You could also use the same paper master to have a silk screen made (check with
your local t-shirt shop). Then a little paint and a squeegee and you've got the
panel painted.
73, Harry, W3IIT
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At 09:54 AM 8/7/99 -0700, Paul Kiesel wrote:
>
>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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