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| big daddy:
OK this is a dumb question from a newbie, but I have a handful of templates (jpgs) for the various controls (joysticks, buttons, etc.). I also have taken these templates and created a complete diagram of my control panel, to scale, in photoshop. My question is, how do I translate those templates to a real control panel? Seems if I print out my full diagram I'll have a piece of paper(or several actually as my paper's not big enough to print the whole panel) that I can sit on my control panel. How do I transfer the diagram to the panel? Use a pencil and draw "through" the paper? (in fact cutting into the paper itself?). Use a razor and cut through the paper etching into the wood/cardboard?. Use the measurements from the templates and just measure it on my CP (but then what are the templates for if I do that?). Even if I use cardboard as a temporary cp cutout...I still can't figure out how to get the templates from paper to the cardboard/wood. Any help would be appreciated :) |
| fatbasta:
I'm no expert, but what I did was print out my template on paper, tape it to the CP and tape my Plexi on top of that making a plexi-template-MDF sandwich. I then drilled my pilot holes, then used my drill press and hole saw to drill through the plexi, template and finally the MDF. On my MiniPacman I tried using the finished artwork between the plexi and the MDF, I only had 4 holes to drill so I thought it would be okay, but the drill ended up tearing my image. Again, I'm just a newbie like you and there will be plenty of other better suggestions I'm sure. http://members.cox.net/fatbasta/minipacman.htm |
| big daddy:
well that's a good idea, except I'm probably not going to have a plexiglass cover :( |
| nighthawk2099:
All I did was print out the full template on regular paper. Taped them together. Taped that to the MDF (make sure it's secured by the tape). Took out the drill and started drilling. Go slow until you cut through the paper as not to rip it all up, then go to town on the wood. |
| daywane:
carbon paper should work. |
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