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#3921332 - 03/07/14 01:34 AM
Re: Some simple panels
[Re: Attackmack]
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Cali
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Nice work, I have a friend in town that is going to help me with mine. His dad has a CNC machine, but I'm getting the bug and want to start building already. I have about 12 switches and buttons wired up, just need to get some more wire. I plan on taking my current pit apart in 2 weeks to do some cutting and rearranging.
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#3921819 - 03/08/14 08:45 AM
Re: Some simple panels
[Re: Attackmack]
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Cali
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The panels I get from him will fit into my pit, they'll be backlit also. I understand what you are saying about waiting. I'm not in a big hurry as I am busy for the next few months anyway. But come June, I should be done with school and I'll have a lot more time to mess around with it.
i5-2500k @ 3.3, Asus P8Z77-V LE mobo Windows 7 64-bit, 8GB 1866mhz
EVGA GTX 670 FTW 2GB, 256GB SSD, 500GB WD, Warthog, uber modded Cougar, TM Cougar MFD's, TrackIR 5, G15 keyboard
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#3931816 - 03/29/14 04:32 PM
Re: Some simple panels
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Attackmack
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Small update, not much and sry for the bad quality pic but heres the base with the panels mounted. Now I need to find a good way to put some stands to it and a base on which the monitor will stand. Then its sanding and grinding before painting. In the meantime i need to start soldering wires to the switches n buttons =) Need to find an evening with patience in its prime! Feels good to see the project taking shape, even tho its still far from finished. 
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#3931840 - 03/29/14 05:28 PM
Re: Some simple panels
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Attackmack
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Nice.... though why are the AP switches buttons? IRL these are 3-way switches.... Yeah I know but I didnt find any ON-ON-ON switches, and I was unaware that I could program a ON-OFF-ON to do the task so as of now they are buttons =) Might redo that panel later tho
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#3942591 - 04/21/14 08:00 PM
Re: Some simple panels
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Looking really good Attackmack.....did you get around to attempting the backlighting for those panels? And what is underneath the black acrylic?...is it black paper? Hi and sorry for late reply, kind of missed it completely =) I have made some attempts with just putting light behind these and it just doesnt look good. What I had planned was to get transperent plastic printer "paper" and print the graphical layouts onto which should give a much better block/shinethrough of the light, but alas ive decided against that idea for the time being. These panels are simply 2 pieces of clear acrylic with a single sheet of paper inbetween with the Graphics printed on them.
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#3948389 - 05/03/14 12:52 AM
Re: Some simple panels
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Hi Attackmack You might get some ideas from Hans Krohn's backlit panel build here: http://www.hanskrohn.com/BuildingTips/Backlit_Panels/Backlit.htmI wouldn't personally want to try lining up three layers of self-adhesive foil perfectly myself but you might have steadier hands than me! Anyway, it shows that nice results can be achieved if you can get the background dark enough. Your panel looks great by the way. I'll probably do something similar myself, as I haven't got room for a full pit either, so I'll have to put all the important switches and rotaries in what space I've got.
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#3952622 - 05/12/14 04:08 PM
Re: Some simple panels
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Hi Attackmack You might get some ideas from Hans Krohn's backlit panel build here: http://www.hanskrohn.com/BuildingTips/Backlit_Panels/Backlit.htmI wouldn't personally want to try lining up three layers of self-adhesive foil perfectly myself but you might have steadier hands than me! Anyway, it shows that nice results can be achieved if you can get the background dark enough. Your panel looks great by the way. I'll probably do something similar myself, as I haven't got room for a full pit either, so I'll have to put all the important switches and rotaries in what space I've got. Thanks for that link. those panels sure light up beautifully!
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Exodus
by RedOneAlpha. 04/18/24 05:46 PM
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