[sdiy] front panels

[Scott Juskiw]

At 11:09 PM +0800 2003/07/27, Chris Williams wrote:
>I've come to stage where I need to mount the phaser unit I've built 
>into another 19" rack. To match the other gear I've got black 
>anodized panels - and my question is - what's the best way to get a 
>white legend on the panel? I know many of you use Schaeffer panels, 
>but I can't really afford these at the moment :-) Many of the 
>solutions in the archives seem to be ok for a black or coloured 
>legend on a white background, but what about the inverse white on 
>black? Any help would be warmly welcomed!

I used to use letraset dry transfer letters to add white text and 
borders to black panels for 19" racks. Drill the holes, add the 
lettering, then spray with a protective coating. Worked quite well 
and didn't look too bad. But that was 20 years ago, I don't know if 
the letraset brand is still around but there may be a an equivalent. 
I found it at a place that sold drafting equipment.