On Fri, Jul 08, 2016 at 01:18:45PM +0100, Rod Smallwood wrote: > > > On 08/07/2016 07:14, Pontus Pihlgren wrote: > >On Thu, Jul 07, 2016 at 07:47:32PM +0100, Rod Smallwood wrote: > >> > >>On 07/07/2016 19:11, John H. Reinhardt wrote: > >>>On 7/7/2016 3:02 AM, Rod Smallwood wrote: > >>>> > >>>> > >>>>-------- Forwarded Message -------- > >>>>Subject: Re: Front Panels - New development - Bezels > >>>>Date: Thu, 7 Jul 2016 08:01:35 +0100 > >>>>From: Rod Smallwood <rodsmallwoo...@btinternet.com> > >>>>To: Paul Birkel <pbir...@gmail.com> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>>On 07/07/2016 07:18, Paul Birkel wrote: > >>>>>"MakeAnEight", oh my :->. Next it will be "SweetSixteen" I imagine. > >>>>> > >>>>>Great news on the casting-in-resin prototype. How much are these > >>>>>ending up costing? > >>>>> > >>>>>-----Original Message----- > >>>>>From: cctalk [mailto:cctalk-boun...@classiccmp.org] On Behalf Of Rod > >>>>>Smallwood > >>>>>Sent: Thursday, July 07, 2016 2:04 AM > >>>>>To: General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts > >>>>>Subject: Front Panels - New development - Bezels > >>>>> > >>>>>Hi Guys > >>>>> > >>>>> We are able to-announce the successful test production > >>>>>of a PDP-8 Bezel in cast resin. > >>>>> > >>>>> The result is tough, beige colored, slightly flexible > >>>>>copy of the original. > >>>>> > >>>>> Bonding the panel to the bezel or adding internal > >>>>>stiffening brings rigidity. > >>>>> > >>>>> Painting matches the color. > >>>>> > >>>>> This will be part of our MakeAnEight parts for > >>>>>reproduction or repair range. > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> Rod (Panelman) Smallwood > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>Hi Paul > >>>> Well I was going to call it ElevenHeaven but I like > >>>>your idea better. > >>>> > >>>>They got a good result first time. That seemed too easy. Then I > >>>>remembered > >>>>that when I went through the molding and casting process they said is > >>>>that it? > >>>> > >>>>It just dawned on me. Screen printing is all about handling gloopy > >>>>liquids. > >>>>They have all of the knowledge of mixing and all of the measuring pots > >>>>and > >>>>stirring sticks you will ever need. > >>>> > >>>>Cost? Well that's interesting. > >>>>Usually in a small run/custom situation its the labor cost that's the > >>>>major element. > >>>>Here it seems to be the cost of the materials to get the right result. I > >>>>should know soon. > >>>> > >>>>Regards Rod > >>>> > >>>> > >>>I would stick with the "ElevenHeaven" since that indicates a PDP-11. The > >>>Sixteen > >>>refers to the bits, I know, but there were a lot of 16-bit-ers out there > >>>and only > >>>one Eleven! > >>> > >>>BTW, I'm looking forward to your getting to the PDP-11 series, especially > >>>an 11/70 > >>>panel and bezel. > >>> > >>>Regards, > >>> John H. Reinhardt > >>Ok Thanks > >> Plan is to complete the PDP-8/i and then do the 8/L > >> > >>Next up will be the much requested ElevenHeaven range. > >>As the 11/70 is the headline system we could start there. > >>Panels first, bezel to follow. > >> > >>Longer term goal is a full size operating replica that is difficult (at > >>least externally) to tell from the original. > >> > >Is there a way to tell your replicas from the originals? Given the prices > >of some original panels it would be nice to be able to identify a > >"counterfeit" one. > > > >Now, I am i no way against what you are doing I think it i great but I'm > >honestly conserned that these will pop up on ebay in the future as the real > >thing. > > > >/P > Well I could say ours are better. However I'm going to get a number burned > into the plexiglass. > An easy way to tell is to look at the cutouts. Ours are laser cut and > perfectly straight, sharp and square. > The originals have tool marks and are a bit rounded in the corners by the > router. > > Regards Rod > >
Thank you, good enough. /P
