[sdiy] Front panel Creation - do it backwards

[Theo]

Be glad you never saw MY handwriting.<lol>
But a face plate in handwritten 'HochDeutsh' (sp) font style could be very
cool indeed. Big bakelite knobs, "fork" switches (dr Frankenstein stile),
some radio tubes sticking out and last but not least a tesla coil for the
much
needed spark FX.
mmm must be a TT font around for that on the web.
Thanks for the inspiration ;) Maybe something for Tim's tube ladder too?

Theo


From: Rude 66 <r.lekx at chello.nl>

> the machine i think looks the best is an old Hickok test thing i bought in
> germany. the original faceplate is metal with normal writing, but in
germany
> it was painted black and someone hand-wrote all the functions in german in
> white lettering all around the knobs. in combination with the big
lab-style
> knobs it looks quite cool. i'm going to try to recreate the effect with a
> small synth built around an sn76477 that i'm putting in a 'proper' 19 inch
> rack panel..
>
> ruud
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> > Yep done that too, I 've been using acrylic spray lacquer as a finish.
> > Quote from the spray can: " WARNING: wait a few minutes before applying
> > the next layer but not longer than 20 minutes otherwise you won't get a
> > smooth finish"
> > Well thanks for the warning, but I don't wana smooth finish.
> > Waiting about 30 minutes between layers gives me nice rough surface,
> > about 4 layers needed for full effect.
> > Works well with black spray on aluminum too.
> >
> > Some copy-shops can do photo copies with white! toner on colored paper.
> > Using this on a bit thicker black paper and then spraying with the above
> > method gives panels that look just like silk printed ones.
> >
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