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Labels for cockpit?
I've been wondering what to do for labels in the cockpit of a homebuilt. The
Brother line of printers looks like it might be good. They have tape that prints white on a black background in a variety of widths. I like the traditional look of white on black, but I don't know if these labels are durable, and would really look professional. Anyone out there using this or another system for labels that you are happy with? thanks, tom pettit |
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Recommend you list what you need and take it to the local "bowling" trophy
engraver. Very inexpensive and they can match you paint job or upholstery for color. Rich S. wrote in message ... I've been wondering what to do for labels in the cockpit of a homebuilt. The Brother line of printers looks like it might be good. They have tape that prints white on a black background in a variety of widths. I like the traditional look of white on black, but I don't know if these labels are durable, and would really look professional. Anyone out there using this or another system for labels that you are happy with? thanks, tom pettit |
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Yeah. I also like the white on black. I went to a trophy shop that had an
engraver and for pennies they engraved single tags or a bar with several labels on it on a black plastic with an adhesive on the back. I've had these on for several years. Stu Fields wrote in message ... I've been wondering what to do for labels in the cockpit of a homebuilt. The Brother line of printers looks like it might be good. They have tape that prints white on a black background in a variety of widths. I like the traditional look of white on black, but I don't know if these labels are durable, and would really look professional. Anyone out there using this or another system for labels that you are happy with? thanks, tom pettit |
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Ron Wanttaja wrote:
On Fri, 07 May 2004 03:40:27 GMT, wrote: I've been wondering what to do for labels in the cockpit of a homebuilt. The Brother line of printers looks like it might be good. They have tape that prints white on a black background in a variety of widths. I like the traditional look of white on black, but I don't know if these labels are durable, and would really look professional. Anyone out there using this or another system for labels that you are happy with? I've used one of the Brother P-Touch systems to relabel the switches in my Fly Baby. No problems yet, but it's only been a couple of months. But we've used them a lot at work, and they don't seem to be fading or getting brittle. http://www.bowersflybaby.com/labels.JPG We've had problems with the stick'em on the back, not stick'em too good, on a '78 vintage C152... Might not have cleaned the surface properly prior to first stick'em on though... |
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Richard, aren't you the gentleman who made the panel on a 5 axis mill? I'd
sure like to see a photo of that. (the panel, not the mill!) Bill Chernoff "Richard Riley" wrote in message ... On Fri, 07 May 2004 03:40:27 GMT, wrote: :I've been wondering what to do for labels in the cockpit of a homebuilt. The :Brother line of printers looks like it might be good. They have tape that rints white on a black background in a variety of widths. I like the :traditional look of white on black, but I don't know if these labels are :durable, and would really look professional. : :Anyone out there using this or another system for labels that you are happy :with? This one's kind of extreme, but I'm happy with it. I had my panel CNC'd out of 6061 T6 and hard anodized dark gray. I had the CNC route labels in .010 deep on the front face. After anodizing, I filled them with white glow in the dark paint, and I'm illuminating the panel with UV LED's so they glow. All my instruments are internally lit, so I didn't want to light up the rest of the cockpit just to light up labels. The UV LED's are Roithner Lasertechnik, part # RLT365-525 |
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On Fri, 07 May 2004 15:16:08 GMT, "Bill Chernoff"
wrote: :Richard, aren't you the gentleman who made the panel on a 5 axis mill? I'd :sure like to see a photo of that. (the panel, not the mill!) I'm in the middle of making a new one, I didn't like the way the annodize came out on the 2024 and I've changed to 6061. I've also moved some stuff around. I'll take a picture of the new one when it's done. And I ain't no gentleman, I don't want to be no gentleman. I work for a living. |
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"B2431" wrote in message This reminds me I need to get some more jane fonda urinal targets made. Dan, U.S. Air Force, retired Wow! I don't have a urinal in my home, but it might be worth the expense to install one if I too could have one of those targets. Gary Kasten |
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