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| edekoning:
Typically I take over a year to complete a build. This time I hope to be done sooner, and have actually already some quite some work. Just saved up the progress so I have something to show you guys :cheers: Worked on some of the back panels. As I mentioned before I added handles to the top back panel. The wheels in the lower panel required this odd looking cutout, for which I used a jig saw. I also cut a hole for the power switch, which ended up being slightly too big in one corner, so I still need to add some wood filler there. The big hole is for ventilation. First did a rough cut with the jig-saw, then nailed some small wood strips on the back, so I could use the router with a flush trim bit to get a nice looking hole. Finally added a chamfered edge, as that makes everything look classy 8) I must say that I hate using the jigsaw as the blade always seems to warp, causing non straight cuts. What I mean with this is that one side of the wood the blade follows the cut line pretty much nicely, but the other side of the panel, its all over the place. So one side looks great, and the other one a mess. Might be I just have a crappy jigsaw, I mean my router from the same brand was also pretty crappy :dunno |
| edekoning:
Previously I always used pine battons on the inside, but the pine is never ever straight, which drives me nuts. So I decided instead to put my track saw to good use and cut some ply wood strips. These are all nice and straight. Pre-drilled some holes in them. Had some metal mesh left over from my Magneto cab that was already spray-painted mat black. This will be used for the ventilation whole on the lower back panel. Also worked on the top panel, which has an angled cut at the back. Router copied a hole for the power button, and again added a chamfered edge. Finally cut the mdf template in half. The lower half will be used to cut the monitor bezel from. |
| edekoning:
Jeez I keep getting these errors on random pictures I want to upload: --- Quote ---Your attachment has failed security checks and cannot be uploaded. Please consult the forum administrator. --- End quote --- |
| PL1:
--- Quote from: edekoning on May 20, 2020, 05:28:47 pm ---Jeez I keep getting these errors on random pictures I want to upload: --- Quote ---Your attachment has failed security checks and cannot be uploaded. Please consult the forum administrator. --- End quote --- --- End quote --- The updated forum software has been throwing false positives on some images. :banghead: Several people have sidestepped the problem by cropping or resizing the image by 3-5%. Scott |
| UnclearHermit:
I feel your jigsaw pain. I always cut well inside where I need to be and then tidy up with the router. It's the blade getting hot and bending. --- Quote from: edekoning on May 20, 2020, 05:28:47 pm ---Jeez I keep getting these errors on random pictures I want to upload: --- Quote ---Your attachment has failed security checks and cannot be uploaded. Please consult the forum administrator. --- End quote --- --- End quote --- I used to get that all the time. Often just opening up in an image editor, cropping, saving STILL gives the error. But a resize tool seems to fix it. If you're a Windows user they've recently added one to PowerToys, so you can just right-click images and choose Resize. https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/releases/tag/0.18.0 |
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