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Title: fixing lexan to cp - additional fasteners?
Post by: ras2a on November 19, 2004, 11:50:07 am
I'm sure this has been covered but I can't find it using various phrases (attach/fix lexan/plexi to control panel/cp etc).  So, besides your buttons etc holding your lexan/plexi to your control panel, is it wise to use additional methods to 'fix' it in place, e.g. carriage bolts or similar? I have quite big areas of 'space' around the edges of my cp and was just wondering whether the lexan may 'lift' if I didn't use something to fasten it down with?

cheers folks
Title: Re:fixing lexan to cp - additional fasteners?
Post by: Hiub1 on November 19, 2004, 12:02:30 pm
What I see done at arcades is just drilling holes on the plexi and screwing it down to the cp. Someone else might have a better suggestion though.
Title: Re:fixing lexan to cp - additional fasteners?
Post by: ras2a on November 19, 2004, 12:58:33 pm
What I see done at arcades is just drilling holes on the plexi and screwing it down to the cp. Someone else might have a better suggestion though.

Cool.  Was looking for a more 'invisible' solution...but I reckon that's prolly the best thing to do unless anyone else uses other methods?
Title: Re:fixing lexan to cp - additional fasteners?
Post by: Shape D. on November 19, 2004, 01:18:40 pm
if your control panel + plexi is 13/16"  you could use someting like this.
http://www.tmoulding.com/cart/customer/product.php?productid=10&cat=4&page=1

I'm not shur how well this goes around corners though.
Title: Re:fixing lexan to cp - additional fasteners?
Post by: ras2a on November 19, 2004, 03:11:18 pm
if your control panel + plexi is 13/16"  you could use someting like this.
http://www.tmoulding.com/cart/customer/product.php?productid=10&cat=4&page=1

I'm not shur how well this goes around corners though.

My CP and lexan will be 20mm alltogether.  Not sure what 13/16" is in mm....sorry us brits eh ;)
Title: Re:fixing lexan to cp - additional fasteners?
Post by: Shape D. on November 19, 2004, 03:36:56 pm
about 10/16"
Title: Re:fixing lexan to cp - additional fasteners?
Post by: whammoed on November 19, 2004, 08:08:42 pm
ummmm... 20 mm is closer to 13/16

13/16" = 20.6375 mm
Title: Re:fixing lexan to cp - additional fasteners?
Post by: whammoed on November 19, 2004, 08:10:50 pm
also tmoulding.com sends free samples so you can try before you buy.
Title: Re:fixing lexan to cp - additional fasteners?
Post by: ras2a on November 20, 2004, 03:44:35 am
ummmm... 20 mm is closer to 13/16

13/16" = 20.6375 mm

Wow superb...that sould be just the job as my CP art is pretty thick (gloss laminated paper 220gsm).  I may order some of this if my regular 20mm T-Moulding doesn't do the trick.  

cheers guys