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Instrument Panel Cutting

jsisk

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There are several excellent full-service sources for custom panels in the RV community. If you are looking for a company for quick turn for CNC panel cutting (not finishing), I can recommend Steve Hampton at www.actky.com in Nicholasville, KY. They have worked with me and other RV-14 builders so they have the panel shapes and cutouts for many of the common switches and components. They provided full polycarbonate samples for fit, then routed aluminum finals. Very reasonable.
 

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I printed out my panel on paper and glued it to the panel and cut by hand. If you use a steel straight edges and the correct tools you can do a near perfect job in a few hours.
 
Bill at Up North Aviation made the layout drawing and cut the panel for our RV14. It was perfect. I had the blank panel ship from Van’s direct to him. His price was very reasonable.
 
My Partner Steve also does panel design and cutting--WE have 2 of these CNC routers, 1 in his shop, and one in the production shop.

I am looking at 'another use' for the routers!!

Tom
 

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