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My "Tied To The 90's" Cab or: How I Learned to Stop Planning and Love the Router
BobA:
Looks like a nice clean design. Your use of a template and router made very prof looking side panels. :applaud: :applaud:
push2reject:
Thanks guys. I trying to take my time with this project.
Tonight I installed the T-molding. Normally you would wait till the end to install molding on a cabinet. I'm doing it now to protect the edges of the MPB from damage.
And now onto the photos:
The "supplies".
First thing I did was hit the T-molding with some heat from a space heater to soften it up. It is under 40 degrees in my garage and this will make it easier to work with.
This is the slot cutter and arbor before I installed it.
Here it is installed. This thing is gruesome looking kids. Remember to keep your arms and legs inside the ride at all times. Tuck in your shirt, roll up your sleeves, and put your safety glasses on.
I clamped down a test piece of white MDF to set the depth of the slot cutter. Notice how my template doubles as a table.
It took me longer to set the depth of the router then it did to route a grove in each of the panels.
The finished product.
emphatic:
That's a very nice profile. Primo choice of t-mold color as well. :cheers:
skinz:
I dig the matte black smooth paint with the electric blue T-molding. Looks super sharp so far!!!
push2reject:
The weather has finally gotten warm! It was a long winter for me. I've recently been able to put the major pieces of my cabinet together. The monitor is a 1080i HD tube with HDMI input (best 75 bucks I've ever spent!). What do you guys think?