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<\/a>Unfortunately, this particular task is a gigantic Pain In The Ass\u2122 because it requires fitting the 0.125″ angle to the panel’s top edge. And that, in turn, means a lot of cutting.<\/p>\nIf you could make all those cuts with the bandsaw, this would be a relatively easy part to fabricate. \u00a0But it’s just too long for my 9″ bandsaw, so that meant the dreaded mini hacksaw…<\/p>\n Much coolness today…I finally got a chance to work on the instrument panel. Another one of those tasks that’s been a long time coming Unfortunately, this particular task is a gigantic Pain In The Ass\u2122 because it requires fitting the … Continue reading <\/a>Fitting the angle basically involves cutting a series of wedge-shaped sections to make it easier to bend, and each of those wedges is started with a 1\/4″ hole and then enlarged to make the final shape. Were it so easy.<\/p>\n<\/a>No kidding, this part took me a solid day to fabricate. Adding to the fun was a mistake I made in laying out the angles…I made them double the size they were supposed to be, and didn’t notice that mistake until I was almost done. Fortunately, the second part always takes less time to fabricate.<\/p>\n<\/a>After all that work, here’s the finished product. I’ve clamped it to another piece of angle to make it easier to file and scotchbrite, because it does get a little wobbly with all those angles cut out of it.<\/p>\n<\/a>Drilling the angle to the panel was pretty easy in comparison, but it still took awhile. I clamped it in place on the panel and worked out from the center, adjusting the fit of each section and then drilling and clecoing. Here’s the final product..<\/p>\n<\/a>I also fabricated some of the little support angles that go into the subpanel…sorry, no pictures.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"