Build Your Own Arcade Controls Forum
Main => Main Forum => Topic started by: fastline1 on March 07, 2015, 01:57:38 pm
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Hello, I am not really building arcade controls but similar panels and found this group to be at least familiar with the process. I am designing some rather basic controls that will require about a 2x3" overlay. No membrane buttons, not cutouts, just basic pcb mount buttons under the overlay. These will be used outdoors but usually not in direct sunlight. I primarily need the overlay to protect an LCD screen and seal the enclosure from moisture.
I was hoping to be able to use a commercial vinyl printer/cutter for this but but sure if that can work? Can someone explain the basics? I am familiar with commercial printers working from clear materials and then cutting with a drag knife typical of a plotter or vinyl cutter but I assume the thicker materials won't cut as easy?
Anyone here have direct experience or offer guidance where to seek some education on these processes? I could probably just have them printed but I have other interests in a printer so it would be a great excuse to buy one. I am not sure what a commercial company would do them for or even where to go.