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Bobulus:
Dumb question. I tried searching, but while I found people asking the same question, I didn't find any answers:
I'm laying out 2x2s to hold all the back pieces and it occurred to me that LuSid's plans don't give any details on where to put the monitor shelf.
I assumed you would angle it at a 90 degree angle to the angled part of the sides, but many projects on here mount it flat horizontal.
- Which is better? I know you want the TV angled.
- If you put the monitor shelf flat, what, do you just stick a block under the TV to get it at the right angle?
- If you put the monitor shelf at an angle, what's a comfortable viewing angle for the monitor?
drventure:
I wonder what those buttons would look like if you took the "button" part from some opaque standard buttons (maybe blue or black) and mounted them in those clear base rings., then lit them?
Anyway, good start on the cab!
Number21:
--- Quote from: javeryh on February 11, 2010, 11:43:47 am ---Nice start! My table saw is in my garage which is not temperature controlled. It is fairly new (less than 3 years) but there is ALWAYS that rust build-up on it. How did you clean yours? I avoid using my table saw because I always have to spend an hour or two scrubbing the table surface!
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To prevent rust or prevent more rust. First if you have rust use a fine grade steel wool to remove it. Then use mothers carnauba paste wax on the surface of the metal, the same stuff you use on your car. It does not come off on your wood when sawing and also makes a slick surface. Thats an old woodworking trick that has been around for decades. Works on all power tools with uncoated cast iron or steel surfaces. But it does not prevent beer rings! ;)
Bobulus:
Geez, has it really been six months since I updated this thread? I am too lazy at posting.
I have still been working on this, though still at the same glacial pace. I've been cursed a lot with warping wood. Really wish I'd listened to everyone here and gone with MDF instead. Now, where was I....
I didn't want any external screwholes on the sides of the cabinets, so I opted to do things a little wacky.
As mentioned, I first used some 2x4s cut in half to form a inner corner that both that the sides could be screwed to from the inside, using some left-over deck screws.
I opted to secure the back panels to the 2x2s with larger, back-facing, counter-sunk screws so that I can easily remove any of the back panels for access without worrying about stripping out of the holes from overuse.
This worked pretty well
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After that, I got to work on the tv shelf. Was all paranoid about the weight of the TV buckling the shelf, so opted to reinforce it with some 2x4s.
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This is the point where I started running into warping problems with my plywood. I'm expecting some mocking laughter at my solution to the problem, so don't hold back. Let new people learn from my mistakes!
While the back of the cabinet was square, the front was more a parallelogram shape due to both sides twisting the same way.
Plus the right-hand side-panel was skewing something awful.
Without any good ideas on how to fix this, I ended up doing kind of a weird fix where I used a heavy-duty angle brace to force the front of the cabinet into the shape I wanted. (I could probably have accomplished the same with the front panel, but I really wanted a door, so....
This straightened out the weird right-panel skew, but it was still not quite square...
...so I added some angled bits to force it into the shape I wanted.
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With that fixed, I moved on to hinging the front door of the cabinet.
Went with a euro-style hinge for that, installed in a bass-ackwards way so that it would work with the sides of the cabinet.
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After that, I wanted to make the speaker shelf. Decided to get fancy again, and almost ran into trouble doing it.
See, I wanted the trim on the front to be square with the other pieces of trim, not angled like the speaker shelf would be. So I wanted to cut the edge of the front of the speaker shelf at an angle that force that.
Routing into an angled-cut posed a momentary challenge, but I ended up cutting a complementary angle out of a piece of scrap wood:
This mostly worked, but man, did it come close to not working!
But it turned out okay in the end. I know that looks like the wrong height, but it works okay with is piece of scrap trim I had laying around (still haven't decided on trim color)
Now that the front was cut how I wanted it, I just had to cut the speaker holes.
Grabbed a cheap set of 2.1 speakers that someone on here had recommended a while ago...
...and then cut off the plastic housing to expose the speakers within.
Then used two different bits to cut concentric circles, such that the speaker would rest in one, and on top of the other.
It worked out pretty well. (Other than the fact that it's bowing down in the center. Damn it, wood, quit warping! :timebomb: )
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So that's where I'm at, at the moment. Here's a 'current' shot:
(Note that the control panel top is currently just a cheap-plywood standin, built so I could test my controls. As mentioned above, I'll probably move the spinner over so I'm not hitting it when using the trackball)
I still need to rout out the slots in the sides, and do some patch at the top on the right side there where it started splintering badly.
My big trouble at the moment is that I can't decide on a color scheme so that I can buy the trim and start designing the artwork.
Rick:
How are these hinges working for you? I'm asking, because I had some hinges I was trying to use for my fireplace/media centre, and they were similar, but wouldn't open as I had intended. It looks to be the same issue, with the door frame interfering, but if you have any pics of 'open vs. closed', they might help me out.
Otherwise, your cab is looking A-MAZING. Quality workmanship, for sure!
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