SUPER brilliant!!! I have a project with a single LED display, and I was wondering how I would make a good looking bezel for it. Your technique here for the display will give me a nice finished edge. Thanks!
@GenePavlovsky4 жыл бұрын
Nice video. When applying the sticker, it's good to go from one side to the other slowly, and to press it down with something (special roller, squeegee, credit card). Otherwise you might have trapped bubbles
@homelessrobot2 жыл бұрын
"You want holes in your project, not yourself" Well, that is an interesting little cut you have on that thumb you are using as a guide. It looks like recent experience is a great teacher :P
@stevenreynolds25806 жыл бұрын
Nice project love the simplicity and great tutorial have been looking for ways to make some switch panel labels for a camper-van, This will do nicely thanks
@stuartmcconnachie4 жыл бұрын
You can also use a laminator to make a more durable label. If you require a window, cut the hole in the paper before you laminate it. Stick on with glue or double sided tape.
@jeffersonjanaina36716 жыл бұрын
thanks for posting this.. labeled switches etc, are More important than what goes on, on the inside.
@immortalsofar53144 жыл бұрын
Thanks for this. I've got 3 LiFePO4 packs that look like something from a drug smuggling operation. I've found the perfect box for them (a Homebase Black and Decker toolbox for £20). It looks great but I really need to add some labels to it.
@jaydee25596 жыл бұрын
Thanks, learnt a few tips from this :-)
@xXxDJDANxXx14 жыл бұрын
Thank-you. Help me with one of projects 🙂
@mschwage5 жыл бұрын
Great video. A little scary with the mid-air drilling, though. I once didn't get my finger far enough out of the way... and on more than one occasion, I've had the drill grab my case (it happens more often with aluminum). I recommend drilling on top of an old 2x4 chunk of lumber.
@NearFarMedia5 жыл бұрын
Yeah, I do that now. :) Aluminium is bad for grabbing, soft enough for the drill bit to bite deep, strong enough to hold on and not let go...
@GenePavlovsky4 жыл бұрын
I also thought so. Also, had experience in the past where the object being drilled just broke from too much pressure (from the drill)
@timkemp8 жыл бұрын
Packing tape or clear shelf liner over the top of the paper will greatly improve the durability of your label.
@NearFarMedia8 жыл бұрын
Yeah, the trick is finding the stuff here in Japan. Packing tape is good for smaller projects, but this one was juuuust a bit too big.
@GenePavlovsky4 жыл бұрын
@@NearFarMedia Maybe just spray clear acrylic lacquer on the paper? Or apply it with a brush (I use clear acrylic nail polish top coat)
@pir8692 жыл бұрын
Ink jet printer media ,the ink will bleed over time,i printed pcb layouts and it bled over the period of 3-4 yrs,it may seem a long time but you want it to stay intact,laser printers are the best,colour laser printers are horrendously expensive. The best method so far i have seen for good diy panel marking is laser printable water slide,it comes in colour or clear and you have to clear or satin coat over it,but it wont ever bleed,it might chip,but then you can as you did plastic coat it.
@NearFarMedia2 жыл бұрын
Yeah, I want to try the waterslide decals. I'm actually trying to find an easy way to apply white lettering to front panels to restore HP and Tektronix equipment. Too bad white laser printer toner isn't more common...
@livvy94 Жыл бұрын
How do you print off the design so precisely? Windows Photo Viewer always resizes it whenever I try
@NearFarMedia Жыл бұрын
I print from Adobe Acrobat, Illustrator, or CAD software like Rhinoceros 3D, but you could use Microsoft Office, Inkscape, GIMP, or almost any other vector or graphics software you can find.
@mac_uk54643 жыл бұрын
can put a link for the paper stuff & sticky you mention, please.
@Rangvishwa_Enterprises4 жыл бұрын
nice video
@kulcsarzoltan14106 жыл бұрын
This is a nice job.
@043SECTOR5 Жыл бұрын
What software did you use to make the drawing of the label ?
@NearFarMedia Жыл бұрын
From memory I would have used Adobe Illustrator, but any graphics software would work ok.
@EmbSysDev4 жыл бұрын
Neat work !
@tastymacification8 жыл бұрын
Good ideas here. Thanks!
@reverse_engineered8 жыл бұрын
Great job on the video, quite comprehensive. There were a couple of things you skipped, though, that I wish I would have seen. You said you made the opening square with a file. What kind of file did you use? Are there any tricks to getting a nice, clean edge? Also, how did you eventually cut out the holes in the label for the terminals and switch?
@NearFarMedia8 жыл бұрын
To smooth out the square hole, I just used a flat file to carefully make the edges straight. For the holes, I just cut them out with the same knife I used for the square hole..
@GenePavlovsky4 жыл бұрын
He's an electrician, so he can make a nice straight edge with a file with no tricks. Just practice and practice, I guess! File to the line.
@hossammoghrabi10216 жыл бұрын
what is that sticky paper? can a cheap printer print on it?
@mschwage4 жыл бұрын
Should be available at any office supply store. Avery makes sheets of label paper for printers.
@matthewreynolds80258 жыл бұрын
Where did you get the enclosure? can you provide a link?
@alfredcalleja4506 жыл бұрын
Thank you: brilliant!
@jago53005 жыл бұрын
Educational nice
@brucewoods93777 жыл бұрын
Where did you get that enclosure?. Link please
@friedmule54036 жыл бұрын
To cut square holes, maybe you could bye a cheap scroll saw and use that together with some fine files?
@stephendarling58768 жыл бұрын
Hi. What cad design software do you use to design the panel please?
@NearFarMedia8 жыл бұрын
I use Rhinoceros 3D but any vector drawing software that allows you to draw to measured sizes and print at 1:1 scale will do the job.
@stephendarling58768 жыл бұрын
OK Great. Thank you
@liammc477 жыл бұрын
For a simple panel, like this, the drawing tools in MS Word work well (if you have Office anyway).
@bassreaper77795 жыл бұрын
Front Panel Designer.........www.frontpanelexpress.com/downloads/front_panel_designer/
@movax20h6 жыл бұрын
Really nice cutting mat! Is it ESD disspaiting thing? If so can I know the brand name?
@NearFarMedia6 жыл бұрын
It's not specifically ESD, but I have it on a larger ESD mat that covers my whole bench. It's one I bought in Japan from the hardware store called 'Viva Home'.
@liammc477 жыл бұрын
Can you point me towards a source of the panel nibblers?
@badhonebrahim77074 жыл бұрын
Search LCR Meter
@liammc474 жыл бұрын
Did that. No nibblers in the results
@daviddavidson13725 жыл бұрын
Link to enclosure. Thanks.
@NearFarMedia5 жыл бұрын
I can't find it on ebay anymore unfortunately, but I'm sure the likes of Hammond or Takachi etc would have something similar I'm sure.
@daviddavidson13725 жыл бұрын
@@NearFarMedia yeah.i found one similar....Thanks great video
@bassreaper77795 жыл бұрын
@@daviddavidson1372 How about a link to the one you found.
@daviddavidson13725 жыл бұрын
www.ebay.com/itm/NEW-PACTEC-Plastic-Electronic-Handheld-Enclosures-Case-Model- Saids out of stock. But sure you can fine them somewhere else. HP-9VB/253851468292?ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&_trksid=p2060353.m2749.l2649
@bjl10004 жыл бұрын
well there's 17:34 wasted!
@NearFarMedia4 жыл бұрын
Sorry to be a disappointment, but it seems you still watched the entire video anyway. :)