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Having done .125 inch thick backplanes PC boards, I can tell you that will
be thick enough not to flex.  But then it is not so cheap anymore.

John Loffink
The Microtonal Synthesis Web Site
http://www.microtonal-synthesis.com
The Wavemakers Synthesizer Web Site
http://www.wavemakers-synth.com


> -----Original Message-----
> From: verbos2002 [mailto:verbos2002@yahoo.com]
> >
> > Printed circuit board houses routinely do precision drilling,
> > plating and silkscreening from a single vendor. The least
> > expensive way to make faceplates would be to make them from
> > printed circuit board material (fiberglass). You could put a
> > continuous ground plane on one layer for sheilding, and use
> > black solder mask on the dress face with white silkscreening.
> > The cost would likely be a tenth of the same metal faceplate. But
> > I do not know if the market place would accept them.
> >
> 
> I think that would be awesome. You could actually do it in blue too,
> the hallmark of the Wiard look. (of course someone will bitch about
> that too!) Just make sure it's thick enough to not flex when you push
> on it.
> 
> maybe that's the key to your new innovation.
>