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Derek Drover	01/08/2022 13:08:09
90 forum posts	Hi All. I'm getting very advanced with my 5" LNER L1, so I'm wondering where I can turn to obtain a smokebox door number plate & shed plate. Ideally etched or machined.. I've been looking on the web but I havent found anyone out there.. what do you guys do for these?? Thanks Del.
JasonB	01/08/2022 13:14:05
25215 forum posts 3105 photos 1 articles	Our co editor does a nice job Here
Jordan Leeds 1	11/09/2022 17:19:26
3 forum posts	Agreed Diane's work is superb, I haven't yet ordered as I need to finalise the drawings for my royal Scots plates
Mick Bailey	11/09/2022 17:44:30
61 forum posts	I've etched my own (though for other purposes, not loco related) using the toner transfer method using a laser printer and cheap inkjet photo paper, and hydrochloric acid/hydrogen peroxide mix as an etchant. It leaves a really crisply defined edge with no undercutting. My main use for this was etching PCBs for audio development projects and prototyping, but it gives excellent results with sheet brass or copper. There's a bit of a learning curve and maybe for a single model it would be more straightforward to buy from someone who's already set up. Diane's work looks excellent.
duncan webster	11/09/2022 17:46:51
5307 forum posts 83 photos	Luker's article in a recent ME was very good, no difficult to get hold of chemicals.
Baz	11/09/2022 18:41:22
1033 forum posts 2 photos	Ask at your local model engineering club, there is most probably someone there with a cnc mill who would make a couple for you.

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