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Dec 13, 2017 | 09:29 PM

#16

abe

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Originally Posted by Mixer man

Just so you know, that 30 hrs is an approximation over a period of about six months. It wasn't all that intense.

I'll speculate that Ford did not build the instrument clusters themselves. Rather it was Stewart-Warner, King-Seeley, or some other.

I'm sure Ford didn't build them. They probably got them shipped in by the truckload. I'm sure the crosshatching cost a bit more than Henry wanted to pay.

Dec 14, 2017 | 09:59 AM

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tip49

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From: Alberta Canada

Cross hatching replication

I read once that you could approximate the cross hatching by spray painting the cluster faceplate through a piece of screening material. Never done it but I have 2 or 3 clusters I may play with to see.

Nice job on the restoration Mixer.

Dec 14, 2017 | 10:19 AM

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Mixer man

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Originally Posted by tip49

Thank you. I like your idea with the screen, but wouldn't that make the pattern square? I was thinking along the line of a roller like a lathe knurling tool.

Dec 14, 2017 | 05:27 PM

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Cougar54

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Originally Posted by tip49

I started a thread a few years ago regarding this exact subject. I ended up using a screen sitting diagonally. Worked pretty good. You might want to check out this thread.

https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/1...t-cluster.html