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General Forums => Aces High General Discussion => Topic started by: Ripsnort on July 16, 2002, 11:32:16 AM
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Save me some trouble adding all the mm conversion if you would and just tell me how many sheets of plywood (thickness X sheets) I need to get started on the cockpit, I'm off to Home depot in about 30 min. Thanks!
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No problem. I used approximately 3 and a half sheets at 4-feet by 4-feet each. So go with two 4x8 sheets, or four 4x4 sheets. As for thickness, I think it was 9/16th inch thick, which came out to exactly 15-mm when I measured it with the metric side of my tape measure. This is thicker than that called for in the plans, so pay attention to the instructions on which measurements to keep lined up when cutting the slots out. Good luck, mate.
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Thank you! My figures came out to roughly 2 sheets of 4x8, so you confirmed by dull math! Off to home depot!
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I think it was 9/16th inch thick
That would be sold as a sheet of 5/8" plywood. When a sheet comes out of the press the sheet is 5/8 or a little more. Running it through the sander takes a bit off to give a uniform thickness of 19/32nds.
Guess what sort of industry was in the small town I grew up in?
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Originally posted by HFMudd
Guess what sort of industry was in the small town I grew up in?
Steel fabrication?
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Rip-
Sorry I missed the post.
I bought 6 4'by 4' sheets of 9/16" thick double sanded plywood at 25.99 a pop.
I'm pretty sloppy, but even I only used 4 sheets. Also, some tips:
If your going to use your Desktop in a permamnent position, like me, there are ALOT of cuts you don't have to make. The piece comes out cleaner, and you don't have to notch the wood. I replaced several notches with wood screws and my piece came out much cleaner and sturdier. So if it's not going to be a potable piece, send me an e-mail at jpizzo127@yahoo.com and I'll talk you through some of the changes.
Also, get 2 rolls of black contact paper. (Great for covering the dash board, and the monitor stand. The contact paper covers the notches and gives the dash a clean look.
Get some magnetic tape for your HOTAS. (Velcro if you don't have a cougar, but if you don't have a cougar, your not allowed to build this)
Also, I used some thin panel boards to cover some of the areas I found to be unsightly (The underside of armrests for example. If you look at my picture, these are the area's painted gray)
What else....hmmm...you can make your own stencils using contact paper and printouts from the net. A rollerbrush lightly coated with paint will give a stencil that military worn look.
Oh, theres a few tricks to doing your seat right. And upholstering it is a Biatch!
Anyway, gimme a yell if you need help, and I'll walk you through whatever you need. Just be ready to make modifications to fit your specific tastes.
OH! Caster wheels....you might want to think about that. It will make the seat easier to get in and out of.
If the mood hits me, I may build another one, now that I know what changes to make in the process.
Any help you need, just pop me an e-mail, and I'll give you my number.
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Great info Muck, will contact you if I run into questions, currently, I finished the seat box minus the seat and rod. I won't be working on it until the week-end however..
love the casters idea!
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GOD HELP ME I'M SURROUNDED BY GEEKS !!!!
:D
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Big roll of duct tape. Cant do anything without a big roll of duct tape.
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Yep duct tape... lots and lost of duct tape. Or was the Sheep Tape..I cant remember.
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LOL sheep are yall talking about building a cockpit for your house for ah? to put pooter in and fly? LOL
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What all are you building? Computer desk?
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Originally posted by cajun
What all are you building? Computer desk?
This:
http://www.hitechcreations.com/forums/showthread.php?threadid=58938&referrerid=3203