Cutting button holes on new overlay

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Im wondering since Ive never done this. After you a apply a new overlay to a cp how do you cut out the button holes?
 
Cut the button and joystick holes out on the overlay, place plexi on top of panel, with a marker trace outline of holes, drill holes, place new plexi on CP.
 
Not going to add plexi its too damn expensive destroyed the last peice I tried to route. So basically I should apply the overlay and just trim the holes with a razor or exacto knife?
 
Not going to add plexi its too damn expensive destroyed the last peice I tried to route. So basically I should apply the overlay and just trim the holes with a razor or exacto knife?

Yep, like pmichelsen said just use an exacto knife. Where did you buy your plexi? I usually buy large sheets from Lowes for like $6, these sheets are usually enough to do a couple of CP's.
 
Yep, like pmichelsen said just use an exacto knife. Where did you buy your plexi? I usually buy large sheets from Lowes for like $6, these sheets are usually enough to do a couple of CP's.

Im pretty sure it was lowes and it cost like 40 dollars for a sheet big enough for the CP.
 
I used a razor blade for my trackball hole:

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Came out great:

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Not going to add plexi its too damn expensive destroyed the last peice I tried to route.

Really? My piece of LEXAN I got locally at a Glass shop was like 25.00 and I was able to make 2 CPO and a Marquee. Routing was acually a snap, just use the CPO as a templete and set the depth to only cut the Lexan, not the CP.

I guess I just had beginners luck...
 
I routed the panel fine drilling the buttons broke the plexi. This was for a showcase cab with a 35in wide cp not cheap at all.
 
Really? My piece of LEXAN I got locally at a Glass shop was like 25.00 and I was able to make 2 CPO and a Marquee. Routing was acually a snap, just use the CPO as a templete and set the depth to only cut the Lexan, not the CP.

I guess I just had beginners luck...

Lexan is not plexi. Lexan is much easier to work with but its more expensive.
 
I've used plexi from Home Depot and after cracking the piece while attempting to drill the button holes, I decided to run the drill bit backwards. It takes a little longer, but it doesn't break the plexi at the finish and it literally melts it's way thru the plexi without any problems. It worked like a charm.
Try it on a test piece. Firm even pressure and take your time.
 
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