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The Final Stage - (06-22-12: Project COMPLETE. Final pics in OP!)
RyoriNoTetsujin:
--- Quote from: Woodshop Flunky on April 12, 2012, 11:44:22 am ---I really like this design! :applaud:
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Thanks man! I don't think its' going to be as artistically/visually appealing as the Ace (don't think I'm gonna win any awards! :laugh2: ;)) but we'll see what I do with the artwork once I've settled on the name/thematic elements that seem to be eluding me...
--- Quote from: Namco on April 12, 2012, 01:25:33 pm ---Excellent design and planning. You're starting to inspire me to make my own driving setup. I've been kicking around some ideas in my head. I've recently discovered the wonders of sketchup myself. I even had the same idea of using handy panels since I don't have a truck to haul 4x8 sheets, thank you for enlightening me about the problem with those.
Good luck with this one. I'll be keeping up with your progress! :applaud:
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Namco, three words for you: GO FOR IT! ;D I love having the flexibility to play what I want, when I want. Even if you go real simple the first time out... you can always take another shot at it later!
The handy panel issue can be dealt with, it just requires more fiddling than I really wanted to do once I discovered the little discrepancies. I think it presents a really intriguing design challenge - one I admit I totally gave up on!
As it stands, I got no joy at HD today, they didn't have the circ I wanted in stock. May have to just order it online... bleargh. :'(
Anybody got any ideas for name/theme? My brain is awash in blades, arcs, edges, swords, razors, steel, grilles... but nothing stands out. My zanpakuto refuses to tell me its' name, damnit! LOL.
gbeef:
Very nice work so far. alot of hard work invested into this already
RyoriNoTetsujin:
--- Quote from: gbeef on April 14, 2012, 03:08:48 pm ---Very nice work so far. alot of hard work invested into this already
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Thanks gbeef. We'll see how it turns out!
Was fiddling with the Sketchup file this morning, actually. Ended up making a minor change to the internals (not worth showing) - I think I'm going to put the mobo, hard drives, and gpu (if there ever is one) on a removable shelf unit. I've seen it done in other cabs and I think it could be really useful for occasional cleaning/upgrades etc. If I don't do that, once the PC components are in, it's a REALLY tight fit for me to do anything in there without having to break the whole thing down piece by piece. This way, I can set it up, run cables, etc., then drop the whole thing in the cab.
Also just ordered the HDMI splitter, along with the PS/2 extension and some smallish (1.5ft.) HDMI cables, from Monoprice rather than Amazon. Linky here.
Actual physical build looks like it will start April 28th. A buddy of mine has graciously given me use his driveway in NJ to do the initial breakdown of the 4x8' sheet stock. Will probably take a few hours at most. The harder part is going to be getting the lumber and getting it to his place for the day... still working on that. In the meantime, I've still got a saw to buy and saw-boards to make this Thursday.
RyoriNoTetsujin:
In what I hope will be an incredible stroke of luck, earlier today I came across a place known as the NY Hardware House up in the Bronx. They're a lumber/hardware/paint store roughly analogous to Home Depot, but smaller and locally owned. Had a talk with the guy there and not only do they sell full sheets of 3/4" AA face birch plywood, but they're willing to do straight cuts, to size, for a couple of bucks a cut!
I gave him my specifications, (showed him the design, and the look he gave me was PRICELESS) he said they'd have no problem doing it, and it will be ready later today. If all goes well, I'll post pictures once I get it home. I'm in Inwood, Manhattan, so it's going to be a walk, but I have a solid handtruck, some bungee, the day off, and it's a gorgeous day outside!
This project may have just been significantly accelerated! :burgerking:
Also, I think I've come up with a new name: Occam's Sabre... I'm really liking that...
RyoriNoTetsujin:
The things we do for our hobby. Turns out NY Hardware House made very good on their promise; with one small exception (that's still workable) all of their cuts were exactly to my specs. The wood stock itself is also a very nice, smooth finish - as I mentioned, A-face on BOTH sides, so painting it will probably be a breeze. Total price for 2 4'x8' sheets, cuts and tax included: $97.97. Not bad at all. That said, I walked about 30 blocks with this:
Got my workout for the day.
Got everything inside, and realized I needed to get that taller panel (intended for the cabinet sides) split in half so I could start mapping out the cabinet profile. To The Workshop... !
... also known as the alley alongside my building. w00t! :afro: One simple rough-cut later...
... and I'm ready to start mapping out the profile. Before that, though, I had to go downtown to HD to get a 1/2" handy panel of MDF to build my saw-board. Once I finally got home with that, I was too damn tired to bother with it, so I started drawing on the profile.
Detail of the marquee area:
Right now I'm hand-drawing the larger curves, but if anyone has a better way to do that PLEASE FEEL FREE to speak up!! I mean, I'll get it the way I want it eventually, but there must be an easier way.
I might get to the saw-board before work today, I might not. It's supposed to rain this weekend, so there probably won't be much more real progress until next week.
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