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Title: Translucent buttons - where to buy?
Post by: Oldskool on December 14, 2003, 09:53:11 am

I've checked Wico, Happ, and Bob Roberts.

Any other suggestions, or did I miss them on one of the above mentioned sites.
Title: Re:Translucent buttons - where to buy?
Post by: DarkKobold on December 14, 2003, 12:07:00 pm
Bob roberts has them -  just leaf style. I don't believe anyone has found an economical approach to getting Translucent Microswitch buttons.
Title: Re:Translucent buttons - where to buy?
Post by: SirPoonga on December 14, 2003, 12:58:44 pm
The economical way is buying the nintendo holders on ebay.
Title: Re:Translucent buttons - where to buy?
Post by: Oldskool on December 14, 2003, 07:48:05 pm

Ahhhh.

After some Googling, I did find some blue translucent buttons available from Marco Specialties.
 
http://www.marcospec.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=CTGY&Category_Code=BUTTONS

Has anyone out there dealt with this guy....?
Title: Re:Translucent buttons - where to buy?
Post by: Wade on December 16, 2003, 01:34:11 pm
I looked at that page and all I saw were translucent bartop/gamble style buttons and again, leaf buttons (like Bob Roberts carries).

Wade
Title: Re:Translucent buttons - where to buy?
Post by: spidermonkey on December 17, 2003, 12:13:06 am
http://www.centsibleamusements.com/
Heres where I got mine.
Title: Re:Translucent buttons - where to buy?
Post by: spidermonkey on December 17, 2003, 12:17:18 am
Damn I don't see them on their site anymore. :( However,I would e-mail them or call them as I bet they still have some left.
Title: Re:Translucent buttons - where to buy?
Post by: spidermonkey on December 17, 2003, 12:32:18 am
What the hell.. "Video Connection" doesn't carry them anymore either ! >:(  Thank god I got em when I did. Atleast Ebay still has new ones quite frequently.  Do you know whats even harder to find ? The long style (for mounting in wood control panels) translucent leaf buttons in the color red. I've seen every other color offered in both long and short  lenths except for red ones. ??? What do the manufacturers have against the long style translucent buttons in the color red ? I have blue,green orange and red but I had to route out the holes for my short style red buttons. The cab I'm building now will sport a 3/16" thick metal control panel so my routing days are over. ;D
Title: Re:Translucent buttons - where to buy?
Post by: spidermonkey on December 17, 2003, 12:37:19 am
http://search.ebay.com/search/search.dll?query=translucent&catref=C3&ht=2&socolumnlayout=3&lotr=1&from=R2&sacategory=13715&BasicSearch=

Well.. what a ya know, heres some long style red ones. ::) Prices are a bit steep though considering they don't come with the pal nuts or the button holders. :o