DEC switch handles

[David Griffith]

On Fri, 24 Aug 2007, Vincent Slyngstad wrote:

> The colors are where I got stuck.  I haven't been able to make
> actuators come out the color I want, not to mention repeatably.
> If one can't get repeatable results, then it would be necessary
> to cast a set of them together (so they'd come out the same color).

Have you considered making the switches from white nylon and dying them
afterwards?  Rit is supposed to be good on nylon.

> > Now what about the switches
> > that go with the handles? Are they special?
>
> Not terribly, but no-one stocks full size slide switches much
> anymore.

Digikey seems to have the right ones.


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