# VCI Acade button Mod - DIY hole drilling? **URL:** \ **Category:** DJ TechTools' VCI-100 Product Support\ **Created:** [April 7, 2008, 1:12am UTC](https://forum.djtechtools.com/t/vci-acade-button-mod-diy-hole-drilling/65 "2008-04-07T01:12:29Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![BentoSan](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/forum.djtechtools.com/bentosan/32/15028_2.png) [@BentoSan](https://forum.djtechtools.com/u/BentoSan)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2008, 1:12am UTC](https://forum.djtechtools.com/t/vci-acade-button-mod-diy-hole-drilling/65/1 "2008-04-07T01:12:29Z")
**VCI Acade button Mod - DIY hole drilling?** Anyone know a cheap DIY way to make the holes though the VCI (i have the older style with the beefy steel). These are the arcade buttons i have been looking at because the [http://www.happcontrols.com](http://www.happcontrols.com) has been down the last couple of days.(Atleast i cant access it anyway, i am getting 404- page not found errors). Also this place will probably wind up cheaper for me to order from. Also will that locking mechanism stand up to what i need it for, or should i be looking for a screwing mechanism? Or will superglue keep it snug ? šŸ˜‰ ---
**Author:** ![BentoSan](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/forum.djtechtools.com/bentosan/32/15028_2.png) [@BentoSan](https://forum.djtechtools.com/u/BentoSan)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2008, 2:02am UTC](https://forum.djtechtools.com/t/vci-acade-button-mod-diy-hole-drilling/65/2 "2008-04-07T02:02:40Z")
Damn was just doing some messuring and they will be too big, i will have to find 26mm or a 28mm version thats nice and small. ---
**Author:** ![4nT1](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/forum.djtechtools.com/4nt1/32/16142_2.png) [@4nT1](https://forum.djtechtools.com/u/4nT1)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2008, 2:05pm UTC](https://forum.djtechtools.com/t/vci-acade-button-mod-diy-hole-drilling/65/3 "2008-04-07T14:05:38Z")
they also have this size.. [http://www.highway.net.au/parts/push\_buttons/9307\_1.html](http://www.highway.net.au/parts/push_buttons/9307_1.html) seems to be 26mm oh and Bento nice to see a fellow Aussie on the board mate!!! Im in Sydney ---
**Author:** ![mynameismatt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/bbce88/32.png) [@mynameismatt](https://forum.djtechtools.com/u/mynameismatt)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2008, 3:04pm UTC](https://forum.djtechtools.com/t/vci-acade-button-mod-diy-hole-drilling/65/4 "2008-04-07T15:04:06Z")
Hi, > **[North America - SUZOHAPP](https://na.suzohapp.com/)** is the correct website ---
**Author:** ![Fatlimey](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/forum.djtechtools.com/fatlimey/32/12243_2.png) [@Fatlimey](https://forum.djtechtools.com/u/Fatlimey)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2008, 7:01pm UTC](https://forum.djtechtools.com/t/vci-acade-button-mod-diy-hole-drilling/65/5 "2008-04-07T19:01:58Z")
To make holes, you need two things: - A drill press - youā€™ll never make accurate holes without one. Clamp everything down! - A ā€œstepped bitā€ hole enlarger - itā€™s hard to do a great job by drilling successive holes and changing bits each time. More on drilling holes here: [Yahoo | Mail, Weather, Search, Politics, News, Finance, Sports & Videos](http://www.geocities.com/budb3/arts/meth/drill.html) The most professional results come from using a laser cutter and building a completely new faceplate from scratch. Iā€™m lucky enough to have a TechShop just up the road where I can use one for $30 a day. ---
**Author:** ![Chris\_Wright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/258eb7/32.png) [@Chris\_Wright](https://forum.djtechtools.com/u/Chris_Wright)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2008, 1:50am UTC](https://forum.djtechtools.com/t/vci-acade-button-mod-diy-hole-drilling/65/6 "2008-04-08T01:50:48Z")
Hereā€™s an alternative site to happcontrols my brothers ordered buttons and joysticks from them recently itā€™s cheaper than happcontrols if your buying under 50 buttons at a time which itā€™s safe to say you will be. [http://www.lizardlickamusements.com/pages/pushbuttons.shtml](http://www.lizardlickamusements.com/pages/pushbuttons.shtml) ---
