{"id":774,"date":"2010-06-15T21:05:33","date_gmt":"2010-06-16T01:05:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/seanpallas.com\/?p=774"},"modified":"2019-09-25T17:43:08","modified_gmt":"2019-09-25T23:43:08","slug":"getting-ready-for-some-buttons","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/seanpallas.com\/?p=774","title":{"rendered":"Getting Ready for Some Buttons"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_775\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/seanpallas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/pkemeter_kit10.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-775\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-775\" title=\"pkemeter_kit10\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/seanpallas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/pkemeter_kit10.jpg?resize=300%2C225&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Button holes\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/seanpallas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/pkemeter_kit10.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/seanpallas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/pkemeter_kit10.jpg?w=640&amp;ssl=1 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-775\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Button holes<\/p><\/div>\n<p>So my next step was to prep the front panel for the buttons that will control the servos. There are actually two sets of buttons &#8211; one on the lower portion of the front panel, and another on the top of the handle. To make controlling the servos easier, I decided to make the ones on the handle functional, while the ones on the panel will be purely aesthetic.<\/p>\n<p>I paid a visit to my local hobby shop and picked up some 1\/16&#8243; x 3\/16&#8243; strip styrene, which should fit in the recesses for the buttons quite nicely. I used the strip styrene to perform a dry fit. A little bit of filing, and I was in good shape.<\/p>\n<p>Since the top buttons won&#8217;t actually be doing anything, I made sure they fit a little tighter than the ones on the handle, which will need to be pressed in order to move the wings up and down.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>So my next step was to prep the front panel for the buttons that will control the servos. There are actually two sets of buttons &#8211; one on the lower portion of the front panel, and another on the top of the handle. To make controlling the servos easier, I decided to make the ones on the handle functional, while the ones on the panel will be purely aesthetic. I paid a visit to my local hobby shop and picked up some 1\/16&#8243; x 3\/16&#8243; strip styrene, which should fit in the recesses for the buttons quite nicely. 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