11 Set stuff

[Ron Pier]

3/8"? Blimey those are some big screws! Or is it just the heads that are large?
I've noted that I need extra holes under the bottom gauge, but can only see two?.......Plus the further eight for the cable clamps. Ron

[cletrac (RIP)]

They likely used 3/8" so there would be more contact area on the plastic panel. Under the gauge the top two are about 2" apart and the bottom two are about 1" apart. In the picture the bottom two are right close to the latch.

[Ron Pier]

Yep! I see them now. Cheers Ron

[Ron Pier]

Another session today and I've made the doors from old off cuts of sheet metal I've had stacked up for years. I decided not to try and make ultimate replication of the doors! In part because of the guesswork involved, but also because of my limited metalwork skills! My top clip works fine with the addition of a piece of 4mm bar welded to the top of the door for it to clip over.......(I need to find another one for the bottom). I also replaced my panel fixing screws with some much larger ones. I ran out of 3/16" dome head rivets, and will need to buy some more to finish the hinges. Ron

[Ron Pier]

I made and welded on the earthing bracket today, and did a trial fit of the empty cabinet to the headboard. All looks OK to me. A bit of a struggle on my own, and Private Spoons didn't help at all! In fact he just got in the bloody way!!

Ron

[Ron Pier]

This picture shows the three fixings for the cabinet and the earth strip. It's very clear that the top two fixings are inside the cabinet and therefore the instrument panel must be removed before the cabinet can be screwed up. Ron

[Ron Pier]

I made cable clamps with some 10mm ally bar. I clamped two pieces together and drilled through the joint with a 3/8" drill bit (two holes next to each other and filed together on the centre two) Then drilled the screw holes and drilled and tapped my panel for 5BA screws. Ron

[guy labbe]

Originally Posted by Ron Pier

I made and welded on the earthing bracket today, and did a trial fit of the empty cabinet to the headboard. All looks OK to me. A bit of a struggle on my own, and Private Spoons didn't help at all! In fact he just got in the bloody way!!

Ron

Hi Ron , next to your new switch board there is a interior light type Wilmot Breeden type , any idea where i still can find two of them for my wireless C4?

Guy

[Ron Pier]

Sorry I missed your post Guy. I think I found that lamp on a stall at W&P some years ago. I'll email you a close up picture which you can use to advertise for them. Ron