[sdiy] FPE prices = HOLY SMOKES

[Jerry Gray-Eskue]

The DIY route for panels is what I am thinking at least for my personal use
modules and proto types. I would rather spend the big bucks on components. I
do it for proto PCBs, why not panels too?

The slider slots in these panels can be done with a Mill/Drill machine with
a Milling cutter and an XY table.

I am considering how to achieve professional quality labeling on panels and
wondering if anyone out there has tried using the Avery Iron On T-Shirt
transfers on their panels. It seems like a possible method given that even
the full color ink jet transfers survive several wash and wear cycles before
degrading. I have however noted that Bumper Stickers using Ink Jet colors
seem to be light or UV sensitive but a UV blocking finish over coat should
prevent this problem on panels.

So has any one tried these transfers? And how well did it work out?

- Jerry

-----Original Message-----
From: synth-diy-bounces at dropmix.xs4all.nl
[mailto:synth-diy-bounces at dropmix.xs4all.nl]On Behalf Of Aaron Lanterman
Sent: Saturday, July 04, 2009 11:06 PM
To: synth diy
Subject: [sdiy] FPE prices = HOLY SMOKES


I finally got around to hitting the little "$" symbol. Goodness
gracious!

Preamp & envelope detector panel: $41.23
Lowpass gate panel: $51.69 (and the Easel has two of these)
Envelope generator panel $58.08
Pulser & inverter panel: $72.65

That's $265 in front panel stuff, and I still haven't done front panel
layouts for the balanced modulator and the timbre circuit. And I've
only barely started on the PCB layouts for the random generator and
the sequencer, and I haven't started the oscillators yet. So that's
another 6 more panels, eventually.

I may have to rethink this...

The infill is around $15 each. Maybe I should give up on doing the
blue infill on aluminum, and just go for a painted panel of some color
with the raw stuff underneath.

Or maybe I should try doing the infill myself - someone in an e-mail
to me mentioned something about a lacquer pen or brush or something
like that, but I can't seem to find that e-mail now.

Or maybe I should just have FPE do the drilling, and I should try the
lazertran thing.

Or maybe I should think about all the time I'll spend screwing up the
lazertran (and come to think of it I don't have a color printer), and
save up and go for FPE and just have them do it right.

- Aaron


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