**Author:** ![BentoSan](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/forum.djtechtools.com/bentosan/32/15028_2.png) [@BentoSan](https://forum.djtechtools.com/u/BentoSan)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2008, 6:32pm UTC](https://forum.djtechtools.com/t/vci-acade-button-mod-diy-hole-drilling/65/7 "2008-04-08T18:32:00Z")
> [@4nT1](#): > > they also have this size.. > [http://www.highway.net.au/parts/push\_buttons/9307\_1.html](http://www.highway.net.au/parts/push_buttons/9307_1.html) > > seems to be 26mm > > oh and Bento nice to see a fellow Aussie on the board mate!!! > Im in Sydney I emailed them about these buttons, susposibly they are arnt that great šŸ˜ž Aussie Aussie Aussie ! =P ---
**Author:** ![BentoSan](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/forum.djtechtools.com/bentosan/32/15028_2.png) [@BentoSan](https://forum.djtechtools.com/u/BentoSan)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2008, 6:37pm UTC](https://forum.djtechtools.com/t/vci-acade-button-mod-diy-hole-drilling/65/8 "2008-04-08T18:37:55Z")
> [@Fatlimey](#): > > To make holes, you need two things: > > - A drill press - youā€™ll never make accurate holes without one. Clamp everything down! > - A ā€œstepped bitā€ hole enlarger - itā€™s hard to do a great job by drilling successive holes and changing bits each time. > > More on drilling holes here: [Yahoo | Mail, Weather, Search, Politics, News, Finance, Sports & Videos](http://www.geocities.com/budb3/arts/meth/drill.html) > > The most professional results come from using a laser cutter and building a completely new faceplate from scratch. Iā€™m lucky enough to have a TechShop just up the road where I can use one for $30 a day. Thanks for the great DIY drilling instructions! i am tossing up between doing this and taking it to place down the road that does the water jet cutting - though i have no idea how much they will cost. ---
**Author:** ![BentoSan](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/forum.djtechtools.com/bentosan/32/15028_2.png) [@BentoSan](https://forum.djtechtools.com/u/BentoSan)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2008, 6:38pm UTC](https://forum.djtechtools.com/t/vci-acade-button-mod-diy-hole-drilling/65/9 "2008-04-08T18:38:33Z")
> [@Chris\_Wright](#): > > Hereā€™s an alternative site to happcontrols my brothers ordered buttons and joysticks from them recently itā€™s cheaper than happcontrols if your buying under 50 buttons at a time which itā€™s safe to say you will be. > > [http://www.lizardlickamusements.com/pages/pushbuttons.shtml](http://www.lizardlickamusements.com/pages/pushbuttons.shtml) Thanks for the alternative site, i think i will end up ordering here šŸ™‚ ---
**Author:** ![groovemixer](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/forum.djtechtools.com/groovemixer/32/15023_2.png) [@groovemixer](https://forum.djtechtools.com/u/groovemixer)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2008, 12:51am UTC](https://forum.djtechtools.com/t/vci-acade-button-mod-diy-hole-drilling/65/10 "2008-04-09T00:51:33Z")
u can usea dremel also just mark out the hole and grind away!!! maybe practice on some metal first to get the hang of it. ---
**Author:** ![EanGolden](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/forum.djtechtools.com/eangolden/32/13578_2.png) [@EanGolden](https://forum.djtechtools.com/u/EanGolden)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2008, 12:55am UTC](https://forum.djtechtools.com/t/vci-acade-button-mod-diy-hole-drilling/65/11 "2008-04-09T00:55:23Z")
> [@Chris\_Wright](#): > > Hereā€™s an alternative site to happcontrols my brothers ordered buttons and joysticks from them recently itā€™s cheaper than happcontrols if your buying under 50 buttons at a time which itā€™s safe to say you will be. > > [http://www.lizardlickamusements.com/pages/pushbuttons.shtml](http://www.lizardlickamusements.com/pages/pushbuttons.shtml) wowzers, this site has every arcade button you could possibly imagine! I want to see some install the back lit ones. That would be really cool. ---
**Author:** ![groovemixer](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/forum.djtechtools.com/groovemixer/32/15023_2.png) [@groovemixer](https://forum.djtechtools.com/u/groovemixer)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2008, 1:00am UTC](https://forum.djtechtools.com/t/vci-acade-button-mod-diy-hole-drilling/65/12 "2008-04-09T01:00:22Z")
humm that would be cool, think those could be installed on the vci 100 and have them light up also? ---
