Punched holes for tapping

by | Jul 30, 2014 | Design

One of the issues with only have a thin panel is how to hold them together. If they’re only 3mm thick and you can’t have a nut on one side you don’t have much material to grip the screw. One solution, or aid, is to first punch the hole through...

The center

by | Jul 29, 2014 | Design

Getting things to rotate nicely in showcase is tricky but I figured I could put in some bars to indicated the center of the sphere and remove them afterwards..

Adding the bolts

by | Jul 29, 2014 | Design

Just a quick demo of how the panels would bolt together with a cut through view.

Roll bars

by | Jul 29, 2014 | Design

I put the ‘roll bars’ in after watching some videos like this one and also noticing that elite dangerous cockpits have grab handles too. I thought it would be good to have something for people to hold onto when they’re getting in and out instead of...