![]() ![]() ![]() You’ll need some “blanking” panels in some areas of your pedestal where there are openings. You can find the DZUS fasteners/scews on eBay for pretty cheap.įigure 2 – 3D Printed Blanking Panels Fitted Blanking Panels Keep in mind you still need to find real DZUS fasteners, so make sure the pedestal panels you buy either come with them, or can be retrofitted with real DZUS fasteners. While DZUS rails aren’t inexpensive, trust me in the long run the time savings and less headaches is absolutely worth it if your panels will work with them! You can’t get any more realistic! However, since they’re aluminum they can be cut with a metal hacksaw quite easily. DZUS rails come in varying types and lengths. If you decide to buy real DZUS rails, check out Dallas Avionics where I bought mine. Where to get real DZUS rails and fasteners Also keep in mind the pedestal panels may not give you much room to work with if your rails are too wide. If that is the case, I’d recommend square wood dowel with some vertical supports under each rails around the middle of the pedestal to make sure it doesn’t sag. Otherwise, you may have to make your own rails. Double-check that before you go down the DZUS path. You may find they mis-align with real DZUS rail holes. WARNING – Depending on the manufacturer of your replica panels, the panels may not be true to scale. Since I use FlightDeck Solutions panels, they exactly align to the real DZUS rails like the real aircraft. My Do-Over that worked much betterĪfter my dismal attempt at making my own rails I decided to bite the bullet and just use real DZUS rails. This proved to be tedious, difficult to drill the holes exactly, and just a waste of time. ![]() DZUS Rails DZUS Fastenersįigure 1 – DZUS Rails and Fasteners My Failed First AttemptĭZUS rails aren’t always cheap so to save money I first tried to create my own DZUS rails using wood and mimicking the hole pattern of a real DZUS rail. All you need is a flat blade screwdriver. This is an excellent, strong and simple design great for quick changes of equipment. Turning the screw a quarter turn locks the screw onto the wire so it doesn’t come loose. They also have a wire that runs beneath the rails as seen in Figure 1 below.Ī DZUS screw has a special shape on the bottom to catch the wire when inserted in the hole. They are aluminum right angle or “T” strips that have holes drilled at exact spacing. In a real aircraft DZUS rails and fasteners are used to mount the pedestal panels to the pedestal. ![]() Pedestal Width at Top Pedestal Width at Bottom Pedestal Length from rear of fire panel Pedestal Width at front top of pedestal Fire Panel Width Fire Panel Depth Pedestal Height from Floor to top of fire panel Wraparound Trim Piece Outer Height Wraparound Trim Piece Inner Height Pedestal Bottom Curvature Height Mounting Panels to the Pedestal Use the above references to help you refine these measurements. Here’s some photos with approximate dimensions of my pedestal for reference.
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