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Recreated my own backglass, struggling to figure out how to bond it

By drsfmd

3 years ago


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#7 3 years ago

I have translites made all the time.
I cut a back masking layer with my Cameo and apply it to the translite. Then attach the whole thing to glass using translite channel from Marco.

https://www.marcospecialties.com/pinball-parts/03-8228-2

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#15 3 years ago
Quoted from edednedy:

Atari_Daze. Is your black masking cut in multiple pieces or is your cutter able to cut that wide in one piece? Also, if the masking is stuck to the back side of the translite, how do you keep the masking aligned correctly? Seems like it would be easy to get misaligned while trying to stick it to the other piece.

Before I made a special light box for my work, I just used a 48" lamp fixture with a piece of playfield glass on it.
Invert the translite and one can see where the mask needs to lay down.
I only have a Cameo for vinyl cutting so it can only do 12" wide, thus a translite takes two sections.
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