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Element 5 - A small bartop (FINISHED)
justinjstark:
I finished drilling holes for the buttons. I made two holes for pushbuttons for volume up and down. I am going to be able to use software for volume up/down after all.
The monitor mount was by far the hardest part. I decided to use l-brackets to attach the monitor mounting board. In future builds, I would like to biscuit and glue that piece but then I have to know what monitor I am going to use before hand so I know where to position the mount.
Finally, I got two coats of primer on it. I used my new air compressor with a critter siphon gun. I really had to thin down the primer (I used Gripper Grey primer). I made a few mistakes on the first coat but sanding and adding another coat fixed all of it. I'm getting the hang of it. Also, after the first coat I filled some of the corners with vinyl spackling to clean them up before the second coat. For all of you working on your own cabs, I cannot say enough about how nice it is to spray the paint instead of brush/roll it on. It is nice and smooth and gets into many of the cracks and best of all it takes so much less time to apply and to dry.
I need to prime the back of the door and the bottom of the cab yet and then I will shoot some red paint. :-)
jipp:
looks great. yeah after i painted my cab using a roller.. woot.com had a sell out on the Wagner electric sprayer.. I doubt its as good as a air compressor.. but for 17.00 normally 50-80 bucks i was willing to gamble dang woot always spending my money. LOL :D keep up the good work.
chris.
justinjstark:
As you can see in the pictures, I forgot to put in the joystick mounts and fill the holes. So I did that and then put more primer on it...and...the stuff I used to fill the holes didn't harden like I had hoped. I wound up having to open the holes back up and remove the mounts. I will just put some artwork over the control panel instead. It will look way cooler anyway.
I also layed down a coat of red paint tonight. I will get a second coat on before I leave town tomorrow and then I will do more work when I get back on Monday.
What do you guys think about the artwork? Anything that should be changed before I order it?
jipp:
--- Quote from: justinjstark on December 17, 2010, 03:46:23 am ---As you can see in the pictures, I forgot to put in the joystick mounts and fill the holes. So I did that and then put more primer on it...and...the stuff I used to fill the holes didn't harden like I had hoped. I wound up having to open the holes back up and remove the mounts. I will just put some artwork over the control panel instead. It will look way cooler anyway.
I also layed down a coat of red paint tonight. I will get a second coat on before I leave town tomorrow and then I will do more work when I get back on Monday.
What do you guys think about the artwork? Anything that should be changed before I order it?
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sorry to hear about the holes not hardening.. i like the idea of artwork. the only thing i would add to the marquee maybe is a thin yellow line around it.. in a box or what not. probably X distance from the edge.
boba - thanks for the info on the Tmolding. when i build my next cab, i will be using T molding.. and i found it rather annoying putting the Tmolding in if i would of known i could remove it.. would of made it easier. live and learn.
chris.
justinjstark:
I finished painting. It took 2 coats of primer and 4 of "red" paint before I was happy with how it looked. The red turned out to be more of a brown color. The guy at home depot did not color match the sample card very well. Oh well, I think it still looks great.
I put on t-molding and attached the rear door and cam lock. Then I put in the admin buttons, the usb hub, and mounted the monitor.
I have no idea how I am going to cram everything inside of this small thing. The buttons barely fit; there is just enough room to put on connectors. When I build another one I will make the hole in the bottom bigger so it is easier to wire.