Re: Q: Dedicated Major Havoc CPO Differences

I would STRONGLY advise anyone who wants to weld something on their
control panel NOT to. I just received my (non-vector) Reactor control
panel back from a machine shop that was patching about four extra button
holes from a previous conversion. While the holes have been patched,
the panel is warped, and does not lie flat which really pisses me off.
This is not something that could have been remedied by "proper" welding
as the guy who did it knows his stuff, and warned me it might happen
because of the heat. I wish I would have used some bondo instead...

tm

Jess Askey wrote:
>
> That *is* a good process. Roy asked me about that as well and the only way that I had ever
> done it was by welding a small sqare on the underside and then filling. I have also seen
> it done just by epoxying the metal to the underside and then filling the indent with more
> expoxy. I wouldnt' think that it would take a huge force to snap it out tho. But it seemed
> relatively sturdy.
> jess
>
> Mark Jenison wrote:
> >
> > On Nov 10, 11:24pm, Eric Clayberg wrote:
> > > Subject: Re: Q: Dedicated Major Havoc CPO Differences
> > > What would you do, if it was your machine?
> >
> > I'd patch the holes and mount the buttons Tempest style.
> >
> > I don't know how much trouble welding the control panel is, but here's a
> > control panel patch technique I was taught to use.
> >
> > Get a piece of scrap metal (old Williams metal mounting plates work great), cut
> > it down to size, drill holes through the control panel that match holes in the
> > metal patch. Place the metal patch on the underside over the hole, and use
> > countersunk pop-rivets (may need to countersink the hole in the control panel a
> > bit so they are flush). Now that the patch is in place, go over the hole and
> > pop-rivets with Bondo, then sand it down. I've done this with several control
> > panels, and it's very easy to do, strong, and is a nice solution for those who
> > don't have access to a welder. Probably safer, too. The whole process takes
> > about half an hour (gotta wait for the Bondo to cure).
> >
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Received on Thu Nov 11 09:43:01 1999