On Tue, Dec 27, 2016 at 2:25 PM, pais...@erols.com <pais...@erols.com> wrote:
>> I wonder if a sign shop over here could make one from the artwork. It >> would be worth >> asking, although I guess it would be one some kind of plastic >> substrate not the original >> aluminium. > > They did it for me in plastic. It was the same thickness as the aluminum. As > others have Does anyonre know what the thickess is? I do not want to try to prise (pry) the aluminium panel out of one of my PDP11 header panels and put a micrometer on it. > said, the aluminum is extremely hard to remove from the header. Once it is in > the header, > you can't tell if it is plastic or aluminum. I am sure it would be a lot better than a blank panel, and if I ever get the right aluminium one, I could always replace it. This, of course, is not urgent. I can get the complete system assembled, debugged, etc. I can have a blank header for the moment. And if/when I get the banner it's only 2 screws to take the header panel down to fit it. And I have other jobs to do... What I mean by that is that if there is going to be an order for aluminium ones at a sensible price then I will hold out for one of those. If they turn out to be too expensive, then I will see about a plastic one. -tony