[simpits-tech] Workbench Report

Davide . simpits-tech@simpits.org
Thu, 23 May 2002 21:20:54 +0000


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<P><BR><BR></P></DIV>Marv, 
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<P>do you have all the switches to make the molds ? As i have some original switches if you need i can check if i have somethings you miss and send them to you. Let me know</P>
<P>Cheers</P>
<P><BR>Davide</P>
<P>&nbsp;</P>
<P>&gt;From: Marv De Beque <MDEBEQUE@WOH.RR.COM></P>
<DIV></DIV>&gt;Reply-To: simpits-tech@simpits.org 
<DIV></DIV>&gt;To: <SIMPITS-TECH@SIMPITS.ORG>
<DIV></DIV>&gt;Subject: Re: [simpits-tech] Workbench Report 
<DIV></DIV>&gt;Date: Wed, 22 May 2002 18:48:03 -0400 
<DIV></DIV>&gt; 
<DIV></DIV>&gt;The knobs will be made pretty much like the real ones. The will be able to 
<DIV></DIV>&gt;be lit up, too. 
<DIV></DIV>&gt; 
<DIV></DIV>&gt;The plastic is clear with a coat of white paint on it. The marker line will 
<DIV></DIV>&gt;be white with a black stripe on each side and the rest of the knob will be 
<DIV></DIV>&gt;gray. 
<DIV></DIV>&gt; 
<DIV></DIV>&gt;The inserts will be brass and have a 1/4" hole or an 1/8" hole for the knob 
<DIV></DIV>&gt;shaft, depending on the size of the knob. Two set screws will be used for 
<DIV></DIV>&gt;each knob. Just like the real ones. 
<DIV></DIV>&gt; 
<DIV></DIV>&gt;My goal is to make a full set of molds so I can make them as a complete set 
<DIV></DIV>&gt;of about 50 knobs at a time. The molds are very labor intensive to make, 
<DIV></DIV>&gt;but I want them to be right. 
<DIV></DIV>&gt; 
<DIV></DIV>&gt;Marv 
<DIV></DIV>&gt;-- 
<DIV></DIV>&gt; 
<DIV></DIV>&gt; 
<DIV></DIV>&gt; &gt; From: "Jean-Yves Surfin'" <SURFER.MAN@WANADOO.FR>
<DIV></DIV>&gt; &gt; Reply-To: simpits-tech@simpits.org 
<DIV></DIV>&gt; &gt; Date: Thu, 23 May 2002 00:27:47 +0200 
<DIV></DIV>&gt; &gt; To: <SIMPITS-TECH@SIMPITS.ORG>
<DIV></DIV>&gt; &gt; Subject: Re: [simpits-tech] Workbench Report 
<DIV></DIV>&gt; &gt; 
<DIV></DIV>&gt; &gt; Yes, it will better... :)) 
<DIV></DIV>&gt; &gt; 
<DIV></DIV>&gt; &gt; By the way, which molding resin are you using ? 
<DIV></DIV>&gt; &gt; 
<DIV></DIV>&gt; &gt; Do you have each knob's type at once for molding the others ?... 
<DIV></DIV>&gt; &gt; 
<DIV></DIV>&gt; &gt; In real ones, have these 2 plastic type (gray and a thin white and clear 
<DIV></DIV>&gt; &gt; line for the night lighting) ? 
