DaveH6
Electrical switch panel
This panel is located under the helm station and above the hanging clothes locker. It features 17 toggle switches each with a blue LED light indicating that the switch is on. Today, I have 11 circuits defined thus have 6 spares for the inevitable circuit creep. Seadog labels were used.
The panel is covered with Maple burl veneer to match the same material on the helm station. Instead of applying contact cement, I coated the plywood backer board and the back side of the veneer with Titebond glue allowing the pieces to dry to the touch. I then positioned the veneer on the plywood, covered it with brown paper and moved a clothes iron (set on high) over the protective paper thus heating the glue which became tacky again. The glue cooled and the veneer is fastened tight and finished off with four coats of gloss varnish.
In the spirit of my boat’s theme, I endeavor to keep things looking vintage and simple.
Electrical switch panel
This panel is located under the helm station and above the hanging clothes locker. It features 17 toggle switches each with a blue LED light indicating that the switch is on. Today, I have 11 circuits defined thus have 6 spares for the inevitable circuit creep. Seadog labels were used.
The panel is covered with Maple burl veneer to match the same material on the helm station. Instead of applying contact cement, I coated the plywood backer board and the back side of the veneer with Titebond glue allowing the pieces to dry to the touch. I then positioned the veneer on the plywood, covered it with brown paper and moved a clothes iron (set on high) over the protective paper thus heating the glue which became tacky again. The glue cooled and the veneer is fastened tight and finished off with four coats of gloss varnish.
In the spirit of my boat’s theme, I endeavor to keep things looking vintage and simple.