going in circles O.o, it's cool though i probly need to get a responce from jimmy, because i'm refering to when he said this "Also, remember that the wiper arm is your output, and to short one of the outer legs to the wiper arm (with a wire). For those who don't know, a potentiometer typically has three terminals, so that's the reason for shorting one terminal. Solder it in dead-bug-style, and you could avoid a stripboard altogether."