Interior Liners for Cockpits? Who's Built the Best

[Matt Olieman]

HEY, that was fantastic. Good demonstration

This looks like something that belongs in our "NEW" Tutorial area

Thanks for the pics and demonstration.
Matt Olieman

[blueskydriver]

Okay Guys, I will count you in for some once I get them going. And just as a reminder the plan is to make the eyebrow molds and then you would fill and paint them yourselves. This method reduces cost and shipping weights, as well as let's you paint it too match the colors you might already be using...

Finally, I hope to have the first prototype made in about two weeks. I will post photos as I go along...

Thanks for your encouraging interest.

Matt, you just got in before I did, thank you and that is a good idea. I will make a video/tutorial to add. I believe there is alot more that can be done with homemade vacuum forming...I'm thinking about knobs, levers and other small things.

[Matt Olieman]

You're right on it!!! I've looked into this years ago, but just couldn't find out how. All of us here appreciate you sharing this info. This is FANTASTIC!!!!

Matt Olieman

[Jackpilot]

Check

http://www.flightdecksolutions.com/view_page.php?id=71

[mattford1]

If they would only fit in a real 737. Sigh

[jongas]

Okay Guys, I will count you in for some once I get them going. And just as a reminder the plan is to make the eyebrow molds and then you would fill and paint them yourselves. This method reduces cost and shipping weights, as well as let's you paint it too match the colors you might already be using...

Finally, I hope to have the first prototype made in about two weeks. I will post photos as I go along...

Thanks for your encouraging interest.

Matt, you just got in before I did, thank you and that is a good idea. I will make a video/tutorial to add. I believe there is alot more that can be done with homemade vacuum forming...I'm thinking about knobs, levers and other small things.

How are the eyebrow moulds progressing?

Can't wait to see your work !

Jon

[BHawthorne]

Vacuum forming looks like a nice way to make quality panels. I'm curious just how plausible it would be to make tooling to do both interior and exterior panels with it. I just wish someone had a big enough vacuum table to do whole cockpit tubs. I would imagine something like F-16 tub could be done with a few vacuum formed panels. Once you have the tooling forms, I wouldn't think it would be that difficult to be churning out kits that way. Now that would be truly cool.

[blueskydriver]

Hey Everyone,

I apologize for the delay in making any progress. My wife had Jaw surgery about two weeks ago (shortly after making the first vac former) and she has her mouth wired shut for a total of six weeks. What I did not expect was I would be the sole person to care for her.

Let me put that another way, I'm very happy to be here for her, but we expected her mother to stay and help out as well; however, her mother was/is now unable too. So, that just leaves me to do things and to be as close as possible to my wife. If for some reason she were to choke on something for example, I would have to use wire cutters to open her mouth and remove the substance. Thus, that means there is very little time to do anything else...where I could leave to get materials.

I will get back to this soon...

John

[Rodney]

John,
You are on your own schedule. While some are slobbering on their keyboard it is not meant to be any type of timeline. You do what you are doing. Taking care of a spouse, child parent, sibling is always the right thing to do. Hope her silence doesn't become deafening. Speedy recovery to her!

[jongas]

Hi John

I totally agree with Rodney - Family always come first IMO.

You both take care,

All the best

Jon