[chbot] 'Printing' an enclosure

[Richard Jones]

An alternative method for making your front panel is to draw up what
you want in a drawing package (Eagle works for me).  Print the design
on paper and glue stick it on to your box. Then drill and cut out the
holes with needle files, abra file etc. Unwanted paper will wash off
under the tap. I find I can get accurate and repeatable results this
way. A bit low tech, but quick and cheap.

Richard

On Sat, Sep 20, 2014 at 11:02 PM, Robin Gilks <robin at gilks.org> wrote:
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>> Hi Robin
>> Tim Carr recently printed one of these for me:
>> http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:142282
>> I am very pleased with the results. I'll bring it along to the next
>> meeting
>> hopefully I'll have cast the silicone buttons by then. Let me know if
>> you're in town before then & I can show you the result.
>
> Thats one of the designs I was looking at - certainly that was the type of
> LCD + buttons I want to put in a box and make it look better than cutting
> holes with a soldering iron :)
>
> No rush with this project - got plenty to keep me busy in the mean time...
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> Robin Gilks
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