I had to use this page to figure out the radius of the circle that would draw the curve on the front of my control panel. Turns out the radius of that circle is right at 6 feet. We made this contraption to help us draw it...
It is just a long piece of trim with a nail 6 feet from one end and I used a sharpie on the edge to make the line. It was a little tricky to get it all lined up right, but it worked pretty well. In the shot below you can kind of see my scribbles from figuring up the proper radius:
And here is the full control panel shape made of wood, sitting back on that same kitchen counter from where we did the mock up on week 1:
And here the whole thing is with the control panel balanced on the cabinet back at my garage:
Pretty much now we just have to get some button and joystick holes put in the top (I need to decide on a button layout and placement first) and route a couple of slots for t-molding and it will be down to just the painting and wiring. Exciting times!
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