Modular Synth Panels

I was surprised by my most recent panel that the engravings were not filled. I've read a lot about people who go with no in-filling and it does look pretty nice.

I checked my design files and every legend was in-filled with white. I emailed FrontPanelExress and they called me back. On the panel properties there is a check box that is required to enable in-filling the engravings. It must be checked before any of the legend properties will take affect.

I didn't know that. They offered to in-fill them for me but I'm going to give it a go with an oil-paint stick. If it doesn't work I can clean it off and send it back for them to do it.

Thought I'd pass this tip along. It may be important if you start with someone else's panel design.

Dave

Years ago I worked at a facility that did their panel engraving in house. They used Testor's Model Enamel and a small brush to fill in the engraving and kept a paper towel handy for when they spilled a bit on the front surface.

Thanks for the tip. I tried the oilstick and it worked great. Just rub it in, and then scrape the excess off with a credit card, then a Q-tip in thinner to clean most up. Let it dry for a bit and wipe the rest off the panel. I can't tell the difference with my other FPE panels.

Dave

--- In ModularSynthPanels@yahoogroups.com, Richard Kendrick <rich_wood7@...> wrote:
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> Years ago I worked at a facility that did their panel engraving in house. They used Testor's Model Enamel and a small brush to fill in the engraving and kept a paper towel handy for when they spilled a bit on the front surface.
> I tried it on a similar project of my own and it didn't take much practice to become very adept at filling in the letters cleanly. It took two or three applications of paint to fill the engraving to a suitable depth.
> Maybe the same method might work for you.
>
> --- On Thu, 11/12/09, djbrow54 <davebr@...> wrote:
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> From: djbrow54 <davebr@...>
> Subject: [ModularSynthPanels] FrontPanelExpress In-Filling
> To: ModularSynthPanels@yahoogroups.com
> Date: Thursday, November 12, 2009, 7:07 PM
> They offered to in-fill them for me but I'm going to give it a go
> with an oil-paint stick. If it doesn't work I can clean it off
> and send it back for them to do it.

I always uncheck the infilling box on the master properties (I like the look of engraved Ali) but I always check that every individual engraving is set to the no-colour option

Godric

--- In ModularSynthPanels@yahoogroups.com, "djbrow54" <davebr@...> wrote:
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> I was surprised by my most recent panel that the engravings were not filled. I've read a lot about people who go with no in-filling and it does look pretty nice.
>
> I checked my design files and every legend was in-filled with white. I emailed FrontPanelExress and they called me back. On the panel properties there is a check box that is required to enable in-filling the engravings. It must be checked before any of the legend properties will take affect.
>
> I didn't know that. They offered to in-fill them for me but I'm going to give it a go with an oil-paint stick. If it doesn't work I can clean it off and send it back for them to do it.
>
> Thought I'd pass this tip along. It may be important if you start with someone else's panel design.
>
> Dave
>