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Plexiglass for control panel -- cut it myself or have glass shop do it?

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ThePaul:

Yeah it seems like using the screws you will end up using permanently to clamp the plexi down is a good idea.

Did you read the message from the other guy who mentioned the problem using a flush trim bit to cut the 3" hole in plexi for the trackball? It was in your other thread at the bottom of the page. It has me a little worried as I am going to be doing this step next as well.

sofakng:

Ok, I'm going to be cutting my plexiglass tonight for the control panel...

As mentioned above, the first step is to secure the plexiglass onto the mdf using screws.  I'm not sure how to do this or how many screws to use...

Should I use a couple of screws on the topside of the plexiglass around the edge?  How many screws should I use?

Should I drill in reverse with a small bit?  Should I countersink? (with drill in reverse)


sofakng:

Anybody?

I'm going home to cut it in about 2 hours... I'd hate to screw up a $15 piece of plexiglass by not placing the screws correctly (or worse yet, cracking the plexiglass).


paigeoliver:

The price a "glass shop" is going to charge for this would vary WILDLY.

I work in a "glass shop" and we charge like $30 for a hole. BUT we only do mirrors and shower doors and don't even deal with plexiglass.

Although cutting a hole in a mirror is a heck of a lot harder than cutting a hole in plexiglass (and they always seem to be big old 10 foot mirrors, that then need to be installed in a bathroom on the second floor of some house behind a twisty staircase).

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