Good sized update today... all good, with one major exception ...
I measured out the Makvision monitor I am going to order on cardboard to get a sense of placement and depth, and to determine the exact placement of the circular holes that I was going to cut for the side art.
With that worked out, I was able to get the side art holes cut with a very crude circle jig...
The finished cut
I also got my slot cutter in the mail today, woo hoo!
Here is where things took a turn for the worse ... I did a quick test for placement on a scrap, and all was fine. Then I started routing one of my sides, and by the time I was done with part of it, I noticed the line was crooked. WTF! I reset the bit and started going again. Man, this cut just got more and more jacked up. By the time I routed the inner circle and the rest of the sides, I had weird cuts all over the place. Upon closer inspection, I realized the bit was slipping.
Not sure how, it was tight! But regardless. I fiddled with it until I felt comfortable that it would slip again, and did the other side, the control panel and the front of the base without a hitch. So, now Im thinking to myself, the jacked up side is either going to get redone, or maybe I can go over it again and salvage it. So I rerouted the whole thing again. I ended up with double slots in places ance really thick grooves in others. Have a look at my pain ...
Im pretty sure with enough wood glue and some patience, I can get the tmolding into this piece and get it to set. Once it's in there, you shouldnt be able to tell. What do you guys think? I can redo the side all together if I need to, but I'd rather not!! That's a lot of work! Im pretty sure I can salvage it.
Other than that though, I am pleased with the amount of progress. Im about to go back out to the garage and start building the base. I would really like to get some upright progress by the weekend!