Posted: Thu Jun 07, 2007 6:56 pm
Another dilema has been what to do for a panel indicator. Fender has their classic Dialight faceted lens, Marshall has illuminated rockers (among others), Mesa ushered in the era of "blue", but I wanted something different.
So I got to playing around with Plexiglass and blue LEDS and realized that the Plexiglass doesn't pick up much of the light, but if you engrave something into the Plexiglass, it glows quite nicely. So I have decided to try a "Plexi" panel with logo, labeling etc engraved from the rear. We'll see....
Here are 3 shots from the experimental stage...
I engraved the "T" free hand with a Dremel and round ball mill bit. I think a conical bit will have even better results. I'll have to do more testing.
So I got to playing around with Plexiglass and blue LEDS and realized that the Plexiglass doesn't pick up much of the light, but if you engrave something into the Plexiglass, it glows quite nicely. So I have decided to try a "Plexi" panel with logo, labeling etc engraved from the rear. We'll see....
Here are 3 shots from the experimental stage...
I engraved the "T" free hand with a Dremel and round ball mill bit. I think a conical bit will have even better results. I'll have to do more testing.