DIY Light Bezel for the Teeces v3.2 Logic Displays
Thankfully, I was able to order a set from Joymonkey although I was all set up to make my own. I got a black acrylic file tray from Office Depot and found a 3mm drill bit (same OD as the LEDs) in a pack of multiple size drill bits which also came in very handy.
I used the Teeces FLD PCB as a template and a very small drill bit and stuck the drill bit into the negative LED terminals and gave the bit a couple of twists to create pilot holes. The holes don’t go all the way through. Just enough to make a divot in the acrylic.
I did the same process again with a bit with a little bit bigger size, just without the PCB in place. You can feel the bit “click” into the pilot hole. A couple turns of that and the hole gets a bit bigger. I don’t go all the way through again so I create another larger divot than before.
I keep doing this process each time stepping up the size of bit until I feel I have a decent size pilot that I can feel the 3mm bit seat properly into a divoted pilot hole. I used a paper template found from joymonkey somewhere that has the dimensions of the bezels with the outlined holes. This was lined up with the pilots to create the 4 screw holes.
Than I used a drill press to make the hole go straight down. I would slowly bring the press down until you feel the bezel plate move into place as it takes the pilot hole into the bit. I continue driving down slow so it doesn’t pull up the acrylic as I am drilling.
After all the holes are drilled out, I cut it with an electric miter saw.
Tabs, Slag, and Deburring, Oh My!
Removing the tabs required the use of my Dremel and slowly grinding them down until they were gone. To get rid of the slag, I used a file to scrape the it off until it was practically gone, and than a deburring tool was used to take off the remaining slag.
