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How Can I Make NICE Front Panel Push-Button Actuators for PCB SMD MC Switches?
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Jeroen3:
You use above referenced tactile buttons and a secondary PCB layer elevated on headers or standoffs that features holes for the buttons and texts and such. Might even keep a cutout for an LCD.
Like this concept:

FreddyVictor:
as already suggested by others, my solution was to use 1/4" acrylic rod pushed onto the tapering long shaft of these type of buttons
the rods can be any length you want & the results are quite reasonable
pmbrunelle:
Thru-hole momentary toggles eliminate the need for a button. Also available in SPDT which makes debouncing dirt-simple.
Richard Crowley:

--- Quote from: FreddyVictor on January 05, 2016, 11:06:29 am ---as already suggested by others, my solution was to use 1/4" acrylic rod pushed onto the tapering long shaft of these type of buttons
the rods can be any length you want & the results are quite reasonable

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I did something very similar using acrylic cubes rather than lengths of rod.



http://www.tapplastics.com/product/plastics/plastic_rods_tubes_shapes/cast_acrylic_cubes/136
http://www.skylineplasticworks.com/Cubes.html
tggzzz:

--- Quote from: SuzyC on January 05, 2016, 03:57:40 am ---That 's the ticket tautech! Can you tell me where you found a source for your affordable hobby lathe and plastic/metal stock?

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Try asking a local hackspace/makerspace or model engineerign society. Or google it.


--- Quote ---Maybe a 3-D printer is what I have to save up for!

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With home 3D printers you will spend all your time fettling with it, only have a very limited range of materials, and the finish probably won't be good enough.

I suggest you use a 3D printing house; Shapeways does many materials (metals, ceramics, plastics...) in different colours. DirtyPCBs does remarkably cheap white SLA prints.

If you want a legend or ideogram in the button, then put the negative of it in the design, and finally fill it with paint yourself
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