Front Gauge rings

[Steve1970]

Hi

Could anybody tell me where I could purchase front gauge rings to trim a panel with the gauges displayed behind on a 19 inch monitor.

Thanks

Steve

[Jylhami]

How much can they cost ?

I just ordered black PE 300 HD sheet 10mm thick to try CNC machine it ;)

Hope to get the sheet next week...

[Steve1970]

I need some about 15mm deep to allow room for a rotary encoder behind.

Steve.

Ps my Garmin is almost done!!

[No Longer Active]

Just buy a broken gauge from ebay, take off the bezel and make a mold using clay. Fill the mould with silicone and add a little hardner and you can make hundreds of the little fellas.

Or use the ends of party cups. Wilkinson's sells party cups with a very convenient measurement of 79mm dia. Just cut the last 10mm -15mm off each cup, then prime and paint. I done this when building my Cessna 172 and got some 79mm dia clear discs made which I inserted in each one to give the effect of a real gauge.

See picture:

http://alexpilot.50g.com/images/5b.JPG

[Steve1970]

cheers Alex, I will check this idea out, was thinking the same today when I got a coffee from the vending machine.

Thanks

Steve

[Doon1]

isn't 15mm too deep to see the gauges unless your eyeline is directly in front of each gauge? I took the front bezel off of my monitor to allow me to put the panel flush against it so the gauges aren't obscured by the panel.
John

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10-15mm too deep?.......... Probably! (Was just using this as an example!)

Cut off rings at however deep your MIP is.......

Mine were actually around 2-3mm deep, just cut to however deep you want it!

[Steve1970]

isn't 15mm too deep to see the gauges unless your eyeline is directly in front of each gauge? I took the front bezel off of my monitor to allow me to put the panel flush against it so the gauges aren't obscured by the panel.
John

Hi

Yes 15mm is too deep, the encoders are however 10mm deep, and so there needs to be a gap of 10mm, this is okay I think.

Steve.