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    From David Lesher@21:1/5 to All on Mon Jan 4 04:47:22 2021
    XPost: sci.electronics.design

    I'm designing a project with a small LCD on the panel.
    Where can I go to find a matching bezel? There's gotta be an
    Amce Bezel Co. out there.

    (Size yet TBD, may well be find bezel first, then
    choose display...)



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  • From jlarkin@highlandsniptechnology.com@21:1/5 to wb8foz@panix.com on Mon Jan 4 08:01:36 2021
    XPost: sci.electronics.design

    On Mon, 4 Jan 2021 04:47:22 +0000 (UTC), David Lesher
    <wb8foz@panix.com> wrote:

    I'm designing a project with a small LCD on the panel.
    Where can I go to find a matching bezel? There's gotta be an
    Amce Bezel Co. out there.

    (Size yet TBD, may well be find bezel first, then
    choose display...)

    We usually buy a polycarb sticker that paves over our entire front
    panel, and includes a clear window for the LCD and little frosty
    circles to let discrete LEDs shine through. But the setup costs for
    that make it impractical for small volumes.

    https://www.dropbox.com/s/j3fycoyhpus0vpc/a4.jpg?raw=1



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  • From Don@21:1/5 to jlarkin@highlandsniptechnology.com on Mon Jan 4 18:32:05 2021
    XPost: sci.electronics.design

    jlarkin@highlandsniptechnology.com wrote:
    On Mon, 4 Jan 2021 04:47:22 +0000 (UTC), David Lesher
    <wb8foz@panix.com> wrote:

    I'm designing a project with a small LCD on the panel.
    Where can I go to find a matching bezel? There's gotta be an
    Amce Bezel Co. out there.

    (Size yet TBD, may well be find bezel first, then
    choose display...)

    We usually buy a polycarb sticker that paves over our entire front
    panel, and includes a clear window for the LCD and little frosty
    circles to let discrete LEDs shine through. But the setup costs for
    that make it impractical for small volumes.

    https://www.dropbox.com/s/j3fycoyhpus0vpc/a4.jpg?raw=1

    FWIW, Elecraft opts to protect their LCD panel with a simple, custom-
    fit, rectangular, rounded corner, thin Plexiglas cover held in place by
    four screws:

    http://w1mj.com/radio/k3/smoke_test.jpg

    Danke,

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  • From Ralph Phillips@21:1/5 to jlarkin@highlandsniptechnology.com on Tue Jan 5 15:33:38 2021
    XPost: sci.electronics.design

    On 1/4/2021 10:01 AM, jlarkin@highlandsniptechnology.com wrote:
    On Mon, 4 Jan 2021 04:47:22 +0000 (UTC), David Lesher
    <wb8foz@panix.com> wrote:

    I'm designing a project with a small LCD on the panel.
    Where can I go to find a matching bezel? There's gotta be an
    Amce Bezel Co. out there.

    (Size yet TBD, may well be find bezel first, then
    choose display...)

    We usually buy a polycarb sticker that paves over our entire front
    panel, and includes a clear window for the LCD and little frosty
    circles to let discrete LEDs shine through. But the setup costs for
    that make it impractical for small volumes.

    https://www.dropbox.com/s/j3fycoyhpus0vpc/a4.jpg?raw=1




    That, however, brings up another possibility.

    A polymer (I want to say "vinyl" but there's more than just that out
    there!) face plate, possibly laser or ink jet printed on the back side,
    with the legends for the unit. Then glued into place with some glue.

    Plexi would do it also. (For that maybe front print clear vinyl for the
    label, and a plexi overlay?)

    Just tossing ideas out there; only David Lesher can say what will work
    or not for this item.

    RwP

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  • From John Larkin@21:1/5 to All on Tue Jan 5 15:51:31 2021
    XPost: sci.electronics.design

    On Tue, 5 Jan 2021 15:33:38 -0600, Ralph Phillips <ralphp@philent.biz>
    wrote:

    On 1/4/2021 10:01 AM, jlarkin@highlandsniptechnology.com wrote:
    On Mon, 4 Jan 2021 04:47:22 +0000 (UTC), David Lesher
    <wb8foz@panix.com> wrote:

    I'm designing a project with a small LCD on the panel.
    Where can I go to find a matching bezel? There's gotta be an
    Amce Bezel Co. out there.

    (Size yet TBD, may well be find bezel first, then
    choose display...)

    We usually buy a polycarb sticker that paves over our entire front
    panel, and includes a clear window for the LCD and little frosty
    circles to let discrete LEDs shine through. But the setup costs for
    that make it impractical for small volumes.

    https://www.dropbox.com/s/j3fycoyhpus0vpc/a4.jpg?raw=1




    That, however, brings up another possibility.

    A polymer (I want to say "vinyl" but there's more than just that out
    there!) face plate, possibly laser or ink jet printed on the back side,
    with the legends for the unit. Then glued into place with some glue.

    Plexi would do it also. (For that maybe front print clear vinyl for the >label, and a plexi overlay?)

    Just tossing ideas out there; only David Lesher can say what will work
    or not for this item.

    RwP

    Digikey has a lot of bezels. Like light pipes and knobs and spacers
    and such, very expensive.

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