[sdiy] custom faceplates etc...

[Craig Critchley]

How did the laser engraving come out? I've been thinking of canvassing the
local engraving outfits to see if any of them will do that for me at a
reasonable price. Has anybody tried having a painted panel laser-marked?

                    ...Craig

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Peter Grenader" <peter at buzzclick-music.com>
To: "James Patchell" <patchell at cox.net>; "James R. Coplin" <moog at qwest.net>;
<synth-diy at dropmix.xs4all.nl>
Sent: Sunday, September 21, 2003 6:32 PM
Subject: Re: [sdiy] custom faceplates etc...


> I just got a .062 17 x 7 inch aluminum  panel cut at one place (Industrial
> Metal, Inc) brushed finished at a second (Metalcratfers Polishing), and
blue
> anodized and laser etched at a third place (K&L Plating) and the total ran
a
> little bit over $180 for the one piece.  The only variable cost was the
of
> panel meterial itself.  The finishing, plating and engraving were set per
> job costs. All three of those places are in Burbank, CA. K&L does not
speak
> Mac, but they use Correl Draw ver. 10 and that can deal with PDFs from a
> Mac.
>
> This price is with NO HOLES however.
>
> For straight spot anodized graphics via photo sensitive aluminum, I use
> Photo-graphics at:
>
> Photo-Graphics Co., Inc.
> 5100C Martha Truman Rd.
> Grandview, MO 64030
> (816)761-3333 ph
> (816)761-3032 fax
>
> A single .062 panel,  24 x 12 inch, cut perfectly into as many pieces as
you
> can fit,  brush or satin finished, black anodized graphics, no holes: $172
> plus the cost of film.  If you want them to do the film from a file, add
> $60. They speak Mac and PC. VERY reliable ten day turnaround once they get
> the film or file. Add 50% for a three day rush.  The can only anodize
black.
> They will do drilling, but on the only thing I had them quote (Milton)
was
> expensive.  But that has what - 45 trillion holes or something - or at
least
> it seems it when you drill one.
>
> wrist still hurts...
>
> hope this helps,
>
> Peter
>