Anti Vandal Button Plate

[G_Rant]

I went ahead and bought a couple of momentary anti-vandal buttons I had planned to drill holes through the plastic plates on the 3.5" drive bay. Unfortunately the plate cracked when I drilled the second hole. Does anyone know of a solution for me? Either a steel bay plate to a pre-drilled plate for a 22mm and a 16mm button.  

[W-L]

4 minutes ago, G_Rant said:

I went ahead and bought a couple of momentary anti-vandal buttons I had planned to drill holes through the plastic plates on the 3.5" drive bay. Unfortunately the plate cracked when I drilled the second hole. Does anyone know of a solution for me? Either a steel bay plate to a pre-drilled plate for a 22mm and a 16mm button.  

You cold add a doubler or cover plate made of aluminum, to go over the current plastic one so you retain the mounting points.

[G_Rant]

On 3/9/2018 at 3:33 PM, Pangea2017 said:

Do you know which type of plastic this was? Most plastic case parts don't crack if you drill holes.

It was a bay cover from an old tower case.  I was using a stepped drill bit in a press. I was trying very hard not to apply to much pressure. 

 

In any case if found a prefabbed plate at the same place i got the buttons:

http://www.performance-pcs.com/lian-li-bezel-w-mnpctech-mounting-plate-16mm-22mm-vandal-resistant-switches-black.html#Specifications