21-08-2012, 09:44 PM
Whoooooeeee - eye-watering prices when only needed for printing a few sheets!
If the artwork for a dial has been done in a form that would be satisfactory for screen printing onto glass, it would be interesting to learn what a screen printing firm would charge. The Super Groom seems not to be all that rare, and other restorers will face similar problems. The dial is such a central feature of any radio - not least this on - that maybe if a batch of ten say were professionally printed, the price would be not too prohibitive and what you make on selling the ones you don't need might more than fund the whole exercise. Something of a gamble of course, it has to be admitted.
I'm aware that Gary ('Radio Fixer') has trodden that path, as his experiences were covered in two excellent articles in the BVWS Bulletin, in which he explored alternative options for dial reproduction, including decal paper ('water-slide transfers' to use the UK term), window film, and screen printing.
If the artwork for a dial has been done in a form that would be satisfactory for screen printing onto glass, it would be interesting to learn what a screen printing firm would charge. The Super Groom seems not to be all that rare, and other restorers will face similar problems. The dial is such a central feature of any radio - not least this on - that maybe if a batch of ten say were professionally printed, the price would be not too prohibitive and what you make on selling the ones you don't need might more than fund the whole exercise. Something of a gamble of course, it has to be admitted.
I'm aware that Gary ('Radio Fixer') has trodden that path, as his experiences were covered in two excellent articles in the BVWS Bulletin, in which he explored alternative options for dial reproduction, including decal paper ('water-slide transfers' to use the UK term), window film, and screen printing.
Regards, David.
BVWS Member.
G-QRP Club Member 1339.
'I'm in my own little world, but I'm happy, and they know me here'
BVWS Member.
G-QRP Club Member 1339.
'I'm in my own little world, but I'm happy, and they know me here'
