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Old 2nd Jul 2020, 11:22 am   #2
GrimJosef
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Default Re: Making new push buttons

Do you mean smooth-matt, or smooth-glossy ? Not many plastics can be machined smooth-glossy. Acrylic (e.g. Perspex) can be polished glossy quite easily though, and there's a wide range of colours available. The downside is it's brittle and can be prone to cracking in use, especially if it's got machining stress left in it. Resins can be cast to a pretty good finish, but for that you need a mould of course.

Cheers,

GJ
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