[sdiy] Making neat holes in laminated front panel overlays.

[Luís Marka]

Nope, the label I use is a standard paper with an adhesive, just like 
Avery 8255. Never tried the laminates because, well... the 8255 was 
available for free at the office (OK, I bought a replacement pack later 
on!).
As a bonus, the backing sheet from the label can be used for the PCBs: I 
print the PCB with a laser printer and then transfer the toner to the 
PCB using an iron. If you get the right temperature and pressure, and a 
good toner, some very neat PCBs can be made this way.

On 2/19/2013 7:25 AM, Ullrich Peter wrote:
> Hi!
>
> Is a label a laminate?
> You could then use self adhesive laminates? Some shops can deliver them and it works fine!
>
> Ciao
> Peter
>
> http://www.ullrich.at.tt
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>
> -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht-----
> Von: synth-diy-bounces at dropmix.xs4all.nl [mailto:synth-diy-bounces at dropmix.xs4all.nl] Im Auftrag von Luís Marka
> Gesendet: Dienstag, 19. Februar 2013 11:20
> An: synth-diy at dropmix.xs4all.nl
> Betreff: Re: [sdiy] Making neat holes in laminated front panel overlays.
>
> I did pretty much the same for my modular. I would drill the holes in a 1/8" aluminum panel, and use a laser printer to print the panel into a full page label (8.5" x 11"). The label would receive a layer of self-adhesive plastic, and only then I would adhere the label to the aluminum panel.
> For the holes I use the same press drill that was used to make the holes in the aluminum: with the drill turned off, simply press the drill bit against the panel over the hole already placed in the aluminum. The sharp edges of the drill bit will punch a neat hole thru the label. Just remember to use the same drill bit size you used for the holes in the aluminum.
>
> On 2/18/2013 5:58 PM, Dave Kendall wrote:
>> Hi Guys.
>>
>> As I'm a cheapskate, I'll be using laminated laser-printed thick paper
>> overlays glued onto prepared aluminium front panels for the modular.
>> The panels will have all holes drilled before the front panels go on.
>> Does anyone know of a hole punch, or similar tool, with different
>> sized punches that would be suitable for making neat holes relatively
>> quickly?
>> There will be *lots* of holes to make for pots, switches and sockets,
>> and doing it with a Stanley knife or X-acto type knife is possible,
>> but from experience, there is a risk of ragged edges if not done very
>> carefully and slowly.
>>
>> I once had a hand-held leather punch with exchangeable bits, but from
>> memory it was relatively crude.
>>
>> Sorry for all the questions - I'm finally getting around to trying to
>> turn a pile of miscellaneous PCBs, modules and perfboard lash-ups into
>> an *actual synth*...  :-) Any ideas or suggestions would be welcome.
>>
>> cheers,
>> Dave
>>
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