Marcq Posted April 18, 2019 Posted April 18, 2019 (edited) Starting with the front panel Electric tools used Made out of 1/4" plywood, I don't have a clue if the measurement are right, i"m pretty sure they are not, lots of pics online but no measurement, it's built around a 22" monitor Fitting the monitor Primed Started to work on the UFC panel, used two key pad ,cut them in half to have all the needed push button, glued them together and added plexiglass on each side I find that if you could have one original part of the front panel it would make it a lot easier to figure things out even if it's only a gauge, I checked ebay but there was nothing Don't know why some images are not showing right, sorry Marc.. Edited April 19, 2019 by Marcq
Mr_Burns Posted April 19, 2019 Posted April 19, 2019 Awesome work, what keypads did you use? Just like USB ones? Will you also re-use the keys? Its always been the most challenging thing for me without a CNC router to make square buttons, drills are round, need a square drill!
Marcq Posted April 19, 2019 Author Posted April 19, 2019 (edited) Awesome work, what keypads did you use? Just like USB ones? I chose that model because the buttons are square and flat. Did a rough cut bellow the 4 5 6 + and used the beltsander to make the two part match perfectly Will you also re-use the keys? Yes , used those keypad just for the square buttons, like you said, making a square button without a cnc is a pain Glued the half and piece together with And the seams with crazy glue, works like a charm and sands easy Marc.. Edited April 19, 2019 by Marcq
Fusedspine33 Posted May 3, 2019 Posted May 3, 2019 Looking forward to watching this project as it progresses.
Gruman Posted May 3, 2019 Posted May 3, 2019 Nice start. Looking good. Make sure that monitor gets some fresh air... otherwise it will overheat;) Intel I9 10900k @5.1GHz | MSI MEG Z490 Unify | Corsair Vengeance 64GB - 3600MHz | EVGA RTX 3090 FTW3 VPC T-50 Base /w Viper & Hornet Grip | VPC Rotor TCS Pro w/ Hawk-60 Grip | TM TPR LG C2 42" | Reverb G2 | TIR 5 | PointCtrl | OpenKneeboard
Marcq Posted May 3, 2019 Author Posted May 3, 2019 Nice start. Looking good. Make sure that monitor gets some fresh air... otherwise it will overheat;) You know what! I was actually thinking about that, I was going to put a back Ply cover but I think I wont, I will just tidy some of the wiring on each side of the monitor Marc..
Marcq Posted May 3, 2019 Author Posted May 3, 2019 (edited) Might as well put a small update, nothing is fixt yet Not moving fast, I'm so busy Marc.. Edited May 3, 2019 by Marcq
Cripple Posted May 5, 2019 Posted May 5, 2019 Looking great! Seems we are thinking in similar but different ways. I shall follow this with interest. :) My *new* AV-8B sim-pit build thread: https://forums.eagle.ru/showthread.php?p=3901589 The old Spitfire sim-pit build thread circa '16/17: http://forums.eagle.ru/showthread.php?t=143452
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