Hello All, Have this McIntosh MC7106 that FED EX damaged about 4 months ago. I'm on what supposed to be a 6 month waiting list for front glass but when I called lady said that was just estimate and could be much longer. I think this could be closely duplicated. A local sign shop said they could get it close but the labor to do would be about what I'd pay MCIntosh. What I was thinking is if someone had a vey good picture in no ways skewed or better yet if someone could scan their front face of their 7106 I think I could get a transparency and print then glue to back of acrylic. If anyone has this model and would be willing to scan or take very good pic with it on(in order to get colors right). I will be much appreciative and share the results of this. Thanks
I have absolutely no experience with this, but would it maybe be possible to have a glass panel laser engraved?
I googled and at least here locally there seem to be quite some shops that are able to laser engrave glass panels..?
I googled and at least here locally there seem to be quite some shops that are able to laser engrave glass panels..?
I don't think it's laser engraved. I forget what it's called but looks like a back coating on the glass. The sign shop here said they would do it with self adhesive vinyl onto glass but setting up all the stuff on front panel with some of it being semi transparent without anything to go by except a few pieces of broke glass and internet pics would be the problem.
A few years ago I had a Kenwood 700M front glass made. A silk screen shop did it for me. They matched the color, lettering and logo perfectly. The cost was $90 for 1 and $120 for 10. I furnished the glass which cost maybe $25 for the 10 pieces.
The first attempt was a sign shop with the adhesive vinyl. It looked terrible.
The first attempt was a sign shop with the adhesive vinyl. It looked terrible.
You can use UV print, it's basically a printing method similar to ink jet but that uses an array of UV LEDs to harden the 'ink'. The various color layers should be duplicated from the original glass and printed mirrored on the inside. This is the closest to how it's originally done (with a series of silk screen prints). That being said I suppose the biggest problem would be drilling the various holes...
Thanks for letting me know about this. I will avoid the adhesive vinyl and try and find a silk screen type print shop. I will still need to find a really good picture or scan of this though as broke glass isn't too good for the print shops to go by.
If you are good with a graphics program such as Photoshop, you can re-create the artwork even from a broken glass as long as you can keep it in one piece (to get the positions and dimensions of the artwork right). The problem is finding a place where you can scan the whole thing precisely.
The glass on this is shattered and in pieces in a bag. It only has 2 large pieces left. I was hoping someone else out there had one of these and would scan with a hand scanner as a printer scanner would be way too small. May just have to go with internet pics. I used to be ok with Photoshop but haven't used it in years.
I'm still waiting. I did a temporary front face with plexiglass,spray paint and a gold marker. If you get on McIntosh waiting list maybe they will start to consider producing some. I'm thinking they probably only do when they get enough orders to set it up.
Type of glass
I have experience with glass panels for amps. This was passed on to me by an amp builder of boutique valve amps.
The glass is a laminated type with a plastic film between two glass layers. The glass can be drilled slowly with a diamond drill. The difficult part is getting through the plastic layer without it catching on the drill and causing ripples elsewhere. The glass panels were produced in small production batches with a silk screen on the back side. This silk screen was in turn protected by its own plastic film applied afterwards.
The laminated glass makes it safer for a domestic environment since if it is broken, the plastic lamination will hold the pieces.
I have experience with glass panels for amps. This was passed on to me by an amp builder of boutique valve amps.
The glass is a laminated type with a plastic film between two glass layers. The glass can be drilled slowly with a diamond drill. The difficult part is getting through the plastic layer without it catching on the drill and causing ripples elsewhere. The glass panels were produced in small production batches with a silk screen on the back side. This silk screen was in turn protected by its own plastic film applied afterwards.
The laminated glass makes it safer for a domestic environment since if it is broken, the plastic lamination will hold the pieces.
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