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| Zeno:
Okay... I just cut out my pelexi CP cover while at work on Fiday (don't tell the boss man). It looks perfect. Here is what I did... First I traced my cp on the plexi and used a band saw to cut out the overall size. Easy, now for the holes... 1. Get a template of your CP with all holes cut out, including the 1 1/8 holes and carriage bolt holes. 2. Put down a piece of scrap wood that you don't mind drilling into. 3. Lay the uncut plexi on top of the scrap wood (don't remove the film cover). 4. Place the cut template over the pelxi. 5. trace the template out on the plexi film. This includes ALL holes. 6. Remove the template and look at your soon to be CP with holes drawn on the plexi film. 7. Find the center of all 1 1/8 holes by using a compass. Draw a dot in the center. 8. Use a 1 1/8 spade bit in REVERSE and cut through about 1/3 to 1/2 of the plexi. Repeat for each 1 1/8 hole. DO NOT GO THROUGH THE PLEXI! 9. Flip the plexi over and repeat step 8 for all holes. This time, you can go through and pop out the holes. 10. For the carridge bolts, go ahead and slowly use a standard bit in reverse and follow rules in step 8. Your money. This was my first attempt and it worked out great. |
| y2k600f4:
Finished my first CP plexi. Lots of good tips here and I know what NOT to do and what to try for round 2. In the meantime I will utilize my $10 piece of plexi that unfortuneately has a small crack and a few chips on one edge. Other than that the 19 button holes, 2 joystick holes and 1 TB hole worked out well for my first run. I used various techniques including a holesaw/sandwitch method, jigsaw, router and even a dremel. Experience is the best teacher. Next time I will NOT use the jigsaw but rather a router. |
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