'll be combining some of your suggestions and go w/a modified 'card & bicycle spoke' approach. As suggested, I'll put in an internal disk; but instead of dowels for cogs, I'll route 'cogs'/gaps into it and add a plastic flapper.

3 heads are better than 1.