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Just got laser cut control panels back.
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jcoleman:
Oh, how much did laser cutting cost, anyway?  Where did you have it done?  Mail order?

Coleman
JoyMonkey:
You should drill the joystick and trackball mounting holes with a counter-sink bit, to get the screws flush with the panel surface.
This looks a lot like a panel I did last year:


pathdoc2:

Those metal control panels are way cool.  Nice work.  I'd leave them as is.
RayB:

Leave it as is! But it will require constant polishing. There's nothing worse than constant hand grease being rubbed against that kind of surface.

Second thing, get some nice chrome carriage bolts instead of those screws.

Lastly, if you do decide on covering it up, for gods sake stay away from that marble contact paper! Auugh!! :-D

Oh and if you cover it up, beware that if you use the method described above, where your bolts are all flush with the metal panel, then you won't be able to remove any bolts in the future without breaking through the convering. There's nothing wrong with using nice chrome or black carriage bolts on top.


JustMichael:
Blakely, if you want to change the bare metal to black you could try getting it powder coated.  Extremely durable too!
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