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Mounting tortoise switch machines in foam
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I guess I'm just lazy or maybe it's just as simple as this. I drill my 3/8" inch hole through the cork and foam, (some of the foam is 2-1/2 inches thick). I found a thicker piece of wire from Michaels to use as the spring wire....18 gauge stem wire worked for me. The only drawback to the thicker wire is that you have to drill the hole in the tortise (where the screw goes) to accommodate the new wire. I use shinohara switches and the wire slips right in to the hole. I take some DAP acrylic latex caulk plus silicone and glue it to the foam overnight. It works!!!!! If you ever need to replace it, a putty knife works just fine. Hope this helps. <br /> <br />Jellybean
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