What I am planning to do for the front surface of my
amplifier is this: Using the graphics software that I
have access to (Corel Draw), I will design the layout
of all front panel markings. I will then print it out
on whatever color stock (paper) I wish the front panel
to be in. I will then have the stock laminated in
heavy mylar. This will make it quite stiff. It can
then be glued to the front panel after having trimmed
it to the proper size. Good publishing shops can do
all of this for you (for a fee, of course).
--- "Ian White, G3SEK" <G3SEK@ifwtech.demon.co.uk>
wrote:
>
> Larry Molitor wrote:
>
> >>
> >> I am looking for a program that will allow me to
> make a numbered scale, in a
> >> 180 degree arc, in various radius ... to be
> printed on clear mylar to be
> >> applied to the front panel of my HB 4-1000A amp.
> I need this for repeatable
> >> settings of my load capacitor.
> >>
> >> Anyone have suggestions?
> >>
> >> Thanks for the thought,
> >> Terry W6RU
>
> >
> >I do that and many other drawing tasks with EZCAD
> by evolution computing.
> >
>
> Any precision drawing package will be OK, especially
> if it has
> facilities for laying out lines at specified angles
> to each other.
> I've regularly used AutoSketch for re-scaling
> meters, including multiple
> and non-linear scales.
>
> AutoSketch has a number of useful features,
> including ability to enter
> angles precisely from the keyboard, and to repeat
> one mark around the
> scale at specified angle intervals. You can also
> change the thickness or
> length of every 5th or 10th mark, and place
> calibrations around the
> scale, rotated to the correct angles. It all takes
> some practice, but
> the results look very good indeed.
>
> How do you print on clear Mylar, Terry, and how do
> you stick it to the
> panel?
>
> 73 from Ian G3SEK Editor, 'The VHF/UHF DX
> Book'
> 'In Practice' columnist
> for RadCom (RSGB)
>
> http://www.ifwtech.demon.co.uk/g3sek
>
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