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nailsworth YaBB Newbies Why not describe your RV construction experience? Posts: 2 Gender:	Panel labels 14.05.2009 at 17:03:39 Can anyone please recommend a supplier of custom labels for my instrument panel? I'm looking for black type on clear self-adhesive background. Many thanks, Steve Hiscox
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Mike Newall

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A330 Capt, Builder,

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Re: Panel labels
Reply #1 - 14.05.2009 at 21:40:14

We use a Dymo Rhino for labels and also labelling heat shrink tubing. It can do black on white, black on clear, white on black, white on clear depending on tape. The heat shrink printing is fab for wiring.

http://www.rhinopro.co.uk/RhinoPRO-5000-Label-Printer.html?gclid=CI6hmePUvJoCFQu bnAodhXHBbg

For our panel, we made an early decision on labels and switches, my wife did the labels on her Mac and we then got them screenprinted on - cost about £40 but was well worth it.

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/rvsqn/photos/album/1843892863/pic/86316016/view?pi cmode=&mode=tn&order=ordinal&start=21&count=20&dir=asc

Mike

7 Flying !, 8 in both workshops. Next one will be quicker, simpler, better. But they all say that, don't they ?

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Dave Boxall

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RV-9A. Wilksch
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Re: Panel labels
Reply #2 - 19.05.2009 at 18:19:15

I drew my labels in Autocad and took a PDF file to our local vehicle vinyl printing shop (Fastsigns in Bath). Doing them in Word would work just as well, but I had an Autocad drawing of my panel.

I made the mistake of getting my panel painted black and my local Vinyl shop can't print white so I had to get the black background printed on white vinyl & stick those on the panel. It looks OK, but if I were to do it again I'd paint the panel grey...

Dave

Dave Boxall
RV-9A Wilksch WAM-120
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nailsworth YaBB Newbies Why not describe your RV construction experience? Posts: 2 Gender:	Re: Panel labels Reply #3 - 19.05.2009 at 20:27:55 Thank you very much for those helpful comments. After much thought we finally decided to have the labels engraved on thin satin aluminium strip. The engraved letters will then be "flooded" in black. So fingers crossed! Regards, Steve
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