Front Panel Issues

[Synthmanic at aol.com]

 I'm curious to know what everybody is using to making their own panels and 
how they are making them.

I've been kicking around ideas for a long time and have been seriously 
considering a screened overlay on an unfinished aluminum panel. The overlay 
would be similar to the one that was used on the Moog Prodigy retrofits (I 
can privately e-mail a scan of it on request). The material, which looks like 
it's 1/64'' thick, is vinyl or some kind of plastic that's strong and 
textured. It has an adhesive backing and pop-out holes for the jacks. It's 
like a bumper sticker only much tougher. Is there anybody else considering 
this type of design?

 As far as the panels themselves, I am considering the blanks put out by 
Synthesizers.com (Moog type) because of the ample space provided. Frac-racs 
are okay if you want to use 1/8 inch jacks and the Synthesis Technology 
panels are expensive and a bit smaller than the Synthesizers.com panels. I 
would prefer unfinished panels if I'm going to use an overlay, then the 
quality of the finish is not an issue. I dunno, what do you all think?

Dave