[sdiy] plastic front-panels?

[mikko.a.helin at nokia.com]

Aren't there some conducting paints you could use to paint the inside? Would it be useful for anything?
-Mikko

>     Grounding may or may not be a problem, depending on how 
> you look at
> things.  If you are using phone jacks, the plastic might be good.  It
> would cut down on the potentials for ground loops.  Mechanically, if I
> remember right, lucite is pretty brittle (or was that 
> lexan?).  Plastic
> is also a lot more difficult to drill, but it can be done.  If memory
> serves me right, other list members have done it and will 
> tell you how.
> 
>     Another neat thing is you should be able to engrave the legend in
> the panel, and when you light it up, it should be quite visible.
> Although, I don't know if you want to do that in the front or the
> back..??  Although, the engraving part could get expensive.
> 
>     Definately a lot of posiblilities...
> 
>     -Jim
> 
> denshi wrote:
> 
> > hi all!
> > its been a dream of mine for a long time to have a
> > glowing pink modular.  weird dream huh?
> > well, i want to make the panels using semi-opaque
> > lucite, or some similar plastic that is decently
> > strong, and of course milky pink.
> > are there any electronic considerations?  grounding,
> > static?  mechanical considerations?  thanks!
> >
> > seth s. nemec
> > denshiblocks at yahoo.com
> >
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