Laser cut primer

phi-panel_backpack_16x2_20x4_faceplate_rotary_encoder_v5_rendering

phi-panel backpack 20X4 rotary encoder keypad front angle held

This may be too simple for anyone that has done laser cutting but for anyone not knowing about it or just learned the term, it will hopefully lead you to actually making some some with laser cut. I have been using ponoko.com service for about 2 years and can recommend them to anyone just doing small batches of laser cut. All my phi-panel face plates have been cut at ponoko.com by the way. Take a look at them in my store on inmojo.com or at ponoko.com

Here is the primer:

Laser cutting front panels

Phi-panel face plates

Face plates are coming out! These are white 3mm acrylic face plates made from laser cutting. I didn’t choose color since I thought I could just paint the white to any color I wanted. Well, I don’t really have a spray painting can :((

If you want to make them, just leave a message here. I’ll be posting the design file in a while.

This is the design file in Corel Draw 11 (super old version). It should export into the .svg file for laser cutting at ponoko.com with the 180mm*180mm service (cheapest) if you also have Corel Draw. Otherwise, download the .svg file. I am not sure what software to use to modify .svg if you want some changes though.

To make it, set up an account at ponoko.com and choose acrylic (3mm thickness suggested).

Contains 2 16×2 face plate, 1 20×4 face plate, and one arduino uno support.

Corel Draw file:

http://code.google.com/p/phi-panel/downloads/detail?name=phi-panel_faceplate_v3.cdr&can=2&q=

Exported .svg file:

http://code.google.com/p/phi-panel/downloads/detail?name=phi-panel_faceplate_v3.svg&can=2&q=

Suggested push buttons: EG1861-ND, caps: EG1882-ND, EG1881-ND, EG1880-ND. All these are digikey.com part numbers. These are the cheapest ones I could find.
Suggested spacers: M3 thread 8mm spacing and M3 screw: 25509K-ND, H742-ND.