Following up on Jim's comment regarding the printer/laminate method
with a question - is there a way to do white on black (white letters
on black background material)? My panels are black to go with all
the other stuff in the shack and the only thing I can find, to make
myself, is a Dymo labels. I do too much rework to get a panel
engraved so looking for something that can be done with a printer, etc.
At 11:57 PM 11/27/2006, Jim Lux wrote:
>At 06:25 PM 11/27/2006, Jerrry BOYD wrote:
> >Me too! Been trying to find someone to fabricate and professionally
> >label a new front panel for an amp. Looks like this might do
> >it. Thanks for posting
>
>Indeed.. the text is really nice, and you can draw boxes around
>things, etc. Engraved and paint filled. 20 years ago, I used to
>send this stuff out to be photoengraved, and we had to make camera
>ready artwork, it took forever, etc. Now, the NC mill just does the
>engraving (sort of an industrial version of the "Things remembered"
>stores at the mall).
>
>
>By the way, the other really nice way to label panels is to print it
>on a good quality color printer and laminate it with polycarbonate
>film about 10-30 mils thick that has a textured/frosted finish. The
>film is available with the adhesive, or you get what is essentially
>wide double stick tape. If you've seen the front of a Tek
>oscilloscope made 10-15 years ago (like a 2465) that's what it looks
>like. You can also do LED backlights pretty easily. You have them
>machine a rectangular or round hole that's the size of the LED, glue
>(or just push) it in, and then stick the front panel artwork over it.
>
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Mike, K4GMH
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