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class=409333816-22012008>Brian,</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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class=409333816-22012008>I like to use a piece of 1/8" clear plexiglas or lexan.
Use a hand tool or CNC router to cut any holes and to cut out the necessary
lettering in reverse above each hole. The lettering should be cut only about
halfway through the material. When finished, you can take some paint and smear
it into the letter grooves, wiping off the excess from the surface. Depending on
what color you want the background to be, you can also spray paint the back of
the material over the lettering paint. When you flip the whole thing over, you
get a nice looking panel which is very durable because all of the paint is on
the backside.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN
class=409333816-22012008>Good Luck,</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN lang=en-us><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN
class=409333816-22012008>Rick</SPAN></FONT></SPAN></DIV><BR>
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<FONT face=Tahoma size=2><B>From:</B> dprglist-bounces@dprg.org
[mailto:dprglist-bounces@dprg.org] <B>On Behalf Of
</B>brianmerritt@att.net<BR><B>Sent:</B> Monday, January 21, 2008 4:04
PM<BR><B>To:</B> dprglist@dprg.org<BR><B>Subject:</B> [DPRG] Any good methods
for making a panel label / faceplate?<BR></FONT><BR></DIV>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">I want to make a panel label /
faceplate for a project. I would think with all the programs out there in
cyberspace there is probably already something that will do the job; I am just
not familiar with any such products. I want to label knobs and switches,
add text, and maybe even use some sort of picture in the background. I
would probably use some type of stick on label but I would consider a full
faceplate also. Anybody got some experience in this area or have some good ideas
of what to look at? I thought I saw a Circuit Cellar article some months
ago where the author did that kind of thing, but I can’t find it
again.</SPAN></FONT></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Thanks in advance,</SPAN></FONT></P>
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