JCM800 faceplate files?

[timrobertson100]

Does anyone happen to have faceplate files for a typical JCM 800 they'd be willing to share? - I haven't found anything online.
If not, I'll try and improve my CAD skills and share what I arrive at. I'm aiming to build something like this...

Thanks

[dorrisant]

I don't have that, but I do have a part that you can use. I have the graphics that surround those knobs. I will post it and you can at least copy and paste...

[timrobertson100]

Thanks @dorrisant - that would be a help.
I'm using Adobe Illustrator which is new to me, but I think it would take any vector format.

[dorrisant]

What file form would you like?

[timrobertson100]

If you have something that preserves the vectors/shapes, that would be appreciated - Corel, autocad, SVG, pdf etc

Thanks!

[timrobertson100]

Here is what I have so far, which may help someone who stumbles upon this thread.
Fonts I opted for were Neue Haas Grotesk Text Pro for the "JCM..." and FranklinGothic URW Comp for the rest. I flatted text to outline in the PDF export though.

Cheers

[neskor]

I have this one, maybe it can help

[timrobertson100]

Thanks a million @neskor - Those are great. I'll rework mine.

Do you happen to know what fonts those are, please (JCM... and TREBLE etc)?
I don't have corel draw and they're outlines by the time they come in to AI.

[neskor]

I'm not expert but in Corel I see them as lines/curves, no fonts

[timrobertson100]

Thanks Neskor

[dorrisant]

Sorry so late... been very busy. This may or may not help.

Neskor, that plate drawing set is great! Thanks for that.

Also, the Deputy plates have the actual numbers that go to 11.

I have these exported as dxf files and the original cdr Corel files, but the site won't let me upload those. PM me with you email address and I'll send them.

[timrobertson100]

Thanks Dorrisant!

A newbie question. Why do you sometimes have dual circles for holes being cut out, please? Is one the cut, and the other an engraving?

[dorrisant]

Most of the time it is what I do to indicate the center of the drawing. Most times it is easier to find the center of a piece of material and reference the machine to that.

Sometimes it is a mistake that I left a second circle on top of a circle. I may use it to line up something with the hole layout just to get it centered. It is very easy to place a circle centered over a circle in Corel and other apps.

Otherwise, if the circles are of different size, it may be just to show clearance for what is installed in the hole.

[timrobertson100]

Thanks again

Clearances, sounds about right for the things I couldn’t work out. I had wondered if it was a machining trick to get better edges or something along those lines.

I’ve just joined a local makerspace, and have a mandatory laser machine training session lined up in a couple weeks. After that, I’ll post the results here and share any learnings - I intend to try a few different materials.

[dorrisant]

No worries... glad to help, even if it is just a little.

Check out this link:

https://www.jpplus.com/laser-it-matte-s ... inum-sheet

It is matte silver aluminum that laser engraves to black. Looks like it would do something similar to your first post picture.

They may have something else like this across the pond if shipping is not feasible.