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Bender:
yeah, that bit should do it the cutting depth is 59/64 so you should be good for 3/4 stock

do you know anyone with a table saw? I'd cut a few blanks then go use someone's table saw to cut that exact angle on them

you'll have fun with MDF it routes much nicer than plywood (just wear a respirator or at the very least a dust mask the dust is no good for you)
GaryMcT:
YAY for the local stores!  Found one of these:

http://www.prontohome.com/compare/amana-49410-22-1-2-10305089456

at a local shop:

http://www.eastsidesaw.com/

My wife is picking it up now so that I can have more fun with the router tonight. :)
GaryMcT:
Having a great time working on this!

I got the 22.5 degree chamfer bit.  Works perfectly!  I was also very happy to find that the MDF that I bought isn't 2 feet wide, but instead 2' 7/16", which is exactly the width of the original control panel!  (I guess that wasn't by accident when they designed it originally).  Anyways, I can get more than 2 out of a single piece of MDF now. :)

I ended up using some buttons holes that came out really well in a plywood prototype as a template to clamp onto the MDF and use the drill press and forstner bit to cut holes in the MDF.  Here's the progress so far.  I wish it weren't after 10 or I'd try to finish up tonight!





bkenobi:
Nice job with that chamfer, looks really nice.  Is it just me, or does the button pattern for P1 not line up with that of P2?  Maybe I just need some sleep, but I swear it looks twisted.
GaryMcT:

--- Quote from: bkenobi on August 08, 2009, 03:37:04 am ---Nice job with that chamfer, looks really nice.  Is it just me, or does the button pattern for P1 not line up with that of P2?  Maybe I just need some sleep, but I swear it looks twisted.

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it is lined up, but doesn't look like it in the image. The perspective projection is making it look off
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