MOTM

I just purchased some MOTM modules and so I am new to this list.  I figured 
when I get the modules, I would paint thin white vertical lines on either 
side of each module to get that Moog look and visual separation of modules.  
But then I noticed on a few old pictures it looked as if there was also some 
kind of white spacer or plastic filler that filled in the gap between 
modules.  When going to the site of an MOTM user who built his own case, he 
used colored ones.  Question is, what are they and where does one get them?

-Elhardt

Welcome to the list!

Right now, everyone doing module dividers is rolling their own, using white
or colored tape. I use the 1/8" Chartpak art tape. We're trying to figure
out a better solution. I'd like to come up with some brushed aluminum
stripes that have small black tabs which fit under the module mounting
bolts.

Dave Bradley
Principal Software Engineer
Engineering Animation, Inc.
daveb@...

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> From: Elhardt@... [mailto:Elhardt@...]
> Sent: Sunday, October 17, 1999 3:56 PM
> To: motm@onelist.com
> Subject: [motm] Plastic Module Spacers?
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> From: Elhardt@...
>
>
> I just purchased some MOTM modules and so I am new to this list.
> I figured
> when I get the modules, I would paint thin white vertical lines on either
> side of each module to get that Moog look and visual separation
> of modules.
> But then I noticed on a few old pictures it looked as if there
> was also some
> kind of white spacer or plastic filler that filled in the gap between
> modules.  When going to the site of an MOTM user who built his
> own case, he
> used colored ones.  Question is, what are they and where does one
> get them?
>
> -Elhardt
>
> >

daveb@... writes:
>>Right now, everyone doing module dividers is rolling their own, using white
 or colored tape. I use the 1/8" Chartpak art tape. We're trying to figure
 out a better solution. I'd like to come up with some brushed aluminum
 stripes that have small black tabs which fit under the module mounting
 bolts.<<

elhardt@... writes:
This was one thing I though about too.  I have some really thin white tape 
(about 1/16" or so), but I figured it would eventually peel off.  Perhaps 
your tape recommendation is better.  I also considered those rub on dry 
transfers.  But the pictures I have seen look like there is an actual 3D part 
in there.  They usually don't go all the way to the top and bottom of the 
module either, I figured because the mounting rail got in the way.  I will 
look into your tape suggestion though.

Thanks,
-Elhardt

Just a note-I used Chartpak tape on a synth faceplate that I was building
waaaaay back in 1979 (I'll put some pictures on my web site soon), and five
or six years later the stuff lost it's "stick" and started to peel up,
leaving a gummy slug trail on the panel. Discolored, too (I used white and a
bright orange, and the orange faded). I didn't care so much because by then
I was looting that synth for parts, but it's sad to see how that panel
_didn't_ withstand the test of time.

Chartpak just might have had a problem sticking to the paint I used, I'm not
sure. It always worked great on paper for drafting, which is what it was
designed for. But I'm going to avoid it this time around. I was hoping that
pin-striping from an automotive store (my wife's idea) might stick to metal
& paint better. Pin-striping is probably available in chrome, too, if that's
your flavor. Mr. Fulton uses Fry's Colored Wire Tape, but I'm not sure where
that is purchased or how it's working for him.


		>->->I use the 1/8" Chartpak art tape. We're trying to
figure out a better solution.