Momoe Posted July 29, 2015 Report Share Posted July 29, 2015 Hi everyone, I'm trying to put together an order an have ran out of bills/lips. I have ordered from Janns each time but they are out of stock. lureparts told me they have been on backorder since FEB. I thought about getting some G-10 and making my own but how do you cut a bill shape out of this stuff? any help is appreciated. Thanks Kelly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobP Posted July 29, 2015 Report Share Posted July 29, 2015 Kelly, I make my own lips, it's easy to do, I save $, and the online sources don't carry many models and sizes. To do your own, you need a lip template from somewhere. You can fold a sheet of card stock, draw half the lip shape and cut it out. Alternatively, I use a shareware CAD program called Powerdraw to design lips. Why? You draw the lip to the exact dimensions you need in the program and then simply print it out on any inkjet printer, and it comes out exactly the right size to use. Shape and symmetry are guaranteed. You can also save the file on your computer if you need it in the future. Anyway, once I have a printout of the lip shape, I transfer it to a piece of clear plastic to make a durable template and then cut that out to make the final template. Lay the template on your lip material, trace it with a fine point Sharpie, and you're ready to cut your lip out. The fastest way to do that on a single sheet of lip material is to use a pair of metal snips. I use the straight cut compound metal snips I bought at Home Depot for about $12. Cut about a mm outside your lip lines, then sand down to the line with a Dremel tool outfitted with a fine grit sanding cylinder. It takes about as long to do it as it does to describe how to do it. This works on circuit board or polycarbonate lips. I like to use 1/32" thick G-10 and 1/16" thick polycarbonate for lips. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SLT785 Posted July 29, 2015 Report Share Posted July 29, 2015 Buy, build your own or find someone that has a cnc router. They make quick work out of lip making. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ccfish Posted August 2, 2015 Report Share Posted August 2, 2015 Do yall use blank circuit boards or just remove everything off of used ones from old machines or appliances? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Momoe Posted August 2, 2015 Author Report Share Posted August 2, 2015 I ordered blanks from McMaster-Carr. $6ish for 12x12x1/13 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt M Posted August 2, 2015 Report Share Posted August 2, 2015 I order from Janns regularly. They usually restock faster than what they estimate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
