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fixing lexan to cp - additional fasteners?
« on: November 19, 2004, 11:50:07 am »
I'm sure this has been covered but I can't find it using various phrases (attach/fix lexan/plexi to control panel/cp etc).  So, besides your buttons etc holding your lexan/plexi to your control panel, is it wise to use additional methods to 'fix' it in place, e.g. carriage bolts or similar? I have quite big areas of 'space' around the edges of my cp and was just wondering whether the lexan may 'lift' if I didn't use something to fasten it down with?

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Re:fixing lexan to cp - additional fasteners?
« Reply #1 on: November 19, 2004, 12:02:30 pm »
What I see done at arcades is just drilling holes on the plexi and screwing it down to the cp. Someone else might have a better suggestion though.

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Re:fixing lexan to cp - additional fasteners?
« Reply #2 on: November 19, 2004, 12:58:33 pm »
What I see done at arcades is just drilling holes on the plexi and screwing it down to the cp. Someone else might have a better suggestion though.

Cool.  Was looking for a more 'invisible' solution...but I reckon that's prolly the best thing to do unless anyone else uses other methods?

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Re:fixing lexan to cp - additional fasteners?
« Reply #3 on: November 19, 2004, 01:18:40 pm »
if your control panel + plexi is 13/16"  you could use someting like this.
http://www.tmoulding.com/cart/customer/product.php?productid=10&cat=4&page=1

I'm not shur how well this goes around corners though.
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Re:fixing lexan to cp - additional fasteners?
« Reply #4 on: November 19, 2004, 03:11:18 pm »
if your control panel + plexi is 13/16"  you could use someting like this.
http://www.tmoulding.com/cart/customer/product.php?productid=10&cat=4&page=1

I'm not shur how well this goes around corners though.

My CP and lexan will be 20mm alltogether.  Not sure what 13/16" is in mm....sorry us brits eh ;)

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Re:fixing lexan to cp - additional fasteners?
« Reply #5 on: November 19, 2004, 03:36:56 pm »
about 10/16"
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Re:fixing lexan to cp - additional fasteners?
« Reply #6 on: November 19, 2004, 08:08:42 pm »
ummmm... 20 mm is closer to 13/16

13/16" = 20.6375 mm

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Re:fixing lexan to cp - additional fasteners?
« Reply #7 on: November 19, 2004, 08:10:50 pm »
also tmoulding.com sends free samples so you can try before you buy.

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Re:fixing lexan to cp - additional fasteners?
« Reply #8 on: November 20, 2004, 03:44:35 am »
ummmm... 20 mm is closer to 13/16

13/16" = 20.6375 mm

Wow superb...that sould be just the job as my CP art is pretty thick (gloss laminated paper 220gsm).  I may order some of this if my regular 20mm T-Moulding doesn't do the trick.  

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