Sasha Posted August 2, 2007 Report Share Posted August 2, 2007 This is 3 part custom button I make for customer who liked my sequencer buttons very much and wanted something similar for his project. Top part is 6mm opal acrylic which has just great diffusion/transparency ratio. Second layer is 4mm transparent acrylic spacer with big hole which help to get wider area illumination. Third layer is 4mm LED holder, and doesn`t have to be transparent. I glued 3 pieces together using superglue. Attached ZIP contains EPS file if somebody have access to laser cutterbutton.zipbutton.zip Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrBunsen Posted August 5, 2007 Report Share Posted August 5, 2007 Looks awesome Sasha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
huck Posted August 5, 2007 Report Share Posted August 5, 2007 you make some amazing things for sure sasha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SLP Posted August 5, 2007 Report Share Posted August 5, 2007 you make some amazing things for sure sashaHave you seen his photos @ flickr?Awesome! :oI love that fork-bracelet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snorkman Posted August 6, 2007 Report Share Posted August 6, 2007 DAMN!!!.................... I am so far of doing some professional looking stuff :P :P :P :P...........cnc machines........a cool place to work where nobody asks you to put the tools back in place.............with no time schedules.......Anyway, Sasha those button caps look very very very cool, I have to envy your tecnique and skills at work..........perhaps you could make a few photo tutorials of things like this to learn for the rest of the midiboxers. ;) ;)Greetings from Argentina. Milton Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sasha Posted August 6, 2007 Author Report Share Posted August 6, 2007 Snorkman, I would so love to work in place you described, but I`m working one of the worst jobs in IT.. technical support.To realize my designs I use different services. CNC, laser, waterjet... Most often lasers, as they are most economical and result is very good if you work with acrylic/ thin woods and such. Engraving is done on same machine without taking out the panel.About picture tutorial, I`ve already did some. Check these pages:http://www.midibox.org/forum/index.php?topic=8417.msg58748;topicseen#msg58748http://www.midibox.org/forum/index.php?topic=4322.15http://www.midibox.org/forum/index.php?topic=8933.165http://www.midibox.org/forum/index.php?topic=8450.30http://www.midibox.org/forum/index.php?topic=8450.0I hope you`ll find it useful Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Echopraxia Posted October 9, 2007 Report Share Posted October 9, 2007 Sasha for your sequencer are you using encoders similar in height to smashtv's encoders? Are you mounting these buttons to the same breadboard as the encoders? I am wondering about the 6mm,4mm and 4mm pieces and if that combination is perfect for height from pcb to panel. On your sequencer how much of the buttons is sticking out above the front panel in mm height? ____---___ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sasha Posted October 9, 2007 Author Report Share Posted October 9, 2007 Sasha for your sequencer are you using encoders similar in height to smashtv's encoders? Are you mounting these buttons to the same breadboard as the encoders?I made one PCB for both, buttons and encoder, but than I realized the hight cannot be same because I add another piece of acrilic in the button sandwitch to increase the distance of LED to improve light diffusion. I ended cutting the board and leaving just a piece that holds the encoders. I didnt uses smash kind encoders. Mine are albs for PCB type with no thread and bolt. And,they are very good! Can be dense packed which was important to me as my vertical lines match to the the corresponding section of LCD screen. ;)On your sequencer how much of the buttons is sticking out above the front panel in mm height?They dont stick out at all, they are still in the box. ;DWhat happened... well, In the time I have finished nice watercut steel panel, 2 subpanels, buttons, and it was all mounted except wiring, SEQ V3 appeared and I really wanted those changes on my sequencer so I just cannot decide what to do with it all. So I put all asside. Maybe I will finish it some day, or maybe it is better to offer it to somebody here on the forum who will finish it. I feel kinda bad because of that because it could look good and it is pretty well made. I put hours, and hours only in those buttons, but I really like my new design. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shadyman Posted April 10, 2008 Report Share Posted April 10, 2008 More illuminated buttons, this one a little less sexy, but still functional.http://blog.makezine.com/archive/2008/04/how_to_make_your_own_illu.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dstamand Posted April 11, 2008 Report Share Posted April 11, 2008 More illuminated buttons, this one a little less sexy, but still functional.http://blog.makezine.com/archive/2008/04/how_to_make_your_own_illu.html ;D easy but wont last. Also ugly... There are many other ways to do nice looking illuminated buttons. