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Author Topic: Where to purchase metal CP 'blank'?  (Read 847 times)

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Necro

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Where to purchase metal CP 'blank'?
« on: September 29, 2008, 09:15:25 am »
I have an Omega Race that I'm converting and the CP is metal.  It's shaped oddly, almost an S, so I was considering doing a set of metal swappable CPs so that I didn't have to mod the cabinet much. 

Pic of CP Attached...

The back lip holds back the glass bezel, so that's necessary.  The panel slides down into the cab so there's about a 1/2 inch of wood above the CP, but there's a metal 'shelf' pieces in the cab to hold it up on each side.  I can route out those squares or chisel them out on the sides of a wood CP, but wanted to determine if the metal CP would even be possible.

(Also, I have a drill press, so I should be able to cut holes in the metal myself.)

Also open to ideas on making a wood CP for this...or if you think hardboard would be 'stiff' enough...
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Re: Where to purchase metal CP 'blank'?
« Reply #1 on: September 30, 2008, 04:09:20 pm »
*bump* No one?  Where have others gotten metal CPs?  Or is it all local?

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Re: Where to purchase metal CP 'blank'?
« Reply #2 on: September 30, 2008, 06:06:16 pm »
most are done locally.  take yours to a local metal working shop.  they should be able to do it easily.

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Re: Where to purchase metal CP 'blank'?
« Reply #3 on: September 30, 2008, 09:41:53 pm »
Hehe, ok...thanks.  Guess I need to find a local metal shop.

Sometimes I feel like I'm the only person that's not a metal worker on this forum :).