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Anyone have any ideas on how to make easily Interchangable metal CP's?
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Hoagie_one:
The original Cab had a hinged metal CP which is bolted on bottom with 3 screws and on top with two or three screws.  It has three bends in it, so its not a flat cp.  Any ideas?
Minwah:
I can thing of 2 possibles...either make more control panels exactly the same, and figure a way to make them quick release.  Or make the 'bent' parts of the control panel permanently fixed to the cab, with the flat part of the control panel being removable.

Not sure if that makes sense (or even if it is possible without seeing it), but I did something like the second idea on my cab.
locash:
As Minwah suggested you are going to need to be swapping identical panels.  If you have that you could try cutting keyhole slots in the hinge where the bottom 3 screws go.  Then those three screws can be left in place on the cabinet.  When changing panels, you slip the keyholes over the screws, pull it up into postition and then close the panel.  The top 2 screws can be replaced by thumb screws so that no tools are required to swap. 
Hoagie_one:
both are good ideas...ill have to think about this some more
mmmPeanutButter:

--- Quote from: locash on December 09, 2004, 09:32:46 am ---As Minwah suggested you are going to need to be swapping identical panels.  If you have that you could try cutting keyhole slots in the hinge where the bottom 3 screws go.  Then those three screws can be left in place on the cabinet.  When changing panels, you slip the keyholes over the screws, pull it up into postition and then close the panel.  The top 2 screws can be replaced by thumb screws so that no tools are required to swap. 

--- End quote ---

Amazing.  I have metal control panels which will be swapped.  I was going to use those wing nuts (see pic) so I didn't have to use tools.  The key hole idea is awesome.  Now I don't need to loosten the nut all the way.  It seems like everytime I unscrew it now, at least one of the three nuts falls into the cab.

Thanks for the tip.  I love this place.
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