[sdiy] front panels

[Peter Grenader]

Guys,

Don't glue.  Unless it's laminated under pressure, it will never hold
through time.  Print out what you want, then take it to a Service Bureau
that does this type of heat/pressure laminating and they'll slap it on for
you plus they can laminate a lexan coat over it and it will look like a
million bucks for that many years.

I've did a faceplate like this three years ago and it still looks like new.

it'll cot you $20.


 the time and want screen print like results "rub-on"
> lettering & symbols (Seno) can give more than perfect results.
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> Theo
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> From: J. Larry Hendry <jlarryh at iquest.net>
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>> 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.
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>> 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
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>> I got the idea from Ken Tkacs who details how he did some here:
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> http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/KenTkacs/mainProjectsConversions.ht
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>> Larry Hendry
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>> 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!
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