[simpits-tech] Problem update & shop news...

[Roy Coates]

On Thu, 16 Nov 2006, Ido Dekkers wrote:

> well if you want to make them like the real ones -
> you need a CNC machine to cut the Plexiglas, then paint it white a few
> coats, then black,
> then if you have access to a laser engraver, laser the lettering, or the
> hard way is to CNC them.
>
> then you need to get a PCB, solder some LED's on it and there you have it :

I've access to some pretty tasty CNC gear and I would think that our laser
group would be able to handle laser engraving for me.

There used to be a system which used a sandwich of black and white
plastic, you could engrave through either to yield lettering of the
opposite colour. We used loads to label home-brewed equipment but the
fools dumped the engraver when it failed current code requirements.

I wonder if that stuff could be laser engraved .. ?  Hmmm...


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Roy Coates.
Dept of Engineering.
Liverpool University.
E-Mail: r.coates at liv.ac.uk
Tel: 0151 794 4862
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