Pics of my completed heater switch plate

I used 1/8" dry transfer letters. The arrow I had to "piece meal" together. It didn't come out too bad. When you look at it closely you can see a couple of letters are not aligned. It takes some steady hands and a keen eye to get those letters lined up and in the right spot. I have to shoot a couple more coats of the clear coat and allow it to harden. I have a couple more plates I am gonna do and hopefully by then I will have it looking better.

 

Looks sweet .

 

Dang, that looks pretty good!! Once you get the knobs on you'd never see the "off" letters. If anybody gets close enough to see 'em anyway, they need to be smacked.

 

Nice job. I think it looks great!

 

Looks great to me. Wanna do mine next? Mike

 

good job

 

Been tryin' to figure out how to do that for months. Mine will be in the mail tomorrow. R)

 

Thanks guys. I will have a beer next time to steady the hands!

Thinking about it now, I do have a bunch o supplies left. I will do some for 10 smackers which would INCLUDE priority mail back to owner. Basically 5 bucks and shipping. PM me.

 

Looks nice!

 

Nice job Kev........

 

Looks good

 

Man! That is EXACTLY what I was looking for!

Thanks for the reply in my posting on letters.

kamel

 

If you're going to have a beer -- go to the local party supply and get yourself a San Miguel- from the Philippines.

They are good!

 

Here are the parts I used.

I have been getting some requests for more info so here you go.

"The dry erase letters are made by Datak Corporation. The word/letter part number is K58. That includes a bunch of words to include OFF, LO, HI, etc. The words not already together are FAN, AIR, DEF, and TEMP. The package has individual letters that are needed to make those words. K62 (switch patterns) had the lines for the temp slider. The arrow end I made by using two separate smaller lines and angled them together at the end. Each sheet package was $5ish. I also bought the spray Datak makes to apply over the letters. It was $6 and some change. The key is not to use too much clear coat spray on your first coat. Some letters may float up and move. Apply a small thin spray and then let dry. Then apply a heavier coat as necessary. IMHO it is easier to buy the spray can than have to pull out the compressor and gun. Once sprayed you then have to clean your gun out. For such a small project it is not worth the effort....just buy can."

I looked all over the normal stores. Hobby lobby, Michaels, etc. Come to find out they are made specifically for electronic applications. Old faceplates, switches, circuit boards, etc. I would start by looking at your local electronic stores that sell boards, diodes, computer switches, etc.

Also, available online at

http://www.minute-man.com/acatalog/D...u_Datak.h tml

Expect shipping to be high though.

 

ummmmm...nice....

 

I don't have that...am I suppose to have that:? I have 3 crome pull knobs, are mine out of a later modelR)