anyone use plexiglass faceplates?

[Harry Bissell]

The best overlay material is polycarbonate... you can get a thin sheet of matte
finish polycarbonate, silkscreen the back of it (reverse) and glue (double
stick tape) it to a lexan or plexiglass (or aluminum) sheet.This is the
material they use for the front of Tektronix scopes etc...  It is very scratch
resistant. BYW i think "Lexan" is polycarbonate... It is much tougher than
plexiglass...
:^) Harry

"Curtin, Steven D (Steven)" wrote:

> Hello Dave -
>
> I have used plexiglass sometimes, and always found that the plastic
> scratched easily, and even with mounting on a solid case the panels tended
> to bend a little when inserting and pulling out patch cords, which made the
> whole thing seem less sturdy.  You can get much better rigidity from
> aluminum panels of the same thickness or thinner, and you get shielding for
> free, even though it's more difficult to see LEDs mounted on panels.  What
> we really need is the Transparent Aluminum from Star Trek :).
>
> Steve C
>
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> > ----------
> > From:         DCMagnuson at aol.com[SMTP:DCMagnuson at aol.com]
> > Sent:         Sunday, November 21, 1999 12:13 PM
> > To:   synth-diy at mailhost.bpa.nl
> > Subject:      anyone use plexiglass faceplates?
> >
> > I had an idea this morning, and I was wondering if anyone has tried
> > something
> > similar before.  I'd like to try using a plexiglass faceplate for my
> > synth,
> > and have the panels engraved at a local shop.  I was then planning on
> > painting the inside of the face black, and backing them with a thin piece
> > of
> > aluminum for shielding/grounding.
> >
> > My main goal is to edge-light the panels so they glow a little, and the
> > engraved lettering will glow brightly.
> >
> > Think it'll work?  Any durability or scratching problems with plexi?  I
> > plan
> > to mount a rigid enclosure behind the faceplate, so panel flexing
> > shouldn't
> > be a problem.
> >
> > Thanks in advance
> >
> > Dave Magnuson
> > Independent Music Site
> > http://www.indiemusicsite.com
> >