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gryhnd:
A cheap fix might be to just shim the buttons out a bit with some appropriately sized washers or plastic grommets between the button lips and the CP. Assuming you don't need a whole lot of extra space.

Edit: or cut the shims out of matching wood. Less obvious that way.

drventure:
Dang good idea. Make two little panels, put a decorative routed trim edge on them and drill through for the buttons, could give you an extra .5 to .75 clearance inside and add a little design touch to the sides as well.

CheffoJeffo:

--- Quote from: Dr Zero on September 09, 2010, 10:54:20 am ---Check out this article http://arcadecontrols.com/BBBB/leafsw.html I bet you could put some leaf switches in there and have room.  :cheers:

On my big boy cab I had 2 switches that would hit when you tried to close the CP found out it was made for leafs swapped them out and no more issues.

Bob has the clear switches also in case you want to have lit up pinball buttons also  :D

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+1

Without seeing the inside of the panel and the tightness of the fit, this is the best suggestion that I see -- you can use a short leaf button and only need .25" inside the panel for clearance (I've done it, although I had to finesse things a bit).

bratwurst:

--- Quote from: severdhed on September 09, 2010, 10:29:07 am ---been there, done that. 

i'd consider picking up a few Sanwa snap in buttons...

http://www.lizardlick.com/Sanwa-30mm-Snap-In-Buttons_c_176.html

they are very shallow, designed for a metal panel, however provided that the hole is tight enough, they work fairly well in wood panels also.  you could also put a little hot glue on them before inserting them to make sure they stay in place.   they do require a slightly larger hole than the happ buttons, but that is easy enough to accomplish.



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I think this might be a good route out of this disaster...  so they just snap in?  I need to drill hole slightly larger, and use glue to make sure they don't come out?

bratwurst:

--- Quote from: gryhnd on September 09, 2010, 10:55:13 am ---A cheap fix might be to just shim the buttons out a bit with some appropriately sized washers or plastic grommets between the button lips and the CP. Assuming you don't need a whole lot of extra space.

Edit: or cut the shims out of matching wood. Less obvious that way.

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Not a bad idea, but I think the buttons would be sticking out 1/2 an inch.

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