I'm pretty sure I owe you at least one bottle of wine or a growler of beer by now..
I like beer ;-) really into Fieldwork if you’ve heard of that, probably my favorite right now.
Thoughts? Here is my basic sketch..
Looks good, I think it’s a really good idea to start of with something small like this so you can get a sense of how to work with the tools, and as you said see how much you like it. Good call. Only thing I would mention is make sure you leave enough room for you left hand on the left edge of the joystick. Don’t want it feeling like it’s in the edge or about to fall off.
I did some shopping today. Ended up buying a 2'x4' sheet of 1/2" birch plywood after realizing at home cheapo that if i build this thing out of 3/4" it's going to be really heavy.
Having worked with both sizes I really don’t think it adds much weight, and it is a bit sturdier. Having said that I’m sure you’ll be fine, that’s what I used on my box. I only wish I’d bought better stuff, especially if you are going to paint it. The cheap stuff means a lot more work getting the surface smooth.
But I do want to hinge the top. I got the same hidden hinges that you used Arroyo .
Nice, they are a bit of a pain to route out correctly, especially on an angle, but it’s a great learning opportunity with the router. Let me know if you need help.
Anyone got a 2' x 1' sheet they can sell me for $10 and a cup of glue? lol
I have extra but it is tuff to ship and not sure you’d want to drive out here to get it but your welcome to if you want me to cut you off some. What are you planning on using it on?
Then I just need a day.
Ha! I guess it depends on what all you want to do, but plan on many weekends, especially if this stuff is new to you. It always takes way longer than you think.
Two weekends from now looks promising. Considering the amount of work this all is, i'm starting to have doubts that i have it in me to do an entire stand up cabinet when I know that I can just buy one.
There’s something to be said for this, if you find in building this panel you don’t enjoy the process then yeah, building a whole cab probably isn’t worth it. There are a number of companies that will build you one for a relatively good price. Just don’t maim for MAME.
The amount of stuff that you have to learn about and time is not trivial. But that's the point of the test CP. baby steps
Exactly, but it’s a lot of fun if you like learning new things.