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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 --- End quote --- 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? --- End quote --- 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! --- End quote --- 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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