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bullojm1
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PostPosted: Sat Feb 28, 2009 5:11 pm    Post subject: Panel cutting finished! Reply with quote


As the somewhat-blurry picture shows, I completed cutting my panel this afternoon! The whole thing was a stressful ordeal, trying to get everything lined up perfectly. In the end, all my cuts came out within 1/64" of where they were supposed to. Total time to measure and cut was between 50 and 60 hours. Just something for you do-it-yourselfers to consider. I think if I laid the panel out in CAD and had it professionally watercut it would of saved a lot of time.

The only holes I am missing are for annunicator lights (still deciding) and the ELT remote mount (ACK hasn't released their 406 ELT yet).
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PostPosted: Sat Feb 28, 2009 8:27 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Sweet Mike!! Looks fantastic! You did a great job laying all that out, and the time spent is apparent... NICE!!

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PostPosted: Sun Mar 01, 2009 2:35 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
Mike - Looks great!!
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PostPosted: Mon Mar 02, 2009 10:23 am    Post subject: Re: Panel cutting finished! Reply with quote
bullojm1 wrote:

The only holes I am missing are for annunicator lights (still deciding) and the ELT remote mount (ACK hasn't released their 406 ELT yet).


Miike, I'm not far from this point. I'm trying to figure out where you relocated the left panel support rib because I don't see the holes for the screws. Did you move it left of it's normal location?
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PostPosted: Mon Mar 02, 2009 11:28 am    Post subject: Re: Panel cutting finished! Reply with quote
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Miike, I'm not far from this point. I'm trying to figure out where you relocated the left panel support rib because I don't see the holes for the screws. Did you move it left of it's normal location?


Hey Bob-

I ended up moving the left support rib to the left side of the left GRT EFIS, sharing the #6 holes mounting hole. Here is a pic:



I needed to make the rib shorter so the Airspeed Indicator would fit under it.
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PostPosted: Mon Mar 02, 2009 1:38 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Very nice Mike. Anything but small round holes take a lot of time to do a good job like you have.
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PostPosted: Mon Mar 02, 2009 1:58 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
It's looking good Mike! Did you do the initial penetrations using that pretty new .45 ACP?

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PostPosted: Mon Mar 02, 2009 2:17 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
aparchment wrote:
It's looking good Mike! Did you do the initial penetrations using that pretty new .45 ACP?

Antony



Naaa, but I think I would of used the Springfield if I messed up the panel!
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