Building the first panel

Covering the panel in masking tape will stop marking while being held in the vice. This panel has been marked up to show the exact place for each component. A centre punch (made out of an old filed down screw driver) was used before some honking great big holes were drilled in the panel.

 The components were then added (see photos below) with some consideration taken to make sure they were clear of the edges so as not to impede in the way of getting in the way of the case.

Now we know how many components we have on the front panel, we can start designing exactly what circuit we need for the board.