Modular Synth Panels

Hi,
I'm new to the group and thought I would say hello!
I got into modular synthesis a couple years ago and have finally filled 
up my Dotcom modular. I now wish to get/make a new cabinet to begin a 
DIY endevor in Dotcom format. I look forward to getting the available 
bridechamber build-it-yourself modules! I see that there is one 
available but does anyone know when others will be released? I am also 
very very interested in silkscreening/drilling my own blank faceplates 
(and of course doing the PCB's which is the easy/cheap part I have 
experience with). I still have yet to see any good tutorials/companies 
which can do the white printing for custom black dotcom panels. I've 
seen some people on message boards dab into trying it (or going to FPE, 
which I'm not particularly interested in) but nobody seems satisfied. 
I'd really like to know how/where The BrideChamber or Synthesizers.com 
is getting their panels done and if it can be successfully reproduced 
at home with a burned screen and a specific (part#) paint. I look 
forward to poking around these archives and reading the new posts to 
gather as much info on this topic so I don't make the same mistakes 
that others have made.
Thanks guys! :)

Hi Andy,

Modular panels (good ones) should be back very soon, between The 
Bridechamber and the return (dah dah dah....) of Stooges via Doug 
Wellington.

Doug can say better how he does his panels. I design mine in 
Illustrator and have metal fabricators punch the aluminum, then 
painters and silkscreeners finish the job. When you're doing 20 of each 
design at a time, the silkscreen mylar proof cost is spread out. I'll 
be doing Synth.com style soon, also.
I've never silkscreened my own. For one-offs that would be very nice!

The first five modules are all available, from component kits to full 
kits to assembled units.

Cheers, and let us know how you get on,
Scott Deyo
The Bridechamber
contact@...
www.bridechamber.com

On Jan 31, 2007, at 12:15 PM, Andy wrote:

> Hi,
>  I'm new to the group and thought I would say hello!
>  I got into modular synthesis a couple years ago and have finally 
> filled
>  up my Dotcom modular. I now wish to get/make a new cabinet to begin a
>  DIY endevor in Dotcom format. I look forward to getting the available
>  bridechamber build-it-yourself modules! I see that there is one
>  available but does anyone know when others will be released? I am also
>  very very interested in silkscreening/drilling my own blank faceplates
>  (and of course doing the PCB's which is the easy/cheap part I have
>  experience with). I still have yet to see any good tutorials/companies
>  which can do the white printing for custom black dotcom panels. I've
>  seen some people on message boards dab into trying it (or going to 
> FPE,
>  which I'm not particularly interested in) but nobody seems satisfied.
>  I'd really like to know how/where The BrideChamber or Synthesizers.com
>  is getting their panels done and if it can be successfully reproduced
>  at home with a burned screen and a specific (part#) paint. I look
>  forward to poking around these archives and reading the new posts to
>  gather as much info on this topic so I don't make the same mistakes
>  that others have made.
>  Thanks guys! :)
>
>  
>

Hi Andy,

I silkscreened some blank dotcompanels too. You can
see the results here:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/matrixsynth/sets/72157594380269106/

I had never silkscreened before, but I learned it from
this page:
http://www.skateandannoy.com/features/diy/screenprinting/

The first times it dind't work, but you can always
clean screen or panels and start again. Once you get
the right proportions of ink, hardener and thinner, 
it is pretty easy but very timeconsuming because
preparing and drying the screen takes aprox. 12 hours.
Than you still have to expose the screen to UV light
and if that goes wrong, you'll have to start from
scratch.

regards, Kris
--- Andy <squirrelmasterxx@...> wrote:

> Hi,
> I'm new to the group and thought I would say hello!
> I got into modular synthesis a couple years ago and
> have finally filled 
> up my Dotcom modular. I now wish to get/make a new
> cabinet to begin a 
> DIY endevor in Dotcom format. I look forward to
> getting the available 
> bridechamber build-it-yourself modules! I see that
> there is one 
> available but does anyone know when others will be
> released? I am also 
> very very interested in silkscreening/drilling my
> own blank faceplates 
> (and of course doing the PCB's which is the
> easy/cheap part I have 
> experience with). I still have yet to see any good
> tutorials/companies 
> which can do the white printing for custom black
> dotcom panels. I've 
> seen some people on message boards dab into trying
> it (or going to FPE, 
> which I'm not particularly interested in) but nobody
> seems satisfied. 
> I'd really like to know how/where The BrideChamber
> or Synthesizers.com 
> is getting their panels done and if it can be
> successfully reproduced 
> at home with a burned screen and a specific (part#)
> paint. I look 
> forward to poking around these archives and reading
> the new posts to 
> gather as much info on this topic so I don't make
> the same mistakes 
> that others have made.
> Thanks guys! :)
> 
> 



		
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