Modular Synth Panels

There is paint fill to consider, too.  The relative boldness of the 
lettering is related to both the engraving tool size and the paint 
fill.  I have some 0.4mm letters with light paint fill that look about 
the same as some other 0.2mm with heavier paint fill.  After I got some 
panels with 0.4mm that had heavy paint, I switched over to using 0.2mm 
all the time.  I only have one panel (the MOTM 480) where the 0.2mm 
lettering is very light.

See these examples of the extremes.

CGS VCO with thick 0.4mm paint
http://www.pugix.com/middle-cabinet.htm#cgsvco

MOTM 480 modified with thin 0.2mm paint
http://www.pugix.com/bottom-cabinet.htm#motm480

The last several panels I ordered with 0.2mm were painted just right.  
But you can't count on the paint fill being consistent.

Richard Brewster

Samppa Tolvanen wrote:
> On 7/21/07, loopcycle <loopcycle@...> wrote:
>   
>> Im bumping this thread because I found it extremely useful.
>>  I'm preparing an FPE panel for a gated comparator and will be using
>>  0.2mm for the text engraving.
>>
>>     
>
> Hey,
>
> How do the engravings compare? Can You people make scans from the
> panels made by FPE with information about fonts / engarving options
> used?
>
> Samppa
>
>