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Toggle switches
By: StefanN Date: January 16, 2021, 4:16 am
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Anyone know where I might find metal toggle (on/off) switches
with long “necks”? They need to go through a panel that’s about
12/14mm thick.
I had a look on eBay, Amazon, Google search and have only found
some in the US with high shipping costs.
Thanks
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Re: Toggle switches
By: RhysN Date: January 16, 2021, 5:38 am
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Have you tried Car Builder solutions? Ignore me, I just looked.
Can you not counter bore the back of the panel to reduce
thickness?
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Re: Toggle switches
By: chrisenamels Date: January 16, 2021, 5:49 am
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This might suit:
HTML https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Heavy-Duty-Toggle-Flick-Switches-12V-ON-OFF-Car-Dash-Light-Metal-12-Volt-25A/111383821512?hash=item19eefe3cc8:g:NskAAOSwMN9XREG7.
As the diameter of the hole is 12.5mm I'd estimate the thread
length at 15-16mm, as Rhys said you could always counterbore the
back, or to al lesser extent front to reduce the length needed.
A forstner bit will give you a flat bottom recess.
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Re: Toggle switches
By: StefanN Date: January 16, 2021, 6:41 am
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Thanks both. Yes, could bore the back but access is tricky now.
I'll probably cut out a section and set a thinner plate in.
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Re: Toggle switches
By: chrisenamels Date: January 16, 2021, 8:16 am
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You can inset a washer by using a forstner bit to drill a recess
deep enough for the washer, then finishing the through hole with
a smaller forstner bit, picking up on the centre point left by
the first bit.
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Re: Toggle switches
By: TheGiantTribble Date: January 16, 2021, 3:56 pm
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What about indicator stalk switches
Or are they too long?
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Re: Toggle switches
By: StefanN Date: January 16, 2021, 5:24 pm
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Thanks. Yes I looked at those but for the ones I found,
generally it was the stalk that was long rather than the part
that pushes through the panel. I’ve ended up cutting slots in
the plywood and have an thinner facing to the dashboard.
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