<DIV></DIV>&gt; &gt; 
<DIV></DIV>&gt; &gt; Sincerly, 
<DIV></DIV>&gt; &gt; J-Yves Jouanny 
<DIV></DIV>&gt; &gt; 
<DIV></DIV>&gt; &gt; 
<DIV></DIV>&gt; &gt; 
<DIV></DIV>&gt; &gt; 
<DIV></DIV>&gt; &gt; 
<DIV></DIV>&gt; &gt; 
<DIV></DIV>&gt; &gt; ----- Original Message ----- 
<DIV></DIV>&gt; &gt; From: "Marv De Beque" <MDEBEQUE@WOH.RR.COM>
<DIV></DIV>&gt; &gt; To: <SIMPITS-TECH@SIMPITS.ORG>
<DIV></DIV>&gt; &gt; Sent: Thursday, May 23, 2002 12:03 AM 
<DIV></DIV>&gt; &gt; Subject: Re: [simpits-tech] Workbench Report 
<DIV></DIV>&gt; &gt; 
<DIV></DIV>&gt; &gt; 
<DIV></DIV>&gt; &gt;&gt; I still have knobs and the F-16 side stick to finish first! ;-) 
<DIV></DIV>&gt; &gt;&gt; 
<DIV></DIV>&gt; &gt;&gt; Marv 
<DIV></DIV>&gt; &gt;&gt; -- 
<DIV></DIV>&gt; &gt;&gt; 
<DIV></DIV>&gt; &gt;&gt; 
<DIV></DIV>&gt; &gt;&gt;&gt; From: "Davide ." <STRALE_64@HOTMAIL.COM>
<DIV></DIV>&gt; &gt;&gt;&gt; Reply-To: simpits-tech@simpits.org 
<DIV></DIV>&gt; &gt;&gt;&gt; Date: Wed, 22 May 2002 20:32:58 +0000 
<DIV></DIV>&gt; &gt;&gt;&gt; To: simpits-tech@simpits.org 
<DIV></DIV>&gt; &gt;&gt;&gt; Subject: Re: [simpits-tech] Workbench Report 
<DIV></DIV>&gt; &gt;&gt;&gt; 
<DIV></DIV>&gt; &gt;&gt;&gt; I'm joining ! 
<DIV></DIV>&gt; &gt;&gt;&gt; 
<DIV></DIV>&gt; &gt;&gt;&gt; Cheers 
<DIV></DIV>&gt; &gt;&gt;&gt; 
<DIV></DIV>&gt; &gt;&gt;&gt; Davide 
<DIV></DIV>&gt; &gt;&gt;&gt; 
<DIV></DIV>&gt; &gt;&gt;&gt; 
<DIV></DIV>&gt; &gt;&gt;&gt; 
<DIV></DIV>&gt; &gt;&gt;&gt; 
<DIV></DIV>&gt; &gt;&gt;&gt;&gt; From: "Jean-Yves JOUANNY" 
<DIV></DIV>&gt; &gt;&gt;&gt;&gt; Reply-To: simpits-tech@simpits.org 
<DIV></DIV>&gt; &gt;&gt;&gt;&gt; To: 
<DIV></DIV>&gt; &gt;&gt;&gt;&gt; Subject: Re: [simpits-tech] Workbench Report 
<DIV></DIV>&gt; &gt;&gt;&gt;&gt; Date: Wed, 22 May 2002 14:50:24 +0200 (MET DST) 
<DIV></DIV>&gt; &gt;&gt;&gt;&gt; 
<DIV></DIV>&gt; &gt;&gt;&gt;&gt; Hi Marv, 
<DIV></DIV>&gt; &gt;&gt;&gt;&gt; 
<DIV></DIV>&gt; &gt;&gt;&gt;&gt; It will be great if you could realize a mold for landing gear's 
<DIV></DIV>&gt; &gt; handle.. 
<DIV></DIV>&gt; &gt;&gt;&gt;&gt; I'm one of your futur customer. :-)) 
<DIV></DIV>&gt; &gt;&gt;&gt;&gt; 
<DIV></DIV>&gt; &gt;&gt;&gt;&gt; Sincerly yours, 
<DIV></DIV>&gt; &gt;&gt;&gt;&gt; Jean-Yves Jouanny 
<DIV></DIV>&gt; &gt;&gt;&gt;&gt; 
<DIV></DIV>&gt; &gt;&gt;&gt;&gt; 
<DIV></DIV>&gt; &gt;&gt;&gt;&gt; 
<DIV></DIV>&gt; &gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt; Messsage du 22/05/2002 01:59 
<DIV></DIV>&gt; &gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt; De : 
<DIV></DIV>&gt; &gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt; A : 
<DIV></DIV>&gt; &gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt; Copie à : 
<DIV></DIV>&gt; &gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt; Objet : Re: [simpits-tech] Workbench Report 
<DIV></DIV>&gt; &gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt; 
<DIV></DIV>&gt; &gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt; Thanks. 
<DIV></DIV>&gt; &gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt; 
<DIV></DIV>&gt; &gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt; Actually, I have a real landing gear panel. They are a hard brown 
<DIV></DIV>&gt; &gt; plastic, 
<DIV></DIV>&gt; &gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt; but maybe I could make a mold one day and sell them if there is a 
<DIV></DIV>&gt; &gt; market. 
