[skyskraper]

ok so i see heaps of wicked enclosures many people have done around the traps and yes ive googled without much success... so i wanted to ask.... how do you do it? i mean to get say POWER, HEADPHONE, INPUT 1, etc on the case, do you silkscreen? or is there an easier do at home method? im thinking about getting black on to silver and a light colour on to black. both would be aluminium, anodized....

should i just resign myself to printing out the front panel on to sticky paper and using that?

something like this:

 

[chillysalsa]

One way is to use dry transfer lettering.

 

[Jose Perez]

You should also check out the folks at Front Panel Express

They can do engraved text for you which looks very nice.

 

[skyskraper]

cool cheers for the link to russell

re: FPE: im in .au so it starts to get pricey shipping itl, and i wanted to get the words on to a nice hammond extruded case

 

[Garbz]

ahhh a fellow Aussie. Sucks being down here so far away from the world, but we're pretty close to china.

Anyway Wiltronics sells hammond enclosures down here. No idea about pannels though.

 

[leftbldg]

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Originally Posted by skyskraper cool cheers for the link to russell re: FPE: im in .au so it starts to get pricey shipping itl, and i wanted to get the words on to a nice hammond extruded case

I don't know a less expensive way to do it, but using FrontPanelExpress you can copy the dimensions from the Hammond drawings ( e.g., http://www.hammondmfg.com/pdf/1455J1201.pdf ) for the "Panel" component into FPE's design applet, calculate corner radii, hole diameters and countersink dimensions (or design for alternate fasteners), and end up with a custom panel that fits right into Hammond's bezel.

 

[skyskraper]

ahh cool

how much do fpe panels start at?

edit: nm i actually looked on the site

 

[skyskraper]

can i get these transfers at model stores?

anyone have a lead on them down under?

 

[AndyN]

Try Lazertran. It's like the decals you ham-handedly tried to put on the plastic models you built as a kid, only you print your design onto the decal using a printer. Sweet.

I want mine to look like a Ferrari!

http://www.lazertran.com/

 

[skyskraper]

cool thanks. will check em out

have you had much luck with them yourself? any tips on applying them?

 

[ooheadsoo]

How good does the dry transfer look and how durable is it?

 

[amb]

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Originally Posted by ooheadsoo How good does the dry transfer look and how durable is it?

Dry transfer lettering can look really good if you're good at applying it. As for durability, it will scratch off easily unless you spray the panel with a clearcoat to seal it.

-Ti