[simpits-tech] Shop has finally started!

[Gene Buckle]

Roy Coates wrote:
> On Fri, 1 Sep 2006, Gene Buckle wrote:
> 
>>> I'd best not mention our resin, aluminium and stainless steel stereo
>>> lithography toys then  :-p
>>>
>> *sobs*  Ok, you win.
>>
>> Waitaminute.  You can create _STEEL_ parts with a STL machine?  Boy,
>> talk about Spitfire In A Box. :)
> 
> 
> Yeah.. it got me thinking like that too !
> 
> I've not seen any of the stainless parts yet but the alloy ones are pretty
> darned good. Ideal when you've a damaged 'something' made of unobtanium...
> you can 3D scan it, correct the scan in ProEngineer etc and then make a
> new one :-)
> 
> So many toys - so little time !
> 
I recently purchased a copy of Rhino3D and it can natively generate STL 
files.  *Evil Grin*  I may have a midnight job or two for you in the 
near future. :)

On to being nearly on-topic... Since the move I've been trolling eBay 
frequently and have managed to secure all but four of the side console 
panels for the F-15.  That means I don't have to build so many from 
scratch which is a good thing.

I was astonished to find out that the ground power panel (left console, 
last panel aft) has only one normal toggle switch in it.  The rest are 
all mag-lock toggles.  For those that don't know what that is, a 
mag-lock toggle switch has an electromagnet coil built into it.  The 
switch mechanism is built as a momentary so if the coil is not 
energized, the switch behaves like a normal momentary toggle, but if it 
is, it behaves like a regular non-mom. toggle switch.  It's a pretty 
cool switch but they're viciously expensive.  I'm hoping all the ones I 
have test out ok.  They've also got square plastic handles on them which 
makes them even harder to find.

g.


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