[ARC5] Annual *Real Bench Challenge*

[Robert Nickels]

On 4/28/2020 9:52 PM, Hubert Miller wrote:
> BTW, what is approximate weight ?

I'd say the homebrew receiver weighs in at 30 pounds or so.   The front 
panel is fairly thin (like 18ga) steel and a little flimsy, although it 
doesn't affect the stability much a 1/8" panel would have been nice.   
The power transformer is a replacement for the original as the holes 
don't line up and it seems to be bigger and heavier than necessary.

I'm going to try to make a vinyl overlay for the front panel, something 
I've wanted to try anyhow.   I should be able to create the artwork 
using Inkscape which produces vector rather than raster graphic output, 
such as .svg file.    I guess not being in the business I take for 
granted all the color graphics we see every day, but I found plenty of 
customer one-off print shops that can do virtually any size on 
self-adhesive vinyl and other materials.   Since this isn't like trying 
to re-create the look of a Collins or something, it should be a good 
example to learn from.    Hopefully will be a good option for homebrew 
projects.

73, Bob W9RAN