[HBR] Front Panel Lettering?

[Mobile Engineering]

Niel,

Curious that you should ask! I'm sweating through the same problem/solution 
on my HBR-16 at this time. The Dymo labels I've had in place since getting 
the HBR functioning 33 years ago have outlived their usefulness...esp. in 
light of my just designing/building/assembling/adding a new slide-rule dial 
to replace the old tough-torque 180-degree National (MCN?).

I'm tinkering with trying a combination of Leroy lettering - in white paint 
if I can make the Leroy pens handle it - and maybe try my hand at actually 
engraving plastic labels. (Got a commercial quote of $250 for the engraving 
which nixed the commercial solution.)

As for the dial, I've calibrated strips of paper for each band using a 
0.7mm pencil - guiding on the edge of the slide rule pointer - and a friend 
is attempting to scan in and enhance my crude lines and also do the 
lettering. Just today he told me he's tinkering with it and is getting more 
familiar with a new program to do so. But he hopes I'm not too impatient 
for a quick turnaround!

73's,

John, K0YQX

At 11:59 AM 5/11/2003 -0500, you wrote:
>I recently acquired a restoration project (see:
>http://www.qsl.net/k5bcq/Morry/morryfront.jpg ).
>
>I'm going to have to redo the front panel. Any suggestions for the
>lettering? Is there any material available that I can run through my
>computer printer to make my own labels?
>
>73,
>Niel - W0VLZ
>http://www.io.com/~nielw/wa5vlz.htm
>
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