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| Stingray:
--- Quote from: Minwah on September 21, 2005, 07:34:26 am --- --- Quote from: jcrouse on September 20, 2005, 06:42:34 pm ---I am also not sure if I want the heads of carriage bolts exposed or not. --- End quote --- I like having exposed carriage bolt heads - most machines I remember did this, including a lot of control panels I have taken apart for parts. I know a lot of people prefer the 'cleaner' look of using t-nuts however, not possible with a metal panel tho. --- End quote --- I have to respectfully disagree with you. You certainly can do away with carriage bolt heads on a metal CP. Cut the bolt heads off and weld the studs to the inside of the CP. Nothing to it. Inside: Outside: Note that the second picture is very old. The sticks have since been swapped for a matched set of blue balltop Wicos, which looks much swankier. ;D -S |
| pmc:
--- Quote ---I like having exposed carriage bolt heads - most machines I remember did this, including a lot of control panels I have taken apart for parts. --- End quote --- I sometimes like the look of carriage bolts on a CP. I don't think it's a requirement to hide all attachment devices. They can look asthetically pleasing too. Also, one thing I like about plexi/Lexan is that you can pop if off and replace the artwork any time you want. --- Quote ---I used Happs pica on the CPs for my cocktail and have been *very* happy with it in terms of feel. --- End quote --- I want to try it. Anyone have any extra they want to sell me? I only need like 25"x8" or so. Some of you with Frankenpanels or people who sided their whole cab probably have scraps that would fit my need. -pmc |
| Grasshopper:
I was considering using plexiglass and also having a rounded front edge. The way to achieve this would be to inlay the plexiglass into the wood. I don't want to route out a large area. So instead I am considering gluing a strip of wood to the front and then using a router to round over that strip. I can obtain 2mm plexiglass locally but the thinnest wood I can obtain is 4mm. So I'd have to route out the original sheet of wood by 2mm before gluing on the strip. I've drawn a diagram to illustrate what I mean. |
| nostrebor:
I personally prefer to not use acrylic/polycarbonate over CPs, but I have used it. If you are going to use it, and you do not want a sharp edge, the simple answer is to make a bent acrylic cover that wraps the front edge of the CP. Bending acrylic is not that hard. It can be done with inexpensive tools. It does require some planning to get right. I have access to a wide format color plotter so acrylic allows me to have protected artwork for the cost of the paper. and my CP allows for no exposed edges, except the admin access opening, which has a flame polished radiused edge. |
| Minwah:
--- Quote from: Stingray on September 21, 2005, 01:27:09 pm ---I have to respectfully disagree with you. You certainly can do away with carriage bolt heads on a metal CP. Cut the bolt heads off and weld the studs to the inside of the CP. Nothing to it. --- End quote --- Nice job! :) Perhaps I should have said it is easier for most people to hide the bolts on a wood panel than metal. |
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