FW: [sdiy] Formant

[Brown David]

Did you manage to find somewhere to produce your PCBs?
 
In the past, people have suggested taking a photocopy of the pattern to
'your local PCB etching shop'.  This is preferable to attempting to etch
PCBs yourself, but you will still need to drill all the holes!
 
As for lettering, I remember someone saying they draw the front panel using
their PC, print it onto paper, photocopied it onto acetate, and then stick
it to the panel.  (I assume you've got the Formant book so can ignore the
first and second stages.)  This is probably easier than using 'Letraset'.
However, just out of interest, I'll visit the local model shop (in the UK)
this weekend to see if 'Letraset' is still sold and at what cost.

-----Original Message-----
From: Stein Seim [mailto:steiseim at online.no]
Sent: 08 October 2001 21:23
To: synth-diy at dropmix.xs4all.
Subject: Re: [sdiy] Formant


Hi!
 
I'm about to spray and lettering the frontpanels of my Formant synth.
Planned to use Letraset as I did in the seventies and eighties, but.....
Where to get them?
Checked with one supplier here in Norway and they told me that maybe
they could order from Letraset in Britain at $16 each sheet if I placed an 
order of >150 sheets.
Ha Ha:) thats what the Formant costed me in parts.
 
So my question is: What do you sdiy-guys use?
 
Any tips would be nice.
 
Best regards
Stein Seim
 
"It's hard to be a dinosaur in these modern times"
 
/ www.twostonesstudio.no <http://www.twostonesstudio.no> 
steiseim at online.no <mailto:steiseim at online.no> 
 

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