[Kenwood] Silk screen legends. Update.

[Jack Taylor]

John,

Take a look at:

http://www.photoez.itcstore.com/

They have a silk screen stencil kit that uses sensitive paper that will
accept computer generated artwork/lettering.

73 de Jack - N7OO

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "John E.Cleeve" <g3jvc at jcleeve.idps.co.uk>
To: <Kenwood at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Monday, October 31, 2005 2:08 PM
Subject: [Kenwood] Silk screen legends. Update.


> Judging from the response to my plea for help, there are a lot of 
> other people with the same problem, when it comes to the restoration 
> of old electronic, and communications equipment. I guess we can blame 
> the accountants who ruled that the silk screen printing of control 
> panels and knobs, was cheaper than engraving, or etching. The problem 
> is, durability, people are different, they have different degrees of 
> acidity in their perspiration, and some silk screen paints are more 
> durable, and resistant to perspiration than others. I have put the 
> problem to several silk screen printing specialists in the UK, as well 
> as to Letraset UK. The silk screen specialists, are of the opinion 
> that producing a "one off", that is the artwork, screens etc. would be 
> very expensive. 
> Letraset are more helpful, in suggesting that the applied Letraset dry 
> transfer be coated with one of their products, and an additional 
> comment that if that is not durable enough, then go back to them for 
> more advice.
> It was also suggested, by others on the reflector, that replacing the 
> front panel, switch assemblies etc. would be another way. Sadly the 
> front panel for the TS940s is no longer available, neither is the 
> switch assembly, which contains the silk screened buttons on either 
> side of the tuning knob, or, as an aside, the rubber sleeve that 
> covers the tuning knob.
> So, there you have it, cosmetic restoration is virtually impossible, 
> unless you have some access to small quantities of silk screen 
> materials and paints.....there is an obvious demand out there, for 
> some sort of paint based transfer, like Letraset. I read somewhere, 
> or, maybe I dreamt it, that there is a transparent sheet of material, 
> that can be used in a computer printer, and the inks used are paints, 
> if this is true, and not a dream, then that could be the answer to 
> this problem, by making your own transfers.
> .......sadly, John. G3JVC.
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