<DIV></DIV>&gt; &gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt; 
<DIV></DIV>&gt; &gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt; Marv 
<DIV></DIV>&gt; &gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt; -- 
<DIV></DIV>&gt; &gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt; 
<DIV></DIV>&gt; &gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt; 
<DIV></DIV>&gt; &gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt; From: "Davide ." 
<DIV></DIV>&gt; &gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt; Reply-To: simpits-tech@simpits.org 
<DIV></DIV>&gt; &gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt; Date: Tue, 21 May 2002 20:46:45 +0000 
<DIV></DIV>&gt; &gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt; To: simpits-tech@simpits.org 
<DIV></DIV>&gt; &gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt; Subject: Re: [simpits-tech] Workbench Report 
<DIV></DIV>&gt; &gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt; 
<DIV></DIV>&gt; &gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt; Great ... Simply Great ! 
<DIV></DIV>&gt; &gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt; 
<DIV></DIV>&gt; &gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt; It really looks like the real thing ! 
<DIV></DIV>&gt; &gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt; 
<DIV></DIV>&gt; &gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt; What about the arresting hook switch on the landing light panel ? Are 
<DIV></DIV>&gt; &gt; you 
<DIV></DIV>&gt; &gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt; planning any works on it ? 
<DIV></DIV>&gt; &gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt; 
<DIV></DIV>&gt; &gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt; Cheers 
<DIV></DIV>&gt; &gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt; 
<DIV></DIV>&gt; &gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt; Davide 
<DIV></DIV>&gt; &gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt; 
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<DIV></DIV>&gt; &gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt; 
<DIV></DIV>&gt; &gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt; From: Marv De Beque 
<DIV></DIV>&gt; &gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt; Reply-To: simpits-tech@simpits.org 
<DIV></DIV>&gt; &gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt; To: 
<DIV></DIV>&gt; &gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt; Subject: [simpits-tech] Workbench Report 
<DIV></DIV>&gt; &gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt; Date: Mon, 20 May 2002 22:07:22 -0400 
<DIV></DIV>&gt; &gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt; 
<DIV></DIV>&gt; &gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt; We all want them, but we just can't find them (at least at a price 
<DIV></DIV>&gt; &gt; we want 
<DIV></DIV>&gt; &gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt; to pay). 
<DIV></DIV>&gt; &gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt; 
<DIV></DIV>&gt; &gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt; Made my own military style toggle switch tonight. Used my new lathe 
<DIV></DIV>&gt; &gt; to 
<DIV></DIV>&gt; &gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt; make 
<DIV></DIV>&gt; &gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt; the aluminum bat style handle that you see in the picture (oh, the 
<DIV></DIV>&gt; &gt; panel 
<DIV></DIV>&gt; &gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt; is 
<DIV></DIV>&gt; &gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt; the MISC panel I made a few weeks ago). 
<DIV></DIV>&gt; &gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt; 
<DIV></DIV>&gt; &gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt; The new handle has a hole in the center and is simply epoxied to the 
<DIV></DIV>&gt; &gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt; standard toggle switch handle (Radio Shack).. 
<DIV></DIV>&gt; &gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt; 
<DIV></DIV>&gt; &gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt; For my next magical act I will add the pull-to-unlock feature to a 
<DIV></DIV>&gt; &gt; toggle 
<DIV></DIV>&gt; &gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt; switch. 
<DIV></DIV>&gt; &gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt; 
<DIV></DIV>&gt; &gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt; Again, using my lathe I will modify a standard full-sized toggle for 
<DIV></DIV>&gt; &gt; a 
<DIV></DIV>&gt; &gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt; lock. 
<DIV></DIV>&gt; &gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt; There appear to be a few different styles of locks for two-position 
<DIV></DIV>&gt; &gt; and 
<DIV></DIV>&gt; &gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt; three-position switches. Once I know how many of each I need I can 
<DIV></DIV>&gt; &gt; make 
<DIV></DIV>&gt; &gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt; what I need. Should add that finishing touch to the cockpit 
<DIV></DIV>&gt; &gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt; 
<DIV></DIV>&gt; &gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt; Oh, there is another style of toggle bat handle that I haven't made 
<DIV></DIV>&gt; &gt; yet, 
<DIV></DIV>&gt; &gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt; but 
<DIV></DIV>&gt; &gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt; either style can be made on the lathe. 
<DIV></DIV>&gt; &gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt; 
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