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sasha Posted May 24, 2008 Author Report Share Posted May 24, 2008 Choosing the color of button illumination for Divius project...Enjoy ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asafnetzer Posted May 25, 2008 Report Share Posted May 25, 2008 Great work Sasha, I think this is the first time ever I prefer the bluish light, maybe cause the diffusion or the camera it's just looks the easier on the eyes and blend nicely with the panel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sasha Posted May 25, 2008 Author Report Share Posted May 25, 2008 I think this is the first time ever I prefer the bluish lightMaan, if you know me just a little bit better you would now how much I hate blue light!!! The "blue" button you see is actually white, and looks much better in real. It was even more blue until I photoshopped it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jidis Posted May 25, 2008 Report Share Posted May 25, 2008 That brings up a good idea though. If you could use something slightly more opaque to mask most of the blue light (along with the higher value resistors). You think it would look OK then?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sasha Posted May 25, 2008 Author Report Share Posted May 25, 2008 Why to mask blue light... just don`t use blue LEDs if you don`t like it. If you talking about white LEDs ... they don`t appear any shade of blue in real life, but camera shows some bluish shade. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swindus Posted May 28, 2008 Report Share Posted May 28, 2008 Very nice buttons!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reboot Posted May 28, 2008 Report Share Posted May 28, 2008 superb! i like a lot :)how does the button handdle i mean if the machine is upside-down? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sasha Posted May 28, 2008 Author Report Share Posted May 28, 2008 If you look at the constriction of button you`ll notice that the button cap is smaller than body of button, so it can`t fall out if machine is upside down. ;)more pix of button construction: http://www.flickr.com/photos/fibra/sets/72157604779953384/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jidis Posted May 28, 2008 Report Share Posted May 28, 2008 Why to mask blue light... just don`t use blue LEDs if you don`t like it.Hi Sasha. No, I actually do like the blues, but I've seen several complaints here from people saying they were too prominent. I haven't put any on anything here either, but I've always wanted to. Seems like a really soft blue might solve the problem if you could use really hazy plastic or distance the LEDs like you were talking about.Wonderful looking buttons BTW and great choice of font (what is it anyway?).George Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cimo Posted May 28, 2008 Report Share Posted May 28, 2008 Nice floor! ;D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sasha Posted May 28, 2008 Author Report Share Posted May 28, 2008 Jidis, I don`t hate all blue light. The one I`ve seen on VFDs seams to me much less aggressive, but I haven`t seen LEDs with that shade.@cimoThe floor is actually laminate - rustic oak. It looks pretty realistic. I love it. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reboot Posted May 29, 2008 Report Share Posted May 29, 2008 sorry i didn't noticed the full pic...amazing!i'm ready for a batchwood floor is cool to make love in summer :-X Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sasha Posted May 29, 2008 Author Report Share Posted May 29, 2008 I might be organizing some batch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mirv Posted June 2, 2008 Report Share Posted June 2, 2008 I might be organizing some batch.Your projects are an inspiration to me! I really like the way you do your LED rings as well (but thats another story).If you do end up getting a batch going I'd be in. I'm planning on attempting to make some of my own buttons like yours for an upcomming LC not to mention a few other projects and have sourced out everything I need .. but I'd still like some of yours :) if only to compare which I manage to create. I'm assuming that the button holder was also made / designed by you. Any chance of an esp/cad file of that? Is the blue a plastic or are you still using acrylic for it?Thanks again for the inspiration. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sasha Posted June 3, 2008 Author Report Share Posted June 3, 2008 Your projects are an inspiration to me! I really like the way you do your LED rings as well (but thats another story).Thank you mirv for your nice words.I'm assuming that the button holder was also made / designed by you.Yes, my design.Any chance of an esp/cad file of that? Is the blue a plastic or are you still using acrylic for it?Sorry but I`m not willing to release the files for these buttons as I wanna produce some for selling. I`m preparing 2 sets of buttons - for LC and SEQ. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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