[R-390] Front panel saga

[Glenn Little WB4UIV]

You might try dental burs in a Dremel tool to clear out the residue from 
the engravings. I get my dental burs from my dentist. They do not cost me 
anything. Just ask the next time you are there.

You could use the larger ball mill bur at a slow speed for the job.

73
Glenn
WB4UIV


At 12:08 AM 05/20/05, Barry wrote:
>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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