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Officially PiP : 08 April : Logo designs
markc74:
SpinnyVision(™)
I didn’t take nearly enough photos while I was doing this as I kind of carried away whilst I was on a roll so I’ll explain a little first.
* I started with a 22cm square using 9mm MDF and then rounded the corners with a 2cm radius. (piece A)
* On this piece I cut out the circle from the lazy susan as this is piece that will attach to that (and subsequently to the cab)
* Then I cut a piece of 5mm MDF and traced the previous piece outline onto that (piece B)
* With this piece I cut out a space for the display to squeeze into. This means the display will be flush with the MDF.
* I glued Piece A and B together and sanded smooth and then using a slot cutter against the back side cut a line all the way around for the t-molding
And some more work with no photos (sorry!)
* I cut some black paper to make a bezel which will cover the wood and LCD surround
* I flush trimmed a piece of 3mm perspex (piece C) to the overall frame and then using inset nuts attached the perspex to pieces A & B
* I stuck everything together using 12mm hex bolts
* I then ran some ¾” white t-molding around the whole thing
Here’s a piccy of how it all fits together
And here it is all done
And some pics with it attached to the cab to check the rotation and see how it all looks together:
It's difficult to get good pictures because it's so reflective... The control panel is kinda in progress so doesn't have the controls in yet. It will also have artwork on but that will have to wait until I've made a final decision on how many buttons I'm going to use.
There's still a lot to do before I get there though. It all needs thoroughly sanding and final painting and I've managed to get some dust under the screen perspex so that will have to come off and be carefully cleaned. The t-molding hasn't fit in perfect either as my slot cutter must have wobbled a bit. I'll chuck some hot glue into the groove to fix that when I'm cleaning the screen.
I like the way it's coming together though.
I've got some questions about power that I need to get together but this post is long enough already...!
wp34:
That looks amazing Mark. :applaud:
Nephasth:
Wow! ---smurfing--- wow!
javeryh:
Holy crap this looks fantastic. :applaud:
markc74:
Thanks guys - it's definitely getting there. What the camera doesn't pick up is all the tiny marks and bad paintwork that I need to fix!
I was originally planning on having laminated artwork on the CP (the perspex was going to be used as a flat base for the artwork) but I like the shine on it so may put artwork underneath instead.
Regards to powering the thing... I have a question that hopefully someone can help with.
I'm using a Pi3b in this thing which subsequently powers the screen and speakers. Using a 3A mini USB adaptor I'm still getting the yellow lightning power error icon on screen. I was wondering whether I could use some sort of barrel connector to the Pi (which would be easier to mount in the back panel) and use a higher amp power supply or if I'm just better trying to power the screen separately?
Ideally I want one lead going into it that's easily detachable but I'm a bit stuck on this one. The only other thing I could think of was using the Pi A which uses less power.
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