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Plans to fabricate Atari volcano buttons?

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JoyMonkey:

--- Quote from: Franco on September 06, 2005, 04:22:17 pm ---Ahh gotcha!  :)

Pretty much any kind of v-groove bit should handle ally as long as you progressivly remove the stock. I dont know what kind of CNC milling m/c you have but if you have a CNC programmable tilting chuck, or a tilting head and rotational chuck, you should be able to do it with a regular end mill.

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My skills are still maturing, but I'm 99% sure that my machine has a stationary chuck, so I'm going to need a 90 degree v-groove bit or do a painstakingly slow 3D mill. The cone is the least of my worries really, I'm still unsure of how the microswitch and the whole assembly attaches to the CP
I've ordered some sample Elma microswitches with LEDs, so hopefully things will be a little clearer once they arrive and I get a look at an original volcano button (thanks SirP!).

JoyMonkey:
I got the sample switches today and they're not at all like I was expecting. That's not necessarily a bad thing though; I didn't realize the lens was included with the switch and it looks about the right size for a start button! The lens is a little rough on top if you look really close (see the photos below) and I haven't tested the LED yet, but it's looking promising!
Oh yeah, these go for $4.70 each; which is a lot less than I was expecting. So if all turns out well I should be able to do a run of these for pretty cheap. Hopefully the LED doesn't only illuminate when the switch is closed (finger crossed).

SirPoonga:
JoyMonkey, I think I will send you both my extras.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v472/SirPoonga/asteroids/starts.jpg

The one on the left is an actual Cherry.  The one on the right, no idea.  No idea what terminals do what.  It appears it could possible a DPST switch.

Also, the Cherry is from my asteroids and the LED does not work.

JoyMonkey:

--- Quote from: SirPoonga on September 14, 2005, 08:02:45 pm ---JoyMonkey, I think I will send you both my extras.

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Thanks!

After having a second look at the switches I got and comparing to Tailgunner's cone drawings, I think the lens on these is way too small (it's about 3/16" diameter). Looks like it'll need some kind of sleeve to bring it to the required size. I'll get exact measurements of this switch tomorrow.
The LED is 2v 25mA, so I'll need to dig out a 120 ohm resistor to test it out with 5v, right?

Edit: Here's those exact dimensions

Level42:
Just to let you know i'd be interested in a couple for my Domino's cab....keep up the good work !

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