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Translucent Leaf-Button Lighting 101
Knievel:
I got mine straight from Wico...http://www.wicothesource.com/new2/pages/page87.htm
Some people have had issues ordering from them but I've never had a problem.
Got the LED's off eBay, think it was this seller...
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=66948&item=3866786849&rd=1
Good luck!
FractalWalk:
That looks awesome.
A word of warning for those who want to imitate. The holders used are the thick holders designed for metal panels. If you get the ones designed for wood, then you will have trouble drilling the hole.
The wood ones don't have a solid ring, but rather are "split" into two two thin rings of different diameters that sit on top of each other (visualize a small washer sitting on top of a big washer).
Since each "ring" is less than 3/16", you would have to drill through both to get this to work. And since the rings are different diameters, the drill bit would keep getting pushed to the side. It would be the same thing as trying to drill half a hole into the edge of a piece of wood.
Knievel:
Thanks for adding that, I didn't know there was a difference.
I think if you were to clamp the holder pieces between 2 blocks of wood and then clamped that to a drill-press table you still might be able to make it work.
Getting a fair amount of e-mail on this. For those looking to copy this technique I used the following Wico parts for each button...
22-1040-16 2" Blue Transparent Button
22-1052 Button Holder Assy w/Switch
1160-092 Pal Nut (think I had to buy a min. quantity of these)
That link again...
http://www.wicothesource.com/new2/pages/page87.htm
scooter:
Are these the dark blue buttons or the light blue ones?
Lilwolf:
btw, are you using one or two led's between each button?
And AMAZING job! I wish I could get my wiring to look that good!