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owl40188(at)yahoo.com
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 Posted: Thu Jan 25, 2007 3:18 pm Post subject: Lettering for Panels |
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I have been wondering how people do lettering in their instument panels. Anyone care to volunteer some info?
Niko
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jeff(at)westcottpress.com
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| Posted: Thu Jan 25, 2007 6:50 pm Post subject: Lettering for Panels |
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Hi Niko,
There are a number of options here, and having not gotten to that stage myself, I can't speak to specific qualitative differences between the options, but here are some thoughts:
You can go to a nameplate company and have engraved plates made to rivet to the panel
You can have the lettering silkscreened directly on to the panel
There are now large format UV ink plotters that can image directly on a wide variety of materials... the kind of thing that would be used to put a company logo on everything from a computer keyboard to a baseball bat. I've not heard of this being used on a panel yet, but I can imagine that it would do a wonderful job and would have almost no restrictions as to the design you wanted to apply (imagine actually putting a photographic image on the panel in a high resolution... this would do that). I don't know who has one of these machines, but I do have a vendor who sells them and can easily find a resource if people are interested.
The option I'm going to try (and I'll let you all know how it goes when I get there) involves some equipment I just bought for my business. I'm a commercial printer and a customer just asked me to gear up to do their banners, trade show displays and car wraps. So, what I'm now installing is a 60" wide solvent based plotter and a large format plotting diecutter. With them I plan to image my panel placards on to an adhesive vinyl (I'm looking for one that doesn't kill you when it burns), diecut to the shape of the panel, instrument holes and all (using the same computer file that I'll send to the water jet company to cut the panel) and adhere it to the panel before I set the instruments in. I also plan to use the equipment for my N numbers and pinstripes.
If I find I can offer this up as an option for other builders without sucking up my limited free time I'll let you all know down the road. At the very least I'll post on how it goes and point interested people in the direction of companies can do it in their local areas.
Jeff Carpenter
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On Jan 25, 2007, at 3:16 PM, Niko wrote:
| Quote: | I have been wondering how people do lettering in their instument panels. Anyone care to volunteer some info?
Niko
40188 on Cabin Cover
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rleffler
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| Posted: Fri Jan 26, 2007 4:22 am Post subject: Lettering for Panels |
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I recently finished an aluminum overlay for my Cherokee 180. I used Aircraft Engravers to engrave the painted panel. They turned the panel around in about a week. For more info: www.engravers.net.
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I have been wondering how people do lettering in their instument panels. Anyone care to volunteer some info?
Niko
40188 on Cabin Cover
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Daniel.Snow(at)wancdf.com
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| Posted: Fri Jan 26, 2007 5:23 am Post subject: Lettering for Panels |
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I used Camera Graphics in Oregon to produce rub-off letters. You supply
them with a .doc and .pdf file, they create a master sheet, and then
copy the master to a transfer sheet. My 8-1/2" x 11" sheet cost $65
including shipping. I was very pleased with the outcome. It has the
same professional appearance as silkscreening.
You can contact them at 503-234-1967 or email them at
transfers(at)cgpdx.com. Mr. Zell is very good to work with. He sends an
invoice with the order, and turnaround time for mine was only a day or
two.
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Subject: Lettering for Panels
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Deems Davis
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| Posted: Fri Jan 26, 2007 5:35 am Post subject: Lettering for Panels |
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Dan, How is the lettering protected from scratching/abrasion? Did you
seal the letters with anything (clearcoat?) This looks like an excellent
option,
Deems Davis # 406
Finishing - ( A Misnomer ! )
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I used Camera Graphics in Oregon to produce rub-off letters. You supply
them with a .doc and .pdf file, they create a master sheet, and then
copy the master to a transfer sheet. My 8-1/2" x 11" sheet cost $65
including shipping. I was very pleased with the outcome. It has the
same professional appearance as silkscreening.
You can contact them at 503-234-1967 or email them at
transfers(at)cgpdx.com. Mr. Zell is very good to work with. He sends an
invoice with the order, and turnaround time for mine was only a day or
two.
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jdalton77(at)comcast.net
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| Posted: Sat Jan 27, 2007 9:12 am Post subject: Lettering for Panels |
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Great idea. I just checked out their site and there are a lot of ways to
use these guys. Thanks!
Jeff Dalton
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