[Heathkit] Dry Transfer lettering

[Michael D. Harmon]

I used to use dry transfer lettering for all my projects.  I got very 
good at keeping the individual letters in a perfectly straight line so 
that they looked almost printed.  A little 'Workable Fixitif' spray 
sealed the lettering and really made for a professional-looking panel.

Unfortunately, I also discovered a few years ago that Datak was no 
longer around, and the few sheets of dry transfers//I still had in my 
desk had become so dried-out that they would no longer stick to surfaces.

I don't like the aesthetics, but lately, I've been using my Brother 
label maker with either white-on-clear or black-on-clear tape to make my 
panel legends.  As I said, it looks quite tacky compared to the 
professional look of dry transfer lettering, but I didn't want to go the 
route of setting up for laser-printed adhesive film overlays.  You have 
to have the software and a printer that will print exactly to scale, as 
well as a supply of clear adhesive film overlay material.  With all 
this, you are still limited to a max panel size of 8-1/2" X 11" (or 
whatever size your film is).

I too would appreciate a better way of labeling project panels. Anyone 
have any ideas?

73 ES TNX!
Mike, WB0LDJ