Mounting new hardware in vintage hardware

[Tony Duell]

> I have no idea where to get a sheet of acrylic let alone know how to cut 
> it :-)

I have no idea where you've get it in the State, but I assume cutting it 
is much the same in all countries  :-)

I'd use a fine-toothed hacksaw blade. One trick that avoids chatter is to 
stick a piece of sellotape [1] along the lind of the cut on both sides, 
and to cut through it. 

[1] Does that term make sense? It's a brand-name-that-became-generic for 
slef-adhexive plastic tape, normally used to stick paper together, etc.

-tony