Replacing missing Machine Labels

[dieselsamurai]

Hi so bought an old lathe lots of worn or missing labels but the main one i needed to replace was the Thread cutting/surface feeds chart this is my attempt at creating a replacement may be of use to others

Found a supplier of a complete set bit pricey but main issue was hes in Russia and wont ship to UK !



I have the manual but this helps for general layout and little details

So I reproduced it in excel which was a pain but I learnt alot in the process



bought some water based inkjet compatible transfer paper I couldnt think of another way



Printed off quite well on my argos £50 printer then 3 coats of clear spray laquer ( i only had matt)



Trimmed to size on a handy thing I found in a bank I was closing down , I thought best way to join was to have the top and bottom of end the same for 10mm and overlap in hindsight i would trim flush in future as darker where it does



Then into a bowl of water and applied to a bit of stainless i had cut to size, its not perfect but I think it came out pretty well for about £5 cost

 

[500e]

ACE job you are the man to supply all our requirements

 

[gaz1]

heres mine

myford ml7 homemade gearbox

this is the gearbox to the lathe photos only and diagram to it in a seperate forum post

www.mig-welding.co.uk

 

[grim_d]

Excellent job. Those water transfer labels are pretty robust too, Mrs grim had me put some on a load of jars about 10 years ago and they're still pretty good after all this time bashing off each other in the cupboard.

 

[dieselsamurai]

heres mine

myford ml7 homemade gearbox

this is the gearbox to the lathe photos only and diagram to it in a seperate forum post

www.mig-welding.co.uk

Thats a lot of info !

 

[dieselsamurai]

Fitted and looks pretty good I think, got a couple more to do but pleased how easy it was in the end