There is tremendous satisfaction in building a piece of equipment, but it is often difficult to complete the project with a professional looking front panel with lettering and graphics. Unless you are exceptionally neat, hand-produced panels are rarely satisfactory, rub down lettering, such as Letraset with perhaps a clear lacquer to resist wear can work for lettering, but doesn't provide a range of other graphics (See Figs 1 & 2). I have seen on the internet methods using waterslide transfers. The panel artwork is printed onto special transfer paper and then applied to the panel. It seems fine for individual controls but will leave an edge where the transparent transfer ends. It would be tricky to use transfers to apply to a complete, large, panel. Even if successful, the transfer will need a clear coating, as with Letraset, to guard against wear.
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