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Old 08-27-2013, 11:50 PM
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That's great work. So for guys without CAD skills how would they go about getting the panel laser cut from the company you used, with the configuration they want?
Beautiful work, you have talent.
 
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Originally Posted by kwe45919
Excellent job!! Looks awesome!! You should be very proud. That'll look sweet in your truck. More people should turn out their own gauge clusters because you never know what it could look like till you try. It's not all that hard.....


Here's a thread on how mine turned out from earlier this year.
https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/1...ject-pics.html
Thanks. Yours was one of the main contributors to the layout. It really wasn't that hard. Just do a little bit at a time, don't rush things and think about what you're doing before you do it to minimize screw ups.
 
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Originally Posted by blue04.5
That's great work. So for guys without CAD skills how would they go about getting the panel laser cut from the company you used, with the configuration they want?
Beautiful work, you have talent.

I still have the file as a starting point. There are free CAD programs out there. I thought about getting a few extra panels cut to sell but I think by the time you add shipping to me and then shipping to the customer, it wouldn't be cost effective. Also, no guarantee that everyone has the same mounting bracket (may have been warped or tweeked around). I printed out the drawing to scale then cut it out of card stock and test fit it before sending it out to get cut.
 
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