Front Panels - Update.

2016-10-11 Thread Rod Smallwood
Hi Firstly I am pleased to be able to say I have five different PDP-8 front panels all in stock. Secondly a big thank you to Jack Rubin for mentioning my panels in his presentation at the Chicago show. I have the artwork for the PDP-8/L done and I'll get a run done as soon as I get e

Front Panels - Update

2016-03-18 Thread Rod Smallwood
Hello Guys The latest batch of PDP-8 panels are now reaching their new owners. We held shipping until now to make sure we had good product. The only way you can check the quality is to go through the whole production cycle We threw a fair few in the dumpster! We did ext

Front Panels Update

2016-02-15 Thread Rod Smallwood
Hi I had an email in from the screeners this morning. She is getting there. I suppose I should not expect automation speeds from a skilled hand process. Twenty boards not all the same with five passes per board, flush out time and drying time with the need for spot on registration aint g

Front Panels - Update

2016-01-12 Thread Rod Smallwood
Hi Guys I just had an email with some pictures of the panels in. The panels are great but the pictures not. Because you need lots of light to see what you are doing. They have several skylights and the light is all wrong for phone cameras They are adding the final details : A

Front Panels - Update

2015-11-07 Thread rod
Hi Guys Things are proceeding well. The girls are deciding the best way to do the matte finish layer I'm confirming exactly where the hole for the lock should be to be so the panel can be pre-drilled. One kind list member is shipping me an o

Front Panels Update - Lexan and 8/e round hole positions

2015-11-01 Thread rod
Hi Guys, I got asked if we could do Lexan panels. I think it was for DG. Yes my supplier does Lexan and can laser cut holes etc. So if you need Lexan panels let me know. The next batch of 8/e A & B will have the hole for the selector switch and the one for the lock pre-drilled.

Front Panels - Update

2015-10-29 Thread rod
Hi Guys As per previous update I'm off to my silk screen printers today. Thanks to lots of help from list members I have identified most of the different PDP8/e panel types that exist. 1. PDP-8/e Type A: Selector switch starts from _vertical (12 o'clock)_ position