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Holes in cp plexi slightly too large....advice needed
Billkwando:
I'm "restoring" a Neo Geo MVS conversion in a Dynamo HS-5 cab. I went to switch the button colors to the proper Neo Geo colors yesterday, and noticed something disturbing. The button holes in the plexi were drilled slightly too large, so when you go to really tighten the nylon nuts, one edge of the button lip will pop down into the hole in the plexi.
Is there a way to fix this without buying a new plexi piece? I thought wrapping a rubber band around the button threads right under the lip might work, but I figured I might as well consult with the experts. Suggestions?
Here's a pic of the cp before I switched out the buttons. I really need a new overlay. Those stick on letters are hideous. If you look closely at the buttons, you can see the light outline around some of them where the oversized plexi hole is:
DNA Dan:
Another possibility is the buttons you are using as replacements have a slightly smaller diameter specification.
I don't see any way around it, but another sheet of plexi and drill smaller holes. This is a restoration isn't it?
Billkwando:
--- Quote from: DNA Dan on April 22, 2011, 05:53:56 pm ---Another possibility is the buttons you are using as replacements have a slightly smaller diameter specification.
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Nah, these are straight Happ buttons. The holes were already too big. I just didn't notice it til I started poking around. I know for sure because I also moved around some of the existing buttons. The holes in the metal part of the control panel are fine, btw.
I was trying to avoid redoing the plexi because I don't have the tools or experience to do it myself (unless you use a regular-ass holesaw & drill, but even then I'd need to cut the corners). I put the restoration part in quotes cos it's already a conversion cab, as opposed to a dedicated Neo Geo cab. I'm just trying to fix it up piecemeal, so it's never out of commission for any extended length of time.
I'll probably try the rubber band thing for now and do a full on replexi after I get more comfortable with the idea. I just needed something that would go around the button housing to raise it off the metal cp by a uniform amount, or at least uniform enough once it's tightened down. ;)
Tumerboy:
your rubber band idea isn't bad, but I'd use Orings rather than rubber bands. That way they keep their shapes a bit better. Just bring a button to Home Depot or someplace, and see if you can find some that are the right inner diameter.
sherbert:
home depot has universal washer kits for fixing a leaky sink faucet. It has assorted ring sizes and also solid rubber pieces to cut your own size if none of the included ones fit.