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Homemade Dust Washer
CWorley:
Have any of you ever made your own dust washers? If so, what material did you use and what was your method?
I was thinking about using a 1/16 sheet of acrylic like this:
http://www.amazon.com/ABS-Plastic-Sheet-Thick-Black/dp/B004UBUX5C
Then use a hole saw to cut the outside of the washer and a drill bit for the inside.
Any thoughts/suggestions would be great.
Thanks!
drventure:
Probably not what you're after but I adapted some cabinet pull backplates....
http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=88515.msg1073324#msg1073324
They've worked great for my cab :)
CWorley:
--- Quote from: drventure on February 09, 2012, 08:50:19 am ---Probably not what you're after but I adapted some cabinet pull backplates....
http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=88515.msg1073324#msg1073324
They've worked great for my cab :)
--- End quote ---
Those would definitely stand out on my Midway Pacman cocktail...
drventure:
As I recall, Ond did something kind of similar.
Take some sheet plastic, cut a rough circle from it, then bolt it into a drill press centered and use sandpaper to get the edge clean and finish it out completely circular.
Finally, drill through the center with a 1/2 bit to open it up for the stick.
It'll be completely flat though.. While it's in the drill press you might exp with using a chisel or carving knife on it while it's spinning to etch out a ring or two on it to dress it up a little.
boardjunkie:
For all the guitar players out there...you could make them out of pickguard material. Available in many different styles including pearloid, sparkles, mirror, etc.
http://www.greasygroove.com/categories.php?cat=1626
Note: This stuff is too thick to use under a metal panel, but it'll work fine for top mounting (over the panel). I s'pose if you have access to a mill or something similar you could shave down the underside to duplicate the thickness of a Wico (or similar) washer....