Back to the Future Plutonium Chamber Gauge by sbhatcher

Last crawled date: 3 years ago

Here is my attempt to recreate the gauges for the glove box area of the DeLorean from Back to the Future, specifically the Plutonium Chamber gauge.
There are three files; one for the Plutonium Chamber gauge, one for the round gauges and one for the lenses over the Empty light and the bottom section of the round gauges.
The PC gauge is designed to use an LED in the Empty light area and Grain of Wheat bulbs in the base to light up the gauge itself:http://www.frys.com/product/452829;jsessionid=opBJ-d7TFnIUPJctdCue9Q__.node4?site=sr:SEARCH:MAIN_RSLT_PG
http://www.frys.com/product/8791291?site=sr:SEARCH:MAIN_RSLT_PG
There is also cavities on the back to allow heat-inserting of M3 threaded inserts.
The round gauge uses the same Grain of Wheat bulb.
Both gauges have a channel to allow .015 clear plastic "glass".
I've included the image that I printed on sticker paper for the Plutonium Gauge and the round gauges. The "EMPTY" label is simply black on clear label maker tape printed on a Brother PTouch label maker, and the "PLUTONIUM GAUGE" is white on black.
The needles for the gauges are not part of the file but are simply cut from small black zipties.
Supports are needed only for the PCGauge, and only from the build surface.