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| jennifer:
I love the way you got that monitor hanging there, Disaster not to be tolerated, with those big chains, but tempting fate by hanging that neck just off the floor :cheers:... Yes that guy does have some nice equipment, but it could obviously be done with little more than a table saw and a joiner out in the backyard for us common folks, The point (I guess) was to use the cabinet as monitor structure, hiding the bolts behind the CP, without using an internal frame, But actually it could also be said, it would look good as flat panels too giving a old vs modern feel,... Anyway Jennifer doesn't want to confuse, So excited to see what you come up with 8). |
| Ond:
@ opt2not - good advice. It's never too late to learn new things. I like teaching myself new skills using the internet. I've had to learn a bunch of stuff about CRTs and interfacing with them for this project. @ jennifer - I enjoy working with veneers, I think the combination of real timber with the smooth yellow panels should look really nice. MDF has no grain since it’s just compacted fibres but it does have good retention for any shape that you give it using some moisture and heat. There will be no bolts or screws visible when the cabinet is finished. I spent only a little time on this today, instead focusing on other projects. I did cut away all the unneeded plastic from the original TV bezel so I can use it in this project. I could cut a new one from MDF but why do that when I have a perfectly usable one from the TV? |
| Ond:
Thick MDF cut to panel size arrives: Outside the box thinking for cutting large clean curves. I'm postioning aluminium strip in place onto the plan with some nails. Now you can see why I needed 1:1 scale plans: Tape one side of the strip against nails with very strong gaffer tape: Flush trim cut agianst the curve with my router to form the cutting template for the much thicker MDF plate: Break my jig saw blade in the thick MDF sheet. Work finished for the day, time for a beer! |
| Arroyo:
--- Quote from: Ond on February 17, 2019, 06:24:37 am ---Tape one side of the strip against nails with very strong gaffer tape: Flush trim cut agianst the curve with my router to form the cutting template for the much thicker MDF plate: --- End quote --- I was wondering if anyone had done something like this. After watching a bunch of YouTube woodworking videos, I was planning on doing something similar to cut my curves for the sides. I was going to get a thin piece of polycarbonate plastic and use a bunch of small L-brackets to form the shape against the printed plans, then use the flush trim bit. Curious to see how this works for you. |
| wp34:
--- Quote from: Arroyo on February 17, 2019, 08:31:54 am --- --- Quote from: Ond on February 17, 2019, 06:24:37 am ---Tape one side of the strip against nails with very strong gaffer tape: Flush trim cut agianst the curve with my router to form the cutting template for the much thicker MDF plate: --- End quote --- I was wondering if anyone had done something like this. After watching a bunch of YouTube woodworking videos, I was planning on doing something similar to cut my curves for the sides. I was going to get a thin piece of polycarbonate plastic and use a bunch of small L-brackets to form the shape against the printed plans, then use the flush trim bit. Curious to see how this works for you. --- End quote --- That's pretty slick. I have a project I'll be starting as soon as the weather warms here and I may try something like this for the curve I need to replicate. |
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