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> From: pic microcontroller discussion list
> [mailto:PICLIST@MITVMA.MIT.EDU]On Behalf Of Rock Thompson
> Sent: Thursday, September 16, 1999 7:12 PM
> To: PICLIST@MITVMA.MIT.EDU
> Subject: Will Make Front Panels for Food
>

I often see posts such as this one where we are invited to reply do the
poster directly, by email.
I use MS Outlook, and the only return address I ever see is the piclist
itself.
Is this a case of the original poster forgetting to include his/her email
address, or is
there some other way for me to get it?

BTW, Rock, I would like to have the information.
My email address is:  foster@adastran.com

Thanks!

        Foster Brashear


> I've seen discussions about panels, sheet metal, labels, etc., so I
> thought I'd offer this:
>
> Besides playing with PICs I have a CNC machine shop.  For a recent
> project I made fixtures and wrote some macros to machine prototype
> quantities of various front panels. We'll have this setup on our
> machine for a while, so if anyone is interested in having front panels
> made, let me know and we can slip them in.  I would guess that we could
> do it cheaper and faster than the local sheet metal shop.  (Maybe even
> for free if you help me finish my project obsession: "Replacing an
> entire CNC control with PICs" - guaranteed to make you a fixture in a
> nice asylum somewhere.)
>
> BTW, for labeling, we've done both screen printing or laser marking,
> but my favorite method personally is something anyone with an inkjet
> can do themselves, an "emulsion side down" print on transparent film.
> I use Epson film, although I'm sure there are cheaper sources.  I first
> tried this for some prototypes in an attempt to simulate expensive
> production Lexan labels.  The inkjet looked fully professional, better,
> in fact, than the production label.
>
> I also once made a panel that had a colored inkjet print, with text,
> and used LEDs behind the colored portion as various indicators.  This
> looked fantastic.  You can also put a tactile switch behind the inkjet
> film to make your own prototype membrane switches.  My next experiment
> involves vacuum forming to see if I can put in a "bubble" for the
> switch button.
>
> Anyway, if anyone is interested in having panels made, please e-mail me
> directly and I'll send you more info.
>
> Thanks, Rock
>
>
>
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