Aerodon Posted March 2, 2025 Report Posted March 2, 2025 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, 2025 Report Posted March 3, 2025 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, 2025 Report Posted March 3, 2025 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, 2025 Report Posted April 4, 2025 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, 2025 Report Posted April 4, 2025 I'm curious... what are you cutting with? Plasma? Laser? End mill? Water?
Aerodon Posted April 4, 2025 Author Report Posted April 4, 2025 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
Recommended Posts