[RodB]

Ron, I've made plastic dial covers and they're not too hard to do. I used 1/4" birch plywood to make a template/cutout using the escutcheon. Traced the escutcheon opening on the plywood, used a jigsaw with fine-toothed blade to carefully cut out the center, sand smooth the edges, then sandwiched a piece of acrylic between the center and template with spring clamps. Applied heat with a heat gun and the center slowly pressed into the template. Took me just over an hour. You have to be careful with the heat, too much and the plastic will warp. It's exciting to have a crystal clear dial cover dressing up that escutcheon and dial.