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Old 17th Apr 2021, 8:51 pm   #7
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Default Re: Re-applying Valve Lettering?

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Originally Posted by GrimJosef View Post
I've seen it done commercially using a small (hand-operated, I seem to recall) roller-transfer machine, a suitable template, and the appropriate heat-resistant paint. It's not a very sophisticated process. Mullard, Brimar et al would have done the same thing but probably a hundred times faster and with quite a lot of motorised machines working in parallel.
GJ
The roller printer was made by a company called ADANA. I used one when working after school at D&B Television way back in 1963. They gave a first class result if the rollers and pad were in good condition. It won't of course print the logo. J.
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