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| RaggedEdge:
OK, so I bought Saint's book back in April and have been working on this project since in my spare time. I have been taking photos all along and like his book says, I decided to contribute back to the community. So here is the beginning (back in April). I went to Home Depot here in Houston Tx and rented a table saw for $40.00/ day I did most all the cuts with it, except for the two side pieces. The second picture shows all my pieces cut out. I would have never attempted anything like this without the book and the community. Thanks. |
| RaggedEdge:
Following the book, I put both side pieces together and concentrated on sanding down the differences. I had to go out and buy are router, but that was not too expensive. It was on sale for around $70.00. The 1/16" slot cutter bit I got from Home depot. |
| RaggedEdge:
The base assembled. i decided to go with two rotating wheels on one end and fixed wheels on the other to make it easy to steer. It will be sitting on carpet so I don't think the wheels will come into play that much, but it did make moving it into the house easier. The second picture shows how I assembled the side panels onto the base. My garage was sloped toward the front, so to keep things level I stacked up some MDF scraps under the base end and used a level, while the saw horses were used to level the other side. BTW, it was damn hot the day I did this, 99 Deg. F That's why I was in the garage. |
| RaggedEdge:
Now it is really starting to look like an arcade cabinet. Everything went as planned (by the book so to speak). I was happy with the 45 degree joints. They all lined up well. Those were cut with the table saw, and I contribute that to how well they lined up. That is one thing that I have learned working on this project. There are so many time when I wanted to take a shortcut, but I stuck to my guns and tell myself "There is no rush to get this done, it is on my timeline". One mistake that I made was to use the speaker panel for the top back panel (just below the 45 degree joint). I didn't realize this until I mounted what I thought was the speaker panel, but I thought about it and realized it should not cause me any problems. The access hole in the back will be a little bigger and the speaker panel will be a little longer (back into the monitor area. I have to pay more attention before I start gluing and screwing. |
