Excellent suggestions, thanks I think I will do just that, that is make a mock up with PVC board first then I'll try to work out how to use FSpanel and edit the gauges to fit.
Cheers
Clint
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Excellent suggestions, thanks I think I will do just that, that is make a mock up with PVC board first then I'll try to work out how to use FSpanel and edit the gauges to fit.
Cheers
Clint
I just laser cut this cardboard this morning. I know I have mentioned I'm working on c208 but this 172 is for my 9 year old son.
He's into flight simulator and Modern Warfare I'm not sure if he's going to be a grunt when he grows up.Hooah!
I'm planning to install bezels with rotary encoder in the cutouts. The knobs are laser engraved, I wasted about 10 knobs trying to center legends.
Anyways, if this cardboard works out fine I will go with aluminum for final result.
Thanks to BW901
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Wow Louie, that's looking rather sweet, especially the knobs. :cool: Please keep the pictures coming, it's nice to see the process as well as the finished product.
Jon
Nice, sure would be handy to have a laser printer, ive started a cutout with PVC board to test. What sort of encoders are you using ?
I'm planning to use CTS 288t, the one in the picture is a different model.
http://www.digikey.com/product-detai...3002-ND/203827
Hi Louie -
I'm curious to know what are you using for the instrument bezels in your picture?
Thanks,
Daniel
I'm gonna design my own gauge bezel so the encoder is perfect fit.
I will scratch the idea of molding the original VOR gauge bezel. Too much work just to make the encoder custom fit under it, i'd rather fry some lumpia =).
More pics will be posted soon as the bezel is done.
Sounds cool. Will the lumpia be available at your site?
Yes definitely! I will make a TQ handle out of it.