javeryh's Woodgrain Cabaret Copy

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UnclearHermit:

--- Quote from: javeryh on March 02, 2020, 12:48:11 pm ---So... slight delay incoming...

4 stitches and out of commission. I’m so mad.

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I still don’t get it! How do you cut that finger on your left hand with a knife held in the same hand?! Surely the blade has to always be below that finger! :-\

javeryh:

--- Quote from: UnclearHermit on March 04, 2020, 06:39:00 pm ---I still don’t get it! How do you cut that finger on your left hand with a knife held in the same hand?! Surely the blade has to always be below that finger! :-\

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LOL I honestly have no idea. I was cutting through hardboard, which is... um... hard so I had to score it over and over and over and over again and it was going slow and I was trying to finish up so I was pressing down super hard and I guess the knife just slipped somehow. It's kind of a blur from cutting my finger open to running to the sink trying to contain the spewing blood and then going to get the stitches. The good news is that I had it out of the bandage this morning and I have full range of motion and the cut is healing. I'm hoping to get the stitches out in the middle of next week and then be back at it the following weekend. I am 100% going to the gym on Monday though - this week off is killing me.

javeryh:
Alright... boring pic time. I can paint so....

Anyone else think the appearance of the cabinet is just as important as the playability? They are like works of art - to me, anyway - so I want this to look nice both inside and out. Now that I had all (most?) of the panels cut, I had to figure out how to treat every surface. Here's the plan:

- Visible Exterior Panels: wood grain laminate (outside) or black laminate (inside)
- Hidden Exterior Panels: black Duratex (textured) paint
- Visible Interior Panels: black laminate
- Hidden Interior Panels: black paint

The first thing I did was label everything with blue painter's tape and then put two coats of BIN Zinsser primer on the Hidden Interior Panels in anticipation of the black painted top coat.

This went on in all of 5 minutes. Easy. Once that dried, I sanded with 220 grit sandpaper to a fairly smooth surface and then applied the black topcoat. I used Rustoleum Matte (or Flat) Black mixed with Floetrol so that it would dry smooth and hopefully eliminate roller marks.

Now I know, this is exciting stuff. I mean you guys are probably sitting at work and browsing the forums thinking, "man what a boring day" and then BAM! You open this project thread and see these sick pictures and then start thinking, "wow, my day can't get any better than this" - you're welcome.

:cheers:

Mike A:
I was going to jump off the top of my warehouse today and end it all.

Your update saved my life.

Thanks.

wp34:

--- Quote from: javeryh on March 05, 2020, 01:03:03 pm ---
Anyone else think the appearance of the cabinet is just as important as the playability? They are like works of art - to me, anyway - so I want this to look nice both inside and out.

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I agree 100%. I like to play my games but end up looking at them much more since they are in our family room.

From the pictures your paint job looks great. :cheers:

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