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DaOld Man:
I have already cut out some clear plexi for the PM to mount to.
I drilled the hole in a square of plexi and fastened a 3/8" bolt to it.
I then chucked the bolt in a drill and ran it against a belt sander. I had to take it easy and measure a few times until I got the 1-5/8" diameter in the clear plexi.
I drilled my hole wider (1-1/2") than the round circuit board on the PM.
Im planning on putting a mirror behind the PM to reflect the light from the blue led around the PM guts to the front plexi.
Looks like we had the same idea. Great minds think alike.
Nvts:
I'm getting ready to cut the Tmolding slot, and I noticed that Mountain cut his to 1/4, which is the depth of the Tmolding part. I notice that the set that I got using a bearing that makes a 1/2 cut, which is default, I guess. I can go halfway across town to get a larger bearing (1-3/8" Outside D x 5/16" Inside D) for $15. I'm running out of time, and money, so I was expecting to use the router table fence to set the cutting depth. Is that as easy as it sounds, or would it be wise of me to get the extra bearing? Is the difference between the default 1/2 cut and the 1/4 cut worth bothering over? I know on a arcade machine, there is loads of extra wood, but these things are flimsy.
mountain:
Make a mark on you're blade with a Sharpie that represents 1/4". Turn on your router (assuming that it is mounted upside down on a table) The mark will make make a faint circle as it spins. Touch the Sharpie to the mark on the blade, as it is running. Then just eyeball it and take your time. This is what I did.
If you don't do this, the wood may split as you hammer the T-molding in.
DaOld Man:
I used your method of marking the depth on the slot bit and it worked great. Thanks Mountain!!
:applaud:
Nvts:
Here is my preliminary slot location test. It looks like the molding fits right exactly on the edge, but I want it just a smidgen closer to the edge so that the edge of the tmolding will grab the front and back a tiny bit, right?
That new bit was so sharp that I didn't even feel it cutting into the test board.... :o
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