I decided to collect in a post the keynotes I learned when I've been facing with the problem of engraving acrylic. Most of them came through try and error, others thanks to valuable info found online. I'd like this section to be more of an open one, with comments and suggestions, as my experience with... Continue Reading →
Introduction I recently purchased a 3018 CNC, so as to perform simple milling, cutting, and engraving operations. The 3018 CNC is simple, cheap and well, quite limited in terms of features. I may point out that although quite essential, its main board allows for quite some modding. In order to get around those limitations, I... Continue Reading →
This post details the design process of the Landing Gear Panel for the F-16 (home) cockpit. The panel was engraved with a 3018 CNC, the mechanism was designed and 3D printed. Once assembled it interfaces with psCockpit.
Introduction One of the reasons of the intriguing mixture of sensations the F-16 cockpit provides is possibly due to its long history. The first design is of the late seventies and has been updated eversince. This in turn implies that old-fashioned analog gauges share their valuable spot in the cockpit with digital displays. It has... Continue Reading →
Introduction The F-16 Fighting Falcon is provided with an HOTAS (Hands On Throttle And Stick), to let the pilot have control on almost all the functions he may need, without even moving a hand. There are though some quite useful functions that the pilot needs several times throughout the flight, that are not available directly... Continue Reading →
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