Radius on helm pod Roundovers

[muddywater]

Hey guys,
I was just wondering what radius (or diameter) is typically used on the helm pod round-overs.

Thanks!!!!

[bob lico]

i used a 11/2" round over bit and was vert satified with results.

[muddywater]

So you just used a router rather than a hand plane & sander and you felt like the radius on your round-overs was sufficient? Hmm... that definitely sounds easier than trying to make all my plane lines straight. Tempting...

[bob lico]

i don`t know if i posted this in the past ,if i did bare with me.i hand picked a 2"thick piece of beautiful grained burmese teak.look all over the northeast for a bandsaw with a 30" throat ,low and behold there was a old sawmill on eastern long island.they cut the piece exactly in half so i had two pieces "booked matched" like they do with a violin.i then took the two pieces and ran them on table saw to create a slot.glue up a 11/2" x 1/4" spline inserted and clamped.instead of putting a piece in front with grain going wrong way i took the hard course and did the same procedure.time is not even considered this is a 31bertram.next job was a cut out to recess the gauges under glass.for the top trim a made a one piece teak trim instead of the traditional ss trim many hours!!

[bob lico]

this is a scan (with coffee stain on picture) sorry only one i have this is in the building stage and did not put the flowscan trans. pressure gauge in when i took this shot.i sure you get the general idea with the roundover bit on every courner.-----------------bob

[JP Dalik]

I was wondering how you got all those perfect 1/2" glue lines in it. Then you sent the message about the scan.

Whose combo (port/stbd reading)gauges did you use?

[bob lico]

jp i used flowscan company gauges called twinscan 2". the gauges enaple me to make a smaller "underglass area" but also gave me another advantage; the indicater needle is red led set to the upper and lower limits you dial in and the needle will flash when limits are exceded.there also is a seperate back light for night running and a seperate wire to hook up to a bell,buzzer or whatever else you need to wake up and take action.the three led lights at the bottom of the glass area indicate forward,middle and stern bilge pumps.

[muddywater]

Nice job on the pod!
The teak bezel was not something I had considered. I had spent quite a bit of time trying to find somebody that could machine stainless steel to make a bezel. It seems like most of the ones I have seen were anodized aluminum or chromed brass (like the ones sold here).

Thanks for the pic. It definitely helps to see it. I have one question about it though. Are the three round things inside the glassed area beneath the middle gauge air holes to prevent fogging or some kind of screws?

[bob lico]

the three round things are the led indicator lights i explained in the post.