How you manage to juggle 3 projects at once, especially at this level of precision is mind boggling.
It might seem like a lot going on but the variety of things keeps me in the workshop, more so than if I just had the one project. I walk in there and pick out the thing that interests me there and then. By the end of the week I try to realize progress across all my projects.
This is fun to watch.
For my part it's also fun to work on straight up woodwork when I can. Solving various design challenges is what I love about the hobby. I suspect you do too.
OND putting out actual metalwork for templates and I can't even get to finish this cardboard model I've had in mind for over a year...
You can do it mate! Get that cardboard model built. Just rough it in with masking tape and an Exacto knife. I LOVE cardboard mock-ups like Neph loves a good nuded up CRT. They are just the best way to get a feel for ergonomics, playability etc.
I got an early start this morning. There was a strange, hazy, orange glow to everything as I worked outside. Like the weather was letting me know some roasting hot torture was on the way. I got to a certain point, and I'm sorry but it was just too damn hot. I thought maybe I could make some progress on RoToron too, but the idea of climbing into my hazmat suit (for fibre glass work) for a steaming sweat bath just didn't push my buttons. More than the usual pics to make up it for it.
Attaching the cutting template to form the second CP panel, the pencilled x's are to remind me NOT to route around those curved corners:
pre-drilling the holes in the CP before flush trim cutting with my router. Here's a saftey tip:
Don't start the router and then lower the bit it into the button hole to cut. Position the router bit in the hole AND THEN start the router. You risk seriously horrible things happening if you drop a spinning router bit into a tight space in timber. If it so much as kisses any surface before you have it stable....well the results are scary and nasty. There will be no post of OND (several years ago) throwing his router across his back yard in a blind screaming rage after doing just that...
Here I'm marking out the exact height the control panel supports need to be to ensure the CP sits high enough to clear knees etc.
The control panels sit nice and square on the supports. The depth dimensions for the cabinet (and thus the end panel sizing) will be worked out as I construct the cabinet.
After sticking down the 1:1 plan onto the top panel cutting template I rounded off the corners and then cut a rough cut-out with my jigsaw in the usual way. I use a spray adhesive to coat the template. After positioning the plan along one edge I smooth it onto the adhesive surface with my cork sanding block. This works really well.
That's it. The heat won and I headed for the fridge and a frosty pint of beer. Soon I'll be rounding all those edges as per the concept render. Tomorrow is another day.