I finished off my Futaba transmitter replica using some dymo labels and marker.
Unfortunately, the marker didn't take as I'd hoped and smudged as I was moving it, so it'll need to be redone using something more permanent.
After some trial and error, because these things never turn out to have been done in a straightforward way and I'm just sad like that, I guess.
The labels were made using a vintage 1500 series Dymo embosser which is set up to use 12mm wide tape and has a slightly different font and larger lettering than later models.
They then used 9mm wide tape instead of 12mm, because of course they did![:roll:]( "Rolling Eyes")
which is why some of the numbers are off centre on the original transmitter, as you have to manually align the tape after each character to stop it from drifting to either side in the 12mm channel on the embosser.
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Unfortunately, the marker didn't take as I'd hoped and smudged as I was moving it, so it'll need to be redone using something more permanent.
After some trial and error, because these things never turn out to have been done in a straightforward way and I'm just sad like that, I guess.
The labels were made using a vintage 1500 series Dymo embosser which is set up to use 12mm wide tape and has a slightly different font and larger lettering than later models.
They then used 9mm wide tape instead of 12mm, because of course they did
which is why some of the numbers are off centre on the original transmitter, as you have to manually align the tape after each character to stop it from drifting to either side in the 12mm channel on the embosser.
Statistics: Posted by RedSpecial — September 5th, 2024, 8:24 am