Aerodon Posted March 2 Report Posted March 2 I decided to go all in and do a full panel. Pro's and cons of doing 1 piece / 2 piece / 3 piece panel. But now I have enough templates to send out for you to trial fit, then I can cut a final to your specifications. Aerodon 1
Paul Thomas Posted March 3 Report Posted March 3 The pro of a multi piece panel is upgrades. You can remove part of the panel, re-cut as appropriate and leave what is not being modified alone. It makes installing or removing a single instrument much easier.
ArtVandelay Posted March 3 Report Posted March 3 On my model year, the circuit breaker panel is canted inwards. I have 3 panels, left, right, and CB, and prefer it that way.
Medicpilot Posted April 4 Report Posted April 4 On 3/2/2025 at 5:00 PM, Aerodon said: I decided to go all in and do a full panel. Pro's and cons of doing 1 piece / 2 piece / 3 piece panel. But now I have enough templates to send out for you to trial fit, then I can cut a final to your specifications. Aerodon What are you charging to cut and ship these panels? I would be interested in a 3 piece for my J model for ability to change out stuff in the future.
wombat Posted April 4 Report Posted April 4 I'm curious... what are you cutting with? Plasma? Laser? End mill? Water?
Aerodon Posted April 4 Author Report Posted April 4 I have a 40x40" AXYZ CNC router. Use 0.125" end mill bits with a misting spray. A panel like the one above has about 180 shapes and takes about an hour to cut. I can do things like match drill the Radiorax and various flush mounts that go behind the panel. Hardest part is getting the mounting holes accurate, overtime I cut a template I seem to get closer but there is always one or two that don't match nicely. The factory must have just hand drilled the holes and put a rivet in the tube or bracket and used the rubber mounts to take up the misalignment. Aerodon
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