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Mysterioii:
Yeah I saw those vinyl sticker  sheets, but I'm not sure how durable they'd be or how they'd feel.  And they're not pre-cut rounds, you have to cut them yourself?  No way could I hand-cut a decent circle...   :lol  Might have someone laser cut them for me but that seems like a lot of trouble.

Plus if you used a white vinyl sticker on an electric ice button it might look odd because the top then wouldn't let as much light through as the rest of the button.

My original intent was just to put the RGB led inside a regular white start button... I *presume* that some light would show through, but I honestly haven't tried it yet.  It might be so opaque that it wouldn't work at all.  I should probably just buy a spare one and try it, don't really want to disassemble my current panel and yoink out a button just to test that out...   ;D
yotsuya:

--- Quote from: Mysterioii on April 04, 2012, 03:29:49 pm ---  Are they flat topped?  I like the concave ones I'm accustomed to.
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Having both the original-style concaves as well as the newer style convex, I can say that I will never buy anything but concaves. I don't care for the convex, especially the lighted ones out there. The concaves just feel more natural. The convexes feel too brittle and plastic-y.
Trip:

--- Quote from: Mysterioii on April 04, 2012, 03:45:26 pm ---Yeah I saw those vinyl sticker  sheets, but I'm not sure how durable they'd be or how they'd feel.  And they're not pre-cut rounds, you have to cut them yourself?  No way could I hand-cut a decent circle...   :lol  Might have someone laser cut them for me but that seems like a lot of trouble.

Plus if you used a white vinyl sticker on an electric ice button it might look odd because the top then wouldn't let as much light through as the rest of the button.

My original intent was just to put the RGB led inside a regular white start button... I *presume* that some light would show through, but I honestly haven't tried it yet.  It might be so opaque that it wouldn't work at all.  I should probably just buy a spare one and try it, don't really want to disassemble my current panel and yoink out a button just to test that out...   ;D

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No, they are die cut vinyl stickers.  You don't cut anything.  It's all done by machine and then a human comes in and weeds out the extra vinyl and then puts on application tape so you can apply the sticker.  The only thing left on the button is the black sticker itself after yo uremove the appication tape.

Depending on vinyl used, it can be real thin and not noticeable to touch and be very tacky so it isn't effected by pressing it a bunch.  If bad vinyl is used, the opposite can happen though.
Mysterioii:

--- Quote from: yotsuya on April 04, 2012, 03:48:27 pm ---
--- Quote from: Mysterioii on April 04, 2012, 03:29:49 pm ---  Are they flat topped?  I like the concave ones I'm accustomed to.
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Having both the original-style concaves as well as the newer style convex, I can say that I will never buy anything but concaves. I don't care for the convex, especially the lighted ones out there. The concaves just feel more natural. The convexes feel too brittle and plastic-y.

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Yeah see that's how they looked to me, like the hard brittle style of plastic.  And I like concave too, I find the dent helps my fingers find their placement (the same reason I'm using an old Logitech wireless keyboard instead of the mac keyboard with the flat keys... hate that thing).

It's sad if IL really stopped production, unless it's temporary or someone else picks up where they left off.  If I could find the clear ones at a good price I'd stock up on enough for another 2 cabs.  I might go ahead and get some more blue ones, just in case.
yotsuya:
I have 4 clear ones with RGBs on one cab, 6 red and 6 blue with corresponding LEDs on the other. I may have to stock up.

Anyone want to buy some conveex buttons really cheap???  :laugh:
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