[R-390] Anyone getting a front panel silkscreened?

[Barry]

I downloaded a front-panel design tool (might be FrontPanelExpress) and
considered that route.  They have all the ability to make all the necessary
cutouts, reliefs, holes, etc., as well as the engravings.  It would take
quite a while to make the lettering look correct, but they would make a
pretty nice panel.

The only thing that was brought up about these before is that they are
anodized and that they might scratch easily.  Once scratched, there's not
much you can do for them.  Of course, being anodized, proper care would have
to be done to make the front panel electrically conductive where it is
necessary for it to be.

Barry - N4BUQ

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "John Lawson" <jpl15 at panix.com>
To: "Roy Morgan" <roy.morgan at nist.gov>
Cc: "Barry" <n4buq at aol.com>; <R-390 at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Monday, December 05, 2005 11:04 AM
Subject: Re: [R-390] Anyone getting a front panel silkscreened?


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> On Mon, 5 Dec 2005, Roy Morgan wrote:
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> > At 10:59 AM 12/5/2005, you wrote:
> >> ... filling in the engravings in an R390A a front panel and will have
it
> >> powder-coated and then will need it silk-screened.
> >> I'm wondering if there is any kind of price break if more than one
panel is
> >> done at a time?
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> > Barry,
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> > It depends on who the supplier is.. and what you are having done.
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>    Hmmmm - I'm wondering if Front Panel Express
(www.frontpanelexpress.com)
> might be an economically viable way to get this done - I think you'd have
> to provide a plot of the panel scanned into Autocad, or just re-drawn
> using their own software - it's pretty simple panel as these things go -
> then, if the price was sensible, you could run a few of them and sell the
> surplus to us Lazier Louts...   ;}
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>    I've used these folks a lot doing military re-furb work - never been a
> problem and they've been very good to work with in terms of panel
> material, finishes, paint specs, etc.
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>    Just my 200 millidollar for to-day.
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> Cheers
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> John  KB6SCO
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