[sdiy] alternatives to Schaefer front panels for Canadians? Good software to use?

[Andre Majorel]

On 2006-03-11 17:35 -0800, Danjel van Tijn wrote:

> I have some front panels ready fro a 1U effect unit. The panel
> will cost me $100 for schaefer plus shipping. [...] there has
> got to be a chepaer way to do this!  Anyone know of
> alternatives, especially canadian ones?

Steve Thomas may be cheaper.

  http://monopole.ph.qmul.ac.uk/~thomas/synthdiy/cnc.htm

The cheapest would be to print your panel layout on some kind of
paper or plastic, glue that to a blank panel and do the drilling
yourself. Michael Zacherl made nice panels that way :

  http://bluemole.com/bluemole/fp/laminated.html

With a laser printer, you can also mirror the image and print on
the reverse side of a transparent plastic sheet (no wear).

-- 
André Majorel <amajorel at teaser.fr>
http://www.teaser.fr/~amajorel/