Thanks for all the nice comments! Can't really take credit for the calrec case though. Bought it from the guy who used to sell cases here but does not seem to be around anymore. Don't know what he did but guess that is another discussion.
Here is the pics i have left, and how you do it. Maybe there is a better way of doing it, don't hesitate to share your ideas.
First of all i printed the scales on regular printer paper. I took them from Jakobs site, thanks for them and this awesome project!
Then i just positioned and taped them on the front panel. Now comes the part where you might wanna have a beer or two(not more ;D), just to get your hands steady
.
Now use the thinest engraving bit you got, and folow the scales and text on the fixed paper. Just to make a thin mark in the front panel. I know the text looks something like comics sans but it was times new roman from the beginning
. Just happen to get like that when you start to engrave deeper.
Once you have got the thin markings on the panel you can start to engrave deeper whit a bigger bit. This process takes a lot of patience!!
Panel finally engraved
Then i i painted it whit some grounding, makes the paint stick better to the bare aluminum.
Here you can see the engraving a little better to. It's hard to capture on picture when the panel is black.
After this step you paint it black( or what ever color you prefer
). I painted the engravings whit a thin brush on free hand. Maybe you can have another beer at this stage, you should have sobered up from the last two ;D. Took me about 12 hours to get there
. I found that the deepness of the engravings really helped when you paint on free hand.
When you are ready with the painting you maybe wanna put some clear coat over the whole panel. I havn't done it yet. Maybe i will some day
Here is the final result almost, i painted the engravings once more now that i think of it.
If you have any beer left, now is the time to drink it!!! ;D
Cheers!