I'm trying to get my instruments to look sexier/more professional. I really want to have text indicating what the pots/switches/whatever do and I'd really rather not just do it with sharpie. Any idea how I would go about getting professional text on there (like this: http://www.diyguitarist.com/Images/Funk-It.jpg (http://www.diyguitarist.com/Images/Funk-It.jpg))? I'd rather do it myself and not have to send it off somewhere.
Sorry if this has been asked before. I would have searched but I'm strapped for time. . .
I would have replied properly but i'm strapped for time. I'm sure you know how it is....... ::)
;D
maybe water slide decal
Quote from: voodoolikeudoo on January 24, 2011, 06:06:01 PM
I would have replied properly but i'm strapped for time. I'm sure you know how it is....... ::)
Sneaky bastard ;)
Back from class. Let the search commence. . .
Some people are getting good results by laminating a printed design and gluing it to metal boxes.
I've also seen something called Lazertran (it may actually be water slide decal as mentioned above... not sure). I saw the guy on the link below use it on his SSL compressor clone, and from the pictures it looks pretty sweet! I haven't looked into it enough to know if it'll work on plastic yet, but if you're going for the guitar pedal style then I guess you'll be using metal boxes, and it seems to work pretty nicely on those.
http://gssl.rolandklinkenberg.com/english/3.html (http://gssl.rolandklinkenberg.com/english/3.html)
Have you considered making stickers? I recently did a design where the entire front panel labeling was replaced with stickers. You can see it here:
http://seaweedfactory.blogspot.com/2011/02/lumberjack-fight.html (http://seaweedfactory.blogspot.com/2011/02/lumberjack-fight.html)
I measured each space and produced the design in an image editor, then I had it printed on full-sheet label paper at a print shop. Cover this with clear contact paper and you have very durable stickers. I trimmed the sticker to shape and sanded the area to be covered before applying it. This was a very cheap way to completely relabel an entire machine.
I'm going to try scanning an entire keyboard to create stickers for another project.