Making Fontpanel Labels

[Michael Holley]

Ethan Dicks asked about label sheets for front panels. In the past you could 
get brushed aluminum material with a black coating that was etched away with 
printed circuit board chemicals. (Kepro made it but they are going out of 
business.) The front panels of SWTPC equipment used this material.

I have not found anyone who does this in small quantizes (One or two units.) 
There is a fellow selling Altair front panel labels on eBay, so someone must 
do it.

There is a mail order company here is Seattle, Rippedsheets.com, that sells 
satin finished aluminum sheet you can run through a inkjet printer. They 
sell a bunch of different types of material for inkjet and laser printers.
http://www.rippedsheets.com/inkjet/alumi.html
http://www.rippedsheets.com/inkjet/whitepoly.html

I have not used it because it works with Epson printers (they keep the stock 
flat.)  I used FrontPanelExpress to make the back panel of my TV Typewriter.
http://www.swtpc.com/mholley/CT_1024/Restore/BackPanel.htm

Back in the 1960s and 1970s I would hand ink my panels with a Leroy 
Lettering Set and spray clear Krylon on them. A lot of work but they looked 
nice.

Michael Holley
www.swtpc.com/mholley

> From: Ethan Dicks <ethan.dicks at gmail.com>
> Subject: Today's garage sale findings
> To: "General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts"
> Speaking of
> which, does anyone know if they manufacture an adhesive-backed
> _plastic_ sheet that's meant to go through printers?  I know I can
> pick up an 8.5"x11" paper label from any office supply place.  I am
>