could someone 3d print me (or any other method) some switch inserts?

[prepman]

can anyone make me some rocker switch label inserts?
a little round translucent plastic disk that is blacked out in such a way as to make a logo such as...
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i need a lightbar one and a air horn one both with a strike through them to indicate the switch disables them.

Print on to film. I had some for inkjet may years ago. Then spray lacquer? If neccesary sandwich between thin acrylic? Cut them out with a hand cork borer or punch.
Added print in reverse onto film and invert,

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[qwakers]

i think the standard part is printed on a sticker and stuck to the white acrylic with the switch logo simply cut out of the print. an extremely fine vinyl cutter could do it, in theory. but that would only be half the task.

 

[daedalusminos]

There's several ways of achieving backlit switches...over moulding and UV printing are two used in production

 

[carbon]

If cutting from vinyl you could then use doming resin to add some depth to them, but for one or two it wouldn’t be cost effective

 

[daedalusminos]

I had a print going this afternoon in black resin so threw a few of these on the bed, scaled the original 15mm diam by 66% to get 10mm...

Print was fine except for one small area.

 

[qwakers]

its a brilliant start, thankyou! just a bit of resizing and fettling and its good to go!

 

[ukracer]

Print on to film. I had some for inkjet may years ago. Then spray lacquer? If neccesary sandwich between thin acrylic? Cut them out with a hand cork borer or punch.
Added print in reverse onto film and invert,

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I have clear and white vinyl for my laser printer.

 

[qwakers]

so i had a friend cnc me these

so all i really need is to either get a couple of stickers with the logo's cut out or black them out and get a engraver or lasercutter to draw the logos on.

 

[qwakers]

i will absolutely not admit to how much it cost me to have these designed, cnc'd and the labels designed and printed...

but i am very happy with the results.

 

[ukracer]

i will absolutely not admit to how much it cost me to have these designed, cnc'd and the labels designed and printed...

but i am very happy with the results.

so what was actually cnced and what was printed??

 

[qwakers]

the stickers are vinyl cut, the actual plastic 'buttons' are cnc milled out of 3mm frosted plastic.

 

[ukracer]

the stickers are vinyl cut, the actual plastic 'buttons' are cnc milled out of 3mm frosted plastic.

go on then tell us the price??

 

[qwakers]

not a chance (£120..)

 

[Farside]

not a chance (£120..)

A sharpie is cheaper

 

[Onoff]

A sharpie is cheaper

Why would he want a Chinese dog?

 

[Farside]

Why would he want a Chinese dog?

Train it to operate the switches.

 

[qwakers]

wrong thread old boy?

 

[Hood]

wrong thread old boy?

Aye just noticed that
Wondered why I couldn't find it in the correct thread

 

[daedalusminos]

not a chance (£120..)

I hope you had plenty of extras made so you can sell them on an recoup those funds.