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- Sun Oct 03, 2021 8:06 pm
- Forum: The Hangar
- Topic: Plexiglass Panel Overlay - 170A
- Replies: 36
- Views: 27799
Re: Plexiglass Panel Overlay - 170A
FINAL POST I wanted to close the loop on this series of posts to give a final readout of the project, with hopes that anyone wishing to duplicate this can skip right to the finish line without suffering the experimentation. Plexi (Acrylic) Overlay Panel: As indicated previously, in my plane the bac...
- Tue Sep 28, 2021 2:20 am
- Forum: The Hangar
- Topic: Plexiglass Panel Overlay - 170A
- Replies: 36
- Views: 27799
Re: Plexiglass Panel Overlay - 170A
And the answer is, at least for my aircraft: the plexi overlay was painted on the back. It was not clear with a painted panel showing through.
- Tue Sep 21, 2021 3:01 pm
- Forum: The Hangar
- Topic: Cylinder Issues
- Replies: 14
- Views: 6901
Re: Cylinder Issues
This likely has nothing to do with your issue, and I'm almost hesitant to mention it as I risk being flamed (as my mechanical capabilities and depth of knowledge limited, at best), but I had something similar show up as a "symptom". During an inspection a mechanic found a crack on one of t...
- Tue Sep 14, 2021 11:34 pm
- Forum: The Hangar
- Topic: Instrument Panel Knobs
- Replies: 4
- Views: 4441
Instrument Panel Knobs
I know it is generally impossible to find replacement instrument panel knobs. Thus, another opportunity for an interesting experiment presented itself this past week. There are plenty of quality videos on YouTube showing how individuals restoring old radios duplicate impossible-to-find knobs. I won'...
- Sat Aug 28, 2021 9:58 am
- Forum: The Hangar
- Topic: Plexiglass Panel Overlay - 170A
- Replies: 36
- Views: 27799
Re: Plexiglass Panel Overlay - 170A
Barry - this is the final (as of now) cut file. The forum wouldn't allow me to upload the file in the .svg format, so you will need to unzip the file prior to use.
Brian
Brian
- Fri Aug 20, 2021 1:08 pm
- Forum: The Hangar
- Topic: Plexiglass Panel Overlay - 170A
- Replies: 36
- Views: 27799
Re: Plexiglass Panel Overlay - 170A
I was thinking about "DON'T PULL THIS KNOB!"GAHorn wrote:
Can you make one for my ‘53 B-model where the Park Brake label is changed to “PLACEBO”…..??
- Fri Aug 20, 2021 12:47 pm
- Forum: The Hangar
- Topic: Plexiglass Panel Overlay - 170A
- Replies: 36
- Views: 27799
Re: Plexiglass Panel Overlay - 170A
Very nice work! So Brian, since you have the system perfected, does this mean you will be making custom plexi-overlays? Some of us have non-stock control cable and switch position layouts marked with label-maker labels. It would really be nice to have correct labels on the overlay. While it was nev...
- Thu Aug 19, 2021 4:21 pm
- Forum: The Hangar
- Topic: Plexiglass Panel Overlay - 170A
- Replies: 36
- Views: 27799
Re: Plexiglass Panel Overlay - 170A
Some additional progress over the past couple of days, and some interesting observations to share. First off, I did my first cut of the completed plexi overlay but enlarged the cutout holes to a point where they could slide over the top of the knobs on the panel and thus check alignment. Everything ...
- Sun Aug 15, 2021 8:57 pm
- Forum: The Hangar
- Topic: Plexiglass Panel Overlay - 170A
- Replies: 36
- Views: 27799
Re: Plexiglass Panel Overlay - 170A
Barry - thanks for the advice on the order in which you produced the part. I ran a few tests this weekend to determine a few things like engraving depth, speed, quality, etc., and then did a few tests with a variety of different paint types and painting order. To your comment, the best way seems to ...
- Tue Aug 10, 2021 10:44 am
- Forum: The Hangar
- Topic: Plexiglass Panel Overlay - 170A
- Replies: 36
- Views: 27799
Re: Plexiglass Panel Overlay - 170A
Here's the svg I created for my laser engraver. Also attached is the non-reverse version, which has the holes marked. Between the two of them you should have enough to cobble together yours This is immensely helpful - thank you very much for sharing! I just ordered the router bit you suggested as w...
- Sun Aug 08, 2021 11:22 am
- Forum: The Hangar
- Topic: Plexiglass Panel Overlay - 170A
- Replies: 36
- Views: 27799
Re: Plexiglass Panel Overlay - 170A
Bruce - I suspect you and my daughter would have a wild and enjoyable conversation regarding your typeface-expeditions. She really geeks out about that. Last night she was spouting off kerning and widths and spacing and a myriad of other technical terms that she proclaimed have absolutely no interes...
- Sun Aug 08, 2021 2:47 am
- Forum: The Pilot Lounge
- Topic: 39 Years Ago Today
- Replies: 2
- Views: 3182
Re: 39 Years Ago Today
Beautiful, and congratulations!
- Sun Aug 08, 2021 2:43 am
- Forum: The Hangar
- Topic: Plexiglass Panel Overlay - 170A
- Replies: 36
- Views: 27799
Plexiglass Panel Overlay - 170A
Back in October, as I was trying to determine the best way to repaint the yokes in 62C, I pontificated that perhaps I ought to make a new plexiglass overlay for the panel. Seventy years of use had marred the beautiful finish and - over time - the markings on the plexi no longer correctly corresponde...
- Sat Jul 17, 2021 10:39 am
- Forum: The Pilot Lounge
- Topic: What did you buy for your 170 today?
- Replies: 357
- Views: 829057
Re: What did you buy for your 170 today?
A brand-new set of back windows (plus installation). The old windows were, in my estimation, original and in pretty bad shape.
- Fri Jul 16, 2021 9:12 pm
- Forum: Events/Fly-ins
- Topic: Oshkosh 2021
- Replies: 17
- Views: 16818
Re: Oshkosh 2021
Planning on arriving Monday evening or early Tuesday and departing on Wednesday or Thursday. All weather-dependent. I'll likely stay at the Fond du Lac (KFLD) airport again as I've done in 2018 and 2019. I've come to appreciate the quiet there at the end of each day.