Re: My Home made 737 Panels
[QUOTE=JohnB;156125]Hi All
After chatting here ( and making a couple of members some panels). I thought I would start a topic showing the 737 panels I have made so far.
I have all my panels in bubble wrap awaiting a move to a new house (when I can build my pit finally)
This pic is the basic panels for the FWD Overhead...this was one of my first projects on getting the laser machine...I have never been one to start gently in at the deep end every time!
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This is with a few switches fitted and screwed to the back panels (the back panel is made up from 9 or 10 A4 sheets).
I also made the annunciators
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I made one set for a fellow builder.
Here's the finished item
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The, working, gauges in it are also my work.:wink:
John[/QUOTE
Hi john
i would just like to say you do a fantastic job on the panels .
John made me dummy oxygen panels for my sim and they look great ,
i gave him the dimensions on a piece of paper and he made them both from scratch ,so if there
is anything you need making for your sim - johns the man ! 😃
regards
dave -
licensed aircraft engineer
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Yep, he did the same for me : made me a cargo fire flip cover.
John is a building force to be reckoned with :p
Martin
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Aw shucks guys
Thank you ....
:oops:
John
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Here's a pic of the oxygen mask thingy That Dave has mentioned
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John
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Hi Warran,
can I ask what technique and paint you used to get that great gloss finish?
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Originally Posted by
JohnB
Hi Warren
Thank you for your kind words
With regards to the machine you may be sorry you asked ;)
Well it started out as a very cheap Chinese K40 machine off Ebay.
I had read reviews about how the control boards pack up and how horrible the software is.
They sell hundreds of these things so you ask yourself 'can they really be that bad?' so I bought one, expecting the worse, well I got what I expected :D...the worst!!!!. After a month the controller board went wrong (although while working I was surprised how well the machine worked)..I returned this to the seller as requested and they claimed it never arrived (even with proof of delivery!)
So I bought a 'proper' control board with the necessary drivers for the stepper motors...Then I had to buy a new power supply as the one with the machine was "the wrong type". Add to that some decent quality mirrors and lens (although the supplied one did do the job).
Anyway to cut a long story short I have an expensive cheap Chinese laser but the upgrades do mean I can use the stuff to drive a big machine up to about 120 watts (i think).
All in all I guess it has cost £1100 or so...still cheap for a laser though and now its a decent laser ..Thank God for my credit card.
It is probably the best purchase I have made especially for the sim...as soon as you get used to thinking in flat sheets and 2D then you'd be amazed what you can make
This for example
http://www.mycockpit.org/forums/atta...id=10112&stc=1...made from LOTS of bits cut on the laser glued together a bit of car body filler and paint.
also the knob on the Aileron panel.
Its capable of very fine work too I get accuracy to about .3mm
Not sure what else to tell about it if you have any questions feel free to ask
John
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Originally Posted by
pvjen1
Hi Warran,
can I ask what technique and paint you used to get that great gloss finish?
It wasn't me... sorry