Re-lettering a faceplate!

[racfan9]

I've been watching the Bay and there's very little in parts for that receiver. I do agree it would be much easier.

 

[slpcorner]

Find another faceplate on eBay from a receiver that doesn't work. Most faceplates are easy to remove.

Wayner

This is the easiest and most trouble-free solution yet.

 

[slpcorner]

do you have a pic of the unit? I'm not finding anything for "Kenwood TK-10"

 

[w1jim]

I used some "Color Laser Bake-On Water-Slide Decal Media" to reletter part of a Marantz faceplate a few years back.

Details here:
http://www.audiokarma.org/forums/showthread.php?t=288775

 

[matteos]

I used some "Color Laser Bake-On Water-Slide Decal Media" to reletter part of a Marantz faceplate a few years back.

Details here:
http://www.audiokarma.org/forums/showthread.php?t=288775

Great thread.

 

[slpcorner]

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I saw this and had to post it... here's how you Re-Letter an amp!!!

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Pioneer-SX-34B-All-Tube-Receiver-Read-Description-/251320341723


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[slpcorner]

 

[matteos]

Love it :thmbsp:

 

[allsmith]

How much lettering do you need redone? I can replicate most lettering and cut it out of colored sign vinyl on my computer controlled vinyl cutter / plotter. But if the lettering is very thin and small i cant always do it. Got any pics and sizes you need?

 

[transmaster]

That looks like some of the home brew ham gear I have seen, works good, looks ugly

 

[andy]

This place can do custom printing on glass. They might be able to do the same on metal. I was quoted $50 for a glass dial, but I haven't gone through with it yet.

http://www.radiodaze.com/Custom-Decal-and-Dial.aspx

 

[ConradH]

Look up the toner transfer process for making circuit boards. If you can print the desired lettering on the right paper, you can heat transfer it to a panel. You'll still need an overcoat, though I think it's more durable than the rub on stuff.

Another crazy thing I've done in the past is to use a Leroy lettering tool to ink panels for prototypes. With the right ink or even paint it can look pretty nice. The trouble is the tools are uncommon now, though they show up on eBay. There's also a rare version that allows the scale and angle to be changed.

example of Leroy set

scroll down for adjustable version

 

[EchoWars]

http://ezscreenprint.com/

 

[beanoil]

I'm currently in contact with a local printing company that says they can help. The plan is to scan the original faceplace on a flatbed scanner. This should work well for me, the Kenwood I'm working on has a flat face. Then, I'll clean the faceplace, and have the gouges and scratches removed. I think I have a line on a CNC operation that will do this by chucking the plate up and using a CNC machine to remove a small amount of the front in multiple passes, making it flat and smooth. At this point, I'll decide whether it stays aluminum color, or gets anodized Euro grey as a one off. Then back to the printer for silk screening. The printing company is under the impression it wont be a huge undertaking, around 50 or so for the process. I meet with the metalworking folks next week to see what that cost is.