Panels

[Bluechip]

Hi Troops

MEGA Electronics ( Cambridge UK) used to produce this system for making better than 'half decent' front panels for electonikky stuff:

http://www.megauk.com/quickmark-digital.html

They no longer exist.   

Does anyone know of a similar product ( UK ).

Dave

[gerritv]

Interesting stuff.
I found this potential supplier: https://www.vpcinc.com/Category/Quick-Mark-Digital-64.cfm. Not sure if this would also work, or be better for panels: https://www.ebay.ca/itm/8-5-x-11-Screen-Printing-Milky-Transparency-Film-for-LASER-PRINTER-100-sheets/132299239297 . Lots of that product available from a variety of sources.

Instructions are here: (although in this case the product is discontinued): https://static.rapidonline.com/pdf/37-1656_v1.pdf

Alternatively I think the screen printing sites would be the place to look.

Gerrit

[Vixen]

Hello Dave,

These were done on "Laser printable acrylic film" sourced off e-bay. It's got some sort of coating which absorbs the ink. The film is available sticky backed or plain, it's similar to the old OHP transparent films we all used in lectures and presentations.

Might be useful to you for panel marking, not sure how well solid colour infills would work out.



Mike

[Bluechip]

Hi Folks

Thanks for the replies 

Made a few enquiries viz. RS & Farnell's with not much luck.

Decided to try using my PCB designer ( Express PCB ) to do a top layer design then put it onto the translucent acetate sheet followed by laminating it.

The whole lot under a 2 or 3mm acrylic sheet .... bit clumsy but I have all the gubbins to do it.   

If it makes an unholy screw-up I've not lost much.   

Dave