[sdiy] Front panels?

[Grant Richter]

That is a good price for a one off.

Try pricing it through a normal CNC punch/paint or anodize/silkscreen
process.

Wiard faceplates are $40 MY cost (2.8 x 10.5).

Large faceplate can easily be $200 in PRODUCTION quantities.

Now you know why the painted black panel/white ink plan is so popular. It's
the least expensive method for a very expensive process.

BTW each additional color on a faceplate doubles your scrap rate for
silkscreening.

> From: "Jim Johnson" <jamos at technotoys.com>
> Reply-To: jamos at technotoys.com
> Date: Sun, 17 Nov 2002 10:22:16 -0800
> To: patchell at silcom.com, synth-diy at dropmix.xs4all.nl
> Subject: Re: [sdiy] Front panels?
> 
> Gulp - their prices are no better, though. The Mikado front panel is about
> $283 using the older version of the program, but $399 on the newer version.
> 
> I have to admit to a little confusion here; I installed the new version in
> a separate directory (it's a beta, and I had to violate my usual rule of
> never installing beta software). The older version used to show prices in
> Euros, but now it shows them in dollars; and it's using the same price list
> as the new program (I think).
> 
> Jim
> 
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> On 11/17/02 at 8:50 AM patchell wrote:
> 
>> Now this is the best news I have seen in a long time.  I had been
>> hesitating in using schaeffer, now that they have a US outlet, I will
>> have to get to work....
>> 
>> Seb Francis wrote:
>> 
>>> Hi Dude,
>>> 
>>> In Europe a lot of people use:
>>> http://www.schaeffer-apparatebau.de
>>> 
>>> I believe this is the US counterpart:
>>> http://www.frontpanelexpress.com/
>>> 
>>> Seb
>>> 
>>> The Dude wrote:
>>> 
>>>> i realize its a newbie question, but i dont feel like
>>>> wading through google searches. does anyone know where
>>>> to have front panels made in the US?
>>>> 
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>> --
>> -Jim
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> 
> 
> Jim Johnson 
> jamos at technotoys.com
> 
> 
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