{"id":116,"date":"2021-10-15T05:22:19","date_gmt":"2021-10-14T19:52:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/adrianham.great-site.net\/?page_id=116"},"modified":"2021-10-24T15:47:01","modified_gmt":"2021-10-24T06:17:01","slug":"lable-making","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/vk5zbr.com\/?page_id=116","title":{"rendered":"Lable making"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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Making of a professional looking decals for your projects Adventures<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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\ufeffA \ufeffbit \ufeffof \ufeffhistory<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When making an electronics project I was always disappointed in the labelling of panels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\ufeffDot \ufeffmatrix \ufeffprinter \ufeffdecals \ufefflooked \ufeffa \ufeffbit \ufeffaverage \ufefftoo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\ufeff\u2009<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Lexan velvet feel sheet.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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X,Y plotter<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\ufeff\u2009<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Silk screening<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Lexan on paper<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\ufeff\u2009<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\ufeffI \ufefffound \ufeffthe \ufeffbest \ufeffway \ufeffto \ufeffcut \ufeffthe \ufeffholes \ufeffis \ufeffusing \ufeffa \ufeffwad \ufeffpunch \ufeffand \ufeffa \ufeffxacto \ufeffknife \ufefffor \ufeffthe \ufeffstraight \ufeffedge \ufeffholes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\ufeff\u2009<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\ufeff\u2009<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Keyboard eschuction<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\ufeffThe \ufeffcomputer \ufeffCAD<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\ufeffWell \ufeffthis \ufeffonly \ufeffbecame \ufeffpossible \ufeffwhen \ufeffthe \ufeffcomputer \ufefftechnology \ufeffbecame \ufeffmore \ufeffadvance \ufeffand \ufeffaffordable, \ufeffI \ufeffguess \ufeffis \ufeffwas \ufeffin \ufeffthe \ufeffmid \ufeff90\u2019s.  \ufeffThe \ufeffsoftware \ufeffI \ufeffuse \ufeffwas \ufeffa \ufeffword \ufeffto \ufeffstart \ufeffwith.  \ufeffWhen \ufeffwindows \ufeff95 \ufeffcame \ufeffaround \ufeffCorel \ufeffDraw \ufeffwas \ufeffmy \ufeffgo \ufeffpackage \ufefffor \ufeffa \ufeffwhile.  \ufeffI \ufeffgot \ufeffinto \ufeffAutoCad \ufeffLT \ufeffand \ufeffI \ufeffuse \ufeffthis \ufeffto \ufeffdraw \ufeffthe \ufeffbasic \ufefflay \ufeffout \ufeffaccurately \ufeffthen \ufeffexported \ufeffit \ufeffto \ufeffCorel \ufeffDraw \ufeffto \ufeffmake \ufeffit \ufefflook \ufeffnice.  \ufeffAutoCad \ufeff2000 \ufeffcame \ufeffalong \ufeffand \ufeffreal \ufeffstyle \ufefffonts \ufeffwere \ufeffavailable.  \ufeffSo \ufeffnow \ufeffat \ufefflast \ufeffI \ufeffcould \ufeffmake \ufeffthe \ufeffart \ufeffwork \ufefflook \ufeffso \ufeffmuch \ufeffnicer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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