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| Pstylz:
10/11/2022 - UPDATE ------------------------------- Hi all, so who would have thought that it'd be rather challenging to find the time to work on this project alongside a new born, a toddler and a full time job.... hahaha I've had a fair bit of "thinking time" whilst working on the first cabinet and decided to redesign the base. After putting the first one together (mostly) I felt the base was very square. It also didn't allow me to add T-Molding to the edging similar to how I have designed for the upright part of the cabinet. It also presented challenges for what I could use as the foot plate - checker plate became out of the question because there was no lip on the sides to place it between. I've done a complete redesign of the base to allow for T-Molding, raised the sides 3mm all round to give it a lip which will also allow me to put some checker plate metal for the foot plates, made a cutout for the 10" Logitech Z5500 subwoofer (I'll put a grill over it) and made it a more polished looking finish. |
| Pstylz:
10/11/2022 - UPDATE ------------------------------- |
| Pstylz:
13/11/2022 - UPDATE A ------------------------------- Somehow I managed to find sometime in-between family and work to smash out a few hours a night for the past few days. Built up the footwell and managed to get the sides up too. Wow the sides were challenging. With my "revised" design, I'm trying to leave the outside of the panels as clean from screws as possible so it meant getting rather creative to hold the heavy side panels in place to measure out the support posts etc. Measurements were taken and checked many times over, plus I had to make sure they matched on both sides and were level. I have a new found love for my bar clamps :notworthy: Side-note: for those of you following along, I apologise for the mess that is in the background of some of my photos. I have limited opportunities to work on this project so unfortunately my cleanliness suffers. :dizzy: |
| Pstylz:
13/11/2022 - UPDATE B ------------------------------- The next challenging part was aligning the angled / beveled back panel, 2 angled panels and the top panel. I had to get a little creative with the clamps again haha love those things! |
| Pstylz:
13/11/2022 - UPDATE C ------------------------------- I Boxed in where the speakers will go on the front steering wheel control panel. From experience on a previous project, I learnt the Logitech Z5500 4" speakers do not perform well unless they are enclosed. Also put some time into the RACE LEADER marquee panels. These were rather tricky as I have put them on 10degree angles (which inversely matches the steering wheel control panel). I'd never used a router before but after a few practice cuts and assuring I had a guide set up correctly I was able to groove out where the RACE LEADER acrylic will go. This will be 2 pieces of acrylic with the printed marquee between them. Im using an opal coloured acrylic on the back to diffuse the LED light and clear on the front. |
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