Ender 3 Split function encoder (control) knob

A knob with 2 functions: select and click. This way, you won't accidentally cancel prints or ruin your printer.
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Is abstaining from canceling a long print at 5 hours in too challenging for your dexterity?

Do you often pull on doors which clearly say "PUSH", and the other way around?

Did you buy your printer yesterday and haven't figured out how everyone prints without running around with an SD card and using the stock interface?

Oh boy do I have the right thing for you.

SPLIT FUNCTION CONTROL KNOB!

With this automotive-inspired waste of filament, clicking and browsing through the menus requires 2 separate movements.

Turn wheel to scroll, press button to select.

Hopefully, you'll have a harder time messing up from now on.

(But seriously, having a smaller surface for pressing really helps with accidental clicks, and you won't even have a chance to properly press on it when scrolling.)

Note:

The one in the pictures is just a low precision 0.2mm prototype, which fits my printer perfectly. In case you have LCD case/cover mods, or other things which may affect the button's position, just use a ruler and TinkerCAD to scale it up or down to whatever size you desire. Print with top part on the bed, 0.12mm resolution, 100% infill and concentric pattern on a 0.2mm first layer for a posh look.

How I Designed This:

So, I bought my Ender 3 Pro like 2 days ago and accidentally aborted a print, 5 hours in, because I clicked on the wrong thing when trying to pause to quickly change the filament color. I don't want for it to happen again.

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