Faceplates

[David Halliday (Volt Computer)]

Called MacTac in the US

Problems I have had:  The surface is soft and can get easily scratched
and dinged - the scratches hold dirt so it can look pretty rough after a
year of use.

It is really hard to get a full sheet fixed to a panel without trapping
several air bubbles - these can be removed with a small cut from a sharp
knife ( Xacto ) but you have the scratch-holding-dirt problem again.

If you use small pieces for just the labels, there is enough adhesive
present on the cut edges that each label will get a small dark frame in
a few months.

Outside of these problems, it works great!  



> -----Original Message-----
> From:	Henri Kovalainen [SMTP:hekovala at lyseolukio2.kajaani.fi]
> Sent:	Wednesday, October 08, 1997 11:18 PM
> To:	synth-diy at horus.sara.nl
> Subject:	Faceplates
> 
> 
> I think I have found a nice way out of all this etching...
> There's a stuff officially called something like amfopol (can't
> remember).
> It isn't just a transparent plastic A4 sized sticker sheet with a nice
> matt surface (which makes the alu on the panel a bit white), but you
> can
> cram this in your laser printer and print straight on it! This is
> originally designed for engineers, who use it for those neat stickers
> on
> their blueprints. 
> 
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