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rv8ch

Joined: 10 Jan 2006
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Location: Switzerland

Posted: Tue Apr 04, 2006 8:21 am Post subject: instrument panel water jet cutting

Hi,



Anyone have some suggestions for instrument panel

water jet cutting?  I've tried experimentalair.com

but I'm not getting any response.  Perhaps I'm being

too impatient.  Stein's focusing on complete panels,

as is affordable panels.



Thanks for any pointers.



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Mickey Coggins

http://www.rv8.ch/

#82007 finishing

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Posted: Tue Apr 04, 2006 10:47 am Post subject: instrument panel water jet cutting

Werner Berry of Pacific Panel uses CNC, but the end results are perfect

holes.  Great service too.



http://www.sptpanel.com/



Tom Barnes -6 first flight two years today.



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Posted: Tue Apr 04, 2006 10:47 am Post subject: instrument panel water jet cutting

Any particular reason you want water jet cutting?  NC (numerically 

controlled) routing is also used to cut instrument panels.  The 1/8 inch 

diameter router bit used can not cut as tight a corner as a water jet, 

so some filing may be required for tighter corners.  Avionics panel 

shops should be familiar with this.  Other than that, the cut panel 

should come out the same.  The avionics shops I talked to use NC routers.



My panel is at an avionics shop (as I type this) to be cut, painted, 

engraved and matte finish epoxy clear coated.  Contact me off list if 

you want to know my experience so far.

Steve

RV-6A

Mickey Coggins wrote:

 	  Quote: 	
		   Anyone have some suggestions for instrument panel

 water jet cutting?  I've tried experimentalair.com

 but I'm not getting any response.  Perhaps I'm being

 too impatient.  Stein's focusing on complete panels,

 as is affordable panels.



 Thanks for any pointers.

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Posted: Tue Apr 04, 2006 11:23 am Post subject: instrument panel water jet cutting

I think he was asking about water jet cutting as that's what's used  

at experimentailair.com.  This site has what appears to be pretty  

reasonable prices for designing and cutting your panel, so I can see  

the attraction.

-Joe

RV-6A.  Well, I think I'm about halfway through the "V" so far 

On Apr 4, 2006, at 1:45 PM, Steve Allison wrote:

 	  Quote: 	

 Any particular reason you want water jet cutting?  NC (numerically

 controlled) routing is also used to cut instrument panels.  The 1/8  

 inch

 diameter router bit used can not cut as tight a corner as a water jet,

 so some filing may be required for tighter corners.  Avionics panel

 shops should be familiar with this.  Other than that, the cut panel

 should come out the same.  The avionics shops I talked to use NC  

 routers.

 My panel is at an avionics shop (as I type this) to be cut, painted,

 engraved and matte finish epoxy clear coated.  Contact me off list if

 you want to know my experience so far.

 Steve

 RV-6A

 Mickey Coggins wrote:

> Anyone have some suggestions for instrument panel

> water jet cutting?  I've tried experimentalair.com

> but I'm not getting any response.  Perhaps I'm being

> too impatient.  Stein's focusing on complete panels,

> as is affordable panels.

>

> Thanks for any pointers.

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Rhonda(at)bpaengines.com
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Posted: Tue Apr 04, 2006 11:59 am Post subject: instrument panel water jet cutting

Experimental Air is owned by Ross Schlotthauer who built an RV-7.  I

left him a voice mail and will be happy to pass on his phone number as

soon as I get the go ahead from him.



Rhonda



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Posted: Tue Apr 04, 2006 4:00 pm Post subject: instrument panel water jet cutting

Mickey,



Experimentalair does great work, your patience will payoff.



A satisfied customer.



Bill

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Posted: Wed Apr 05, 2006 5:46 pm Post subject: instrument panel water jet cutting

There is a gentlemen in Nashville TN that cut mine for me. Lee Moore, who's

email is "Jet(at)south-tech.us" or call him at (615) 847-8226. He was very

helpful. I started with my own Turbo Cad file and he spiffed it up, cut a

piece of scrap for fit up and then we cut the real deal.  I actually had him

make three pieces, a frame that will be permanently mounted in the RV and

then two panels, left and right, leaving a center cutout for my radios.

Very accurate cutting, with no metal burning as in a laser cut.  He can

punch holes in 1.5" thick steel. It is worth a visit if you have not seen

this live.

Marty in Nashville TN, RV-6A panel mounting.

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