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So this following approach isn't what I'm looking for right now, but maybe in the future if I'm already ordering a PC Board, so I thought I'd post it for others to see. Basically, when this guy orders a PCB for his project, he specifies black solder mask and maps out a section of the PCB as the front panel. He has it drilled & routed to his specs, and the legend (white silk screened, durable paint) is the labeling/graphics for the panel. Clever!
It's really pretty neat, and there are some pretty cheap small run PCB houses out there. This is still a little pricey for the near 8 x 10 size I would need, but if I also needed a PCB, it's very low added cost. And if I needed quantities in the dozens, it might pencil out as well (drilling being done for you, and PCB is strong enough w/o any backing panel needed).
I think this is the place he used:
https://jlcpcb.com/
It's really pretty neat, and there are some pretty cheap small run PCB houses out there. This is still a little pricey for the near 8 x 10 size I would need, but if I also needed a PCB, it's very low added cost. And if I needed quantities in the dozens, it might pencil out as well (drilling being done for you, and PCB is strong enough w/o any backing panel needed).
I think this is the place he used:
https://jlcpcb.com/