Of all of the designs that are posted into the forums, escutcheons always grab my attention. I think it’s because it adds a personality to both the machine, and the owner. Not to say that the wonderful designs that are created by forum posters are not a declaration of personality, because some of those definitely are! 
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Yeah, the material I’m using is .1" MDF board. Which happens to fit perfectly with the button’s ring (Also .1" deep). I was thinking of clear acrylic for the inset too. Whatever I put on the base will need to be slightly smaller though, as the bottom tip of the state rests on the silver edging of the housing and thus the whole thing doesn’t sit flat. Live, learn and adapt.
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Okay, not near near the bays. Center of town, in Bellaire. But it just does my Gulf Coast heart good to see Matagorda and such lovingly detailed in laser! My dad and I always wanted to do a boat trip down the Intracoastal Waterway but never got around to it.
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Oooooo…Franklin bbq!
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Yep, I know where Bellaire is. 
Did you avoid the flooding from Harvey? We got really nailed on the northwest side of town…not personally, but a lot of folks we know around here. It was just a mess.
Alas, we got an inch of water downstairs – just enough to be in the FEMA club with regard to replacing floors and drywall, but thankfully not enough to destroy much furniture or other contents. Garage was worse, but we probably needed to get rid of some of my children’s books anyway. We really can’t complain too much by comparison; we’ve got family and coworkers in so much worse shape.
Glad you came through okay yourself. And I had no idea that The Jules lived my hometown! 
I’m sure that info is on the forums somewhere, but I’m just now starting to dig deeply into past posts. We ordered on Day 104, so I’m only now starting to let myself think about beginning to get kinda excited…
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Chuckle! Yeah, just another cranky old Texan in Cypress. 
Really sorry to hear about any amount of water in the house though…it tends to tear up the sheetrock for at least four feet. Bummer! 
That would have been a pretty awesome trip. Could have docked at Waterfront Restaurant in Matagorda for some food… and then down to Snoopy’s. Baffin and the backside of Padre Island National Seashore is a really neat area.
That’s in Austin 
but, they are closed at the moment. They had a fire in late August and haven’t opened back up yet.
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What is the diameter of the big button? How big of a hole do we need to allow for in the design of our own escutcheons ?
I used the figures provided by Jules when I did mine. Luckily I did it in cardboard. According to my post on it I used 41mm for the outside diameter and it was just a little loose.
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No, you guys can’t use mine anymore, I’ve got a PRU. The size of the button has changed just a hair for the production units. 
Somebody who has their final machine needs to grab their calipers and measure again.
Yeah - was an oops. I read San Antonio as Austin for some reason 
I saw he’s trying to get to open next month. Going back to running smokers without a roof until he can get stuff rebuilt.
I also saw he’s still paying everyone even though he’s shutdown. That’s a class act.
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I didn’t mention that because it was covered above. I was getting at your measurements were very close.
I did mine over six weeks ago.
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Okay gotcha. (I read these out of order and missed the earlier part.)
I used 1.59 inches (40.375 mm) and it’s tight. It fits, but you have to force it on. Makes it tough to pull off.
Gives you a little faith in humanity.
One of our cafes in town had a bad fire not too long ago. Our regional grocery store, H-E-B, hired every single one of their employees.
Still some good in the world if you can tune out the noise.
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I measured my production basic unit ring at 40.38-39mm consistently. 40.4mm gives you one that you don’t have to fight to put on, but fits snugly.
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40.39 here as well.
Finally got around to redoing the circle. Looks real good when lit up.
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