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Boeing 737 Flaps Gauge

This page is split into three main sections:

Parts Guide

Print Guide

Build Guide

The ultimate printer I can recommend is the Bambu Labs X1 carbon with AMS or P1P if you have deep pockets. ($1200). It's a massive leap forward in 3D printing, with excellent quality and impressive speeds. It's pretty much press print and go as the software and hardware do the calibration before each print. 

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This is my third version of a flaps gauge for the 737 Sim. Moving away from a servo and utilising a stepper motor provides a much smoother, quieter and more precise operation.

The gauge is made up of 7 parts, which can all be 3d Printed.

General Information:

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Build Guide

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STEP:

1

Install the 28BYJ-48 Stepper Motor onto the back of the Stepper mount (4)
Secure with QTY 2 M4 x 5mm Screws

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STEP:

2

Install the 12V Led Lighting strip circumferentially around the inner surface of the stepper motor mount (4). Feed the wires through the upper hole at the 12 O'clock position.

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STEP:

3

Place the decal plate (3) onto the stepper motor mount (4).
If you are using the blank decal, print the decal and stick it to the face.
If you are using the 3d printed decal, spray Black, when fully dry. Place the decal text side down on a flat sheet of 320 sand paper. remove the paint until all the required areas are white. Touch any areas up with a permanent black pen that show white.

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STEP:

4

Place the clear Needle (5) into the white needle (6). Secure with glue.

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STEP:

5

Place the Black Cap (7) onto the needle assy. Secure with glue.

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STEP:

6

Place the packing plate (2) on to the unit.

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STEP:

7

Place the 2mm clear Perspex lens onto the unit, Secure with QTY 2 M4 x 14mm countersunk screws.

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STEP:

8

Place the Gauge rim (1) onto the unit.

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STEP:

9

Secure the gauge assy into the MIP. Secure with QTY 2, M4 x 35mm Screws.

Build Guide

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