Arcade Button - functional!

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Summary Create your own arcade button! The button works by pressing a standard tactile button (easily salvaged at no cost) held firmly in its grasp. This is still experimental and I have not yet attempted a print. Also, this is my first model, so the odds of something being unusual are very high. Nevertheless, I'm going to be out next week, so I thought I'd upload for people to try and improve. The current designs are intended to fit a 1" hole in 3/4" plywood. I've also added the feature of mounting a 5mm LED for lighted buttons. There is a more standard-looking version, and also what I call the "miniskirt" version which may be more printable and use less plastic. UPDATE November 2015: I am presently redoing this as an OpenSCAD customizable object. Instructions Your guess is just as good as mine. This design is for 3/4" plywood and intended to fit tactile buttons which I have plenty of, but I've also included the blender files if you need to make any modifications.