[Hallicrafters] Panel lettering NEW THREAD

Fri Jan 27 09:57:07 EST 2012

You can purchase styrene (opaque white) or polycarbonate sheet (clear) in 
the appropriate thickness from AIN, US Plastics et al.
Use your CAD program to lay out the graphics and print  on a clear Avery 
label.
I have done this to replace the  little dials in the R-4C crystal windows- a 
lot neater than penciled in frequencies.

Dale W4OP

----- Original Message ----- 
From: <kc9cdt at aol.com>
To: <elespe at lisco.com>; <hallicrafters at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Friday, January 27, 2012 9:20 AM
Subject: Re: [Hallicrafters] Panel lettering NEW THREAD

> Paul,
> I am in need of a way to make new dials from thin plastic for Drake A,
> B and C lines.
> They are about 4 1/4 in diameter and have a simple black painted dial
> markings.
>
> This will be a project involving a few dozen of the dials at least. In
> each of only 2 formats.
>
>
> What is the best way to do this??
> Thanks,
> 73,
> Lee, KC9CDT
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Paul Kraemer <elespe at lisco.com>
> To: hallicrafters <hallicrafters at mailman.qth.net>
> Sent: Sun, Jan 22, 2012 4:14 pm
> Subject: [Hallicrafters] Panel lettering NEW THREAD
>
>
> Greg, Todd, Carl, group et al
> To clarify, that would be me you are probably talking about, Paul K0UYA
> located in SE Iowa.  I purchased the assets of films (approximately 60
> pieces) for panel screen printing from Lynn, N0ALO, about a year ago.
> I did it for two reasons. One, it represented a potential opportunity
> to
> accomplish something I always wanted to do. Two, I could see the entire
> collection being disseminated piecemeal and lost forever so I did what
> I
> thought was responsible and bought the entire collection with the
> intention,
> if nothing else, scanning and saving the lot to disc where it could
> become
> available to others.
> At present it is a collection of photgraphic film as used to expose and
> develop screens for the purpose of screen printing. Each piece is an
> actual
> tried and proven work which Lynn actually produced panels from. Many
> are in
> reality pieces of film taped together to establish the proper
> registration.
> I don't think I have to elaborate that in this form it is only a matter
> of a
> few years until it is probably lost forever. In any case, there is a
> whole
> lot of time, talent and expense involved in the steps between these
> films
> and a finished piece that anyone would want.
> As many may know, or are finding out, The days of printing by pushing
> ink
> through a screen are going the same direction as large sheet film
> cameras,
> producing circuit boards from taped artwork, and buggy whips. The
> method
> today is by a large flat bed printer driven by artwork on a computer
> and uv
> cured ink (actually paint). The technique still can't compete with high
> volume work (T shirts) produced on semi automatic printers run by third
> world operators making nothing in wages but it certainly is a no
> brainer for
> the only reasonable method for one off custom work.  I do have a local
> asset
> which has such a printer (the bed is 4 ft x 5 ft) and I am currently
> working
> with them to purchase small blocks of custom time when they are not
> busy
> making their own product. It may come down to train me to do it so I
> can
> rent it off hours. We have a close relationship where I provide
> significant
> engineering and service work to them so the possibilities are positive
> at
> this time. But, we are all busy, and it does take time. Theirs and
> mine. All
> that said I believe it is THE way to go. With four paint colors plus
> white I
> don't think I need to elaborate on the possibilities. I have seen
> downloaded
> images of artworks reverse printed on lexan sheets with white printed
> over
> the background to make very high resolution backlit images  A panel
> with two
> or three colors is a proverbial piece of cake. A quantityof matching
> panels
> at one pass, easier than one at a time.
> OK, so what are you waiting for, why haven't you done something with
> this?
> That is your next question is it not?  All I can say in my defense is
> that I
> am living one of life's lessons that you play the hand you are dealt.
> At 67
> years young self employed entrepreneur I am finding I am far from
> retirement, have no one to pass on the business to, and living in a
> small
> rural area have many customers counting on me to keep doing what I do
> for
> them as long as there is life in my body. I am grateful for their past
> support (and as self employed that is exactly what it is) and feel it
> is not
> the resposible thing to do to suddenly say sorry, can't help you, I'm
> retired, go find someone else if you can. I have, on ocassion tried,
> and it
> keeps coming back home. Then there is also the reality that it is what
> pays
> the taxes and utilities on keeping this shop open to the possibilities
> of
> doing hobby work at reasonable cost.
> All that being said, I felt , and still do, that painting and printing
> of
> panels was something that was a nice fit to my existing business of
> industrial circuit board design and manufacturing.  Through that, in
> addition to my own in-house resources,  I have access to local assets
> of
> bead blasting,  powder coating,  metal fabrication, and nc machining
> and
> have always been willing to share with anyone who asked for help.
> If anyone has panel that just absolutely needs done---email me off list
> and
> we will make that happen. If anyone has a web site where I can post a
> list
> of current artwork I have available I'd be happy to do that. If anyone
> wants
> to help me develope a website of my own---the job is open.
> As far as other questions of who bought what ---you should ask Lynn.
> After
> purchasing the film and realizing the breadth and depth of his business
> I
> inquired to him about the paint formulae and Lynn told me that someone
> in NC
> had already bought those along with some of the mechanical printing
> assets
> but was not going to pursue that and in fact wanted to sell them back.
> A
> brief look at the asked price of some paint formulae,  the knowledge
> that
> the world of paint is changing,  plus recognition of difficulties of
> inventory and actual shipping made me disregard that aspect of the
> business
> rather quickly.  After all, the color is never exasctly how we
> remembered it
> and that is a whole other service problem.
> That is my story and I am sticking to it.
> Please don't hesitate to ask if you have some specific request or if
> you
> just want to jaw. I always seem to find time to answer every email in a
> day
> or two.
> One final BTW, if you have a panel you want reproduced and it is not in
> inventory my posture has always been send it to me, I'll do the artwork
> (at
> no or very little charge) and return the panel to you unharmed. I would
> rather duplicate the panel totally than take a chance making a booboo
> on
> someone's priceless one of a kind only one in the world panel.
> One final word on artwork. It is just that. We artists grow weary of
> hearing
> "all ya gotta do is take a picture with a digital camera and that is
> all
> there is to it" Remember WYSIWYG.
> 73
> Paul K0UYA
>
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