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« on: November 23, 2014, 05:57:37 PM »

I have finally exhausted my stash of white ham radio specific dry transfers and am not having much luck finding a new source of them.  Wondering what alternative folks have tried (such as label printer) to produce white on clear labels.

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« Reply #1 on: November 23, 2014, 06:36:38 PM »

http://www.officedepot.com/a/products/542100/Brother-TC-14Z1-White-On-Clear/

Brother P-touch..

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« Reply #2 on: November 23, 2014, 07:44:41 PM »

Howdy,

I use vinyl lettering you design online.

http://doityourselflettering.com/

pretty durable and has good adhesive.

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« Reply #3 on: November 23, 2014, 09:04:15 PM »

http://www.minute-man.com/acatalog/DATAMARK____153____Dry_Transfer_Letters_bu_Datak.html

http://www.russellind.com/Russell/letterin/main.htm

Google ham radio fry transfers may bring up a few more.


And, there's always the ever sexy Dymo label machine

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« Reply #4 on: November 23, 2014, 09:07:54 PM »

I just tossed a bunch of dry transfers, they did not stick 15 years ago, and they would not stick now.
The P touch is great, you can peal them off and change things if you want/need, or if you put them on off center.
Just lift with an xacto knife and move/change it.
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« Reply #5 on: November 24, 2014, 12:38:35 AM »

I just tossed a bunch of dry transfers, they did not stick 15 years ago, and they would not stick now.

I have a package of dry transfers that also refuse to stick. I have had good results with painting the area I wish to letter with a thin layer of Foil Adheasive for sticking foil leafing made by Sugarloaf Products of Lithonia, Ga, you should be able to find it at any craft store. Let it set for a minute or two until it is just slightly sticky, then apply the dry transfer lettering. The adheasive dries clear. Apply a coat of clear lacqure to protect the lettering.

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« Reply #6 on: November 24, 2014, 12:14:20 PM »

I use a program called  Front designer 3.0 from abacom, for my front panel lay-out.
Easy to learn and use even for an old guy like me , fast  and looks professional. print it on a plastic sticker sheet and ready. Or it delivers a HPGL file for an engraving machine if You like.  Lots of fonts, signs , and  even meter scale's  etc. You can try it for free but it has not all the functions then i think..
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« Reply #7 on: November 24, 2014, 02:46:10 PM »

Craft stores sell rub-on letter sheets in various fonts and colors.

                     
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« Reply #8 on: November 25, 2014, 04:33:54 PM »

Come to think of it, I know I saw a product that is a print-on decal material!
Presumably you need to use the proper ink product in ur ink jet or else laser print, don't recall, but that would be pretty nifty.

In fact someone just posted somewhere, maybe here about re-doing a meter face with that one!

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« Reply #9 on: November 26, 2014, 01:12:09 AM »

Come to think of it, I know I saw a product that is a print-on decal material!
Presumably you need to use the proper ink product in ur ink jet or else laser print, don't recall, but that would be pretty nifty.

In fact someone just posted somewhere, maybe here about re-doing a meter face with that one!

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I order some decal sheets on-line and used it to print some decal labels for the panel to Heathkit SB-640 remote vfo I restored. I ordered the sheets for use with a laser printer. It worked pretty well. I found out that after printing I needed to spray the decals with a clear coat before attempting to apply them or the ink would tend to flak off. After applying to the panel I then applied another clear coat to seal it to the panel.

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« Reply #10 on: November 26, 2014, 03:12:26 AM »


I order some decal sheets on-line and used it to print some decal labels for the panel to Heathkit SB-640 remote vfo I restored. I ordered the sheets for use with a laser printer. It worked pretty well. I found out that after printing I needed to spray the decals with a clear coat before attempting to apply them or the ink would tend to flak off. After applying to the panel I then applied another clear coat to seal it to the panel.

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What is a decal sheet?
How do you apply them to the panel?
If your toner (it's not ink) is flaking off, the printer is not supplying enough heat to bond the print to the decal sheet if it's something other then bond paper.
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« Reply #11 on: November 26, 2014, 05:46:05 PM »

Decals? Those things that you put on ur plastic models when you were a kid?

Soak in warm water, it releases it from the backing paper and then you slide it to where you want it to go.

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« Reply #12 on: November 26, 2014, 09:04:28 PM »

Decals? Those things that you put on ur plastic models when you were a kid?

Soak in warm water, it releases it from the backing paper and then you slide it to where you want it to go.

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In reference to his post. I know what decals are.
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« Reply #13 on: November 27, 2014, 07:34:32 AM »

Decals? Those things that you put on ur plastic models when you were a kid?

Soak in warm water, it releases it from the backing paper and then you slide it to where you want it to go.

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In reference to his post. I know what decals are.

Aren't those the things that "dancers" wear while performing....oh wait...wrong "decals"...    Wink


The last time I found sheets of Dry Transfers was at Hobby Lobby.
Unfortunately they are not Ham Radio specific.
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