Yo Blayze! I understand where you are coming from! I, too, had a Strat (and I MISS it)!
Now, to actually try to SOLVE the problem,,,,could you try a different type of knob? For example, Steve Vai has a Jem that has the SAME knobs as a Strat. However, he replaced the Volume Knob with a smaller, metal one a-la Ibanez (he actually got it from DANNY GATTON)!
Maybe give that a shot!