[R-390] Front panel saga

[Barry]

Roger,

Some good suggestions.  I took a closer look at the panel through an eye
loop.  It appears a lot of the letters could still be good, but there is
still a lot of old powder-coating residue in them.  I don't know what will
cut that stuff.

If an engraving shop could help, that might be the way to go.  I'd really
like to preserve the engraving if possible.

Yes.  If there is a set of stamps that match the font, I could definitely
punch them.  A few good punches and some sanding to get the displaced
material flat around the lettering again, and it could work.  I think it
would definitely knock the old coating loose in the grooves.  If anyone has
a set of lettering punches, I'd sure like to talk.

Thanks,

Barry - N4BUQ

----- Original Message -----
From: <Flowertime01 at wmconnect.com>
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Sent: Thursday, May 19, 2005 9:36 PM
Subject: Re: [R-390] Front panel saga


> Barry wrote,
>
> "I'm hoping that I can get the panel smoothed out with the JB-Weld such
that
> it is imperceptible where the old engravings were."
>
> Barry, before you can get the panel that flat, you are going to be sanding
a
> lot of aluminum.
>
> Walk that panel around to a few trophy shops.
> Most of the shops have a pretty good size engraving machine. They often
> do large platters and things like that. They can set your panel up and
> "recut" it for you. Let them go at it free hand into the current groves.
They can
> set up a "Reasonable" few letters and transcribe any letters that are just
to
> flat to follow by hand. YMMV. Here they may have to work from a different
"font"
> to follow but scribe the line to match the current stamped font.
>
> Then you can fill the spots and maybe work a few errant scribe lines.
>
>
> I do not know how much you have into the receiver, but you could ask here
for
> a different panel. There were some available once upon a time.
>
> You could set down on the anvil with a glass, cold chisel and hammer and
bang
> a few characters. You may have to grind some steel to make some nice
corners
> on some of the letters. After paint some varied scribes could come up
looking
> very good.
>
> Does any one have a set of stamps that match the engraving?
>
> I would not give up on the panel yet.
> The flip side is a lot of hours and not necessarily a large return on the
> time.
> If you are doing a fix and sell, ask for a panel here on the reflector.
> If this is one for your own, I would ask around a few engraving shops.
>
> The trophy guys could likely point you to a source.
>
> Roger KC6TRU
>
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