[sdiy] front panels

[J. Larry Hendry]

A really CHEAP way is to print them with your inkjet or laser printer and
glue that paper to your metal panel.  I have some black panels with white
lettering I did to match the MOTM panels before I started making custom
screened panels.  They still look pretty good after 4 years.  I use a spray
adhesive. After the adhesive is dry I used a clear spray laquer over the
paper to protect it.  I spraayed it from a distace to get a "spattered or
textured" feel.

Here is a photo.  Only the Blacet 2020 is paper. The adjacent modules are
paint and screen.
http://www.wiseguysynth.com/larry/misc/fd.jpg

I got the idea from Ken Tkacs who details how he did some here:
http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/KenTkacs/mainProjectsConversions.ht
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Larry Hendry


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!