**Author:** ![midifidler](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/forum.djtechtools.com/midifidler/32/14143_2.png) [@midifidler](https://forum.djtechtools.com/u/midifidler)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2008, 5:16am UTC](https://forum.djtechtools.com/t/vci-acade-button-mod-diy-hole-drilling/65/13 "2008-04-09T05:16:20Z")
yeah they are the buttons I wanted to use for the midi-fighter but I could never find any that where even close to shallow enough, they are all like 55 mm deep šŸ˜ž ---
**Author:** ![luv2xra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/958977/32.png) [@luv2xra](https://forum.djtechtools.com/u/luv2xra)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2008, 9:47am UTC](https://forum.djtechtools.com/t/vci-acade-button-mod-diy-hole-drilling/65/14 "2008-07-03T09:47:10Z")
ean any updates on the upgrade kit for the vci 100 arcade buttons. ---
**Author:** ![sarasin](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/forum.djtechtools.com/sarasin/32/12614_2.png) [@sarasin](https://forum.djtechtools.com/u/sarasin)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2009, 9:59pm UTC](https://forum.djtechtools.com/t/vci-acade-button-mod-diy-hole-drilling/65/15 "2009-08-17T21:59:36Z")
I wanted to order mine from Lizard Lickā€¦but the Shipping woulda been as much as the productsā€¦if not 10 x more! šŸ™‚ Got mine direct from Hong Kong. ---
**Author:** ![Wishmaster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/f4b2a3/32.png) [@Wishmaster](https://forum.djtechtools.com/u/Wishmaster)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2009, 8:23pm UTC](https://forum.djtechtools.com/t/vci-acade-button-mod-diy-hole-drilling/65/16 "2009-09-29T20:23:53Z")
what is with am Core Drill 26mm? I come from Germ. and make a apprenticeship as a metalworker since 3 years. I have drill many holes in metal and i think a core drill was a good choise. Beacause the steel from the VCI-100 Case is not bigger then 2,5 or 3 mm. By my Drill machine in the hall i can chose the rotation per minute. With a Core Drill (size 26mm) you can nothing do wrong, my experience! Maybe i load a short Video or some Pictures when i do such holes for exaple by the VCI 100 Projekt! ---
**Author:** ![Fatlimey](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/forum.djtechtools.com/fatlimey/32/12243_2.png) [@Fatlimey](https://forum.djtechtools.com/u/Fatlimey)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2009, 9:45pm UTC](https://forum.djtechtools.com/t/vci-acade-button-mod-diy-hole-drilling/65/17 "2009-09-29T21:45:11Z")
> [@Wishmaster](#): > > Maybe i load a short Video or some Pictures when i do such holes for exaple by the VCI 100 Projekt! I would love to see that! Good advice from an experienced metalworker and video proof that it can be done by ordinary mortals without major trauma would be very valuable. Also, donā€™t let any worries about language barriers get in the way. Just use your native language, make a kickass video and Iā€™m sure we can find some willing helpers to translate the result for all the DJTT languages. ---
**Author:** ![Barone.Nick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/96bed5/32.png) [@Barone.Nick](https://forum.djtechtools.com/u/Barone.Nick)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2009, 9:23pm UTC](https://forum.djtechtools.com/t/vci-acade-button-mod-diy-hole-drilling/65/18 "2009-10-04T21:23:34Z")
**Quick question!** What is the exact size for the arcade buttons sold on this site?..i mean if i were to go buy a drill bit to the EXACT size i need for the arcade hole what would be the best size? ---
**Author:** ![midifidler](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/forum.djtechtools.com/midifidler/32/14143_2.png) [@midifidler](https://forum.djtechtools.com/u/midifidler)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2009, 11:21pm UTC](https://forum.djtechtools.com/t/vci-acade-button-mod-diy-hole-drilling/65/19 "2009-10-04T23:21:07Z")
23 mm, I dont think you will be able to drill that without a millā€¦ will need to be a hole saw. ---
**Author:** ![Barone.Nick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/96bed5/32.png) [@Barone.Nick](https://forum.djtechtools.com/u/Barone.Nick)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2009, 12:04am UTC](https://forum.djtechtools.com/t/vci-acade-button-mod-diy-hole-drilling/65/20 "2009-10-05T00:04:35Z")
what is the best way to cut these holes myself? i cant find a shop anywhere iā€™m from Connecticut. Can someone tell me a do it yourself way that has been tested and works efficiently. [Next page](https://forum.djtechtools.com/t/vci-acade-button-mod-diy-hole-drilling/65.md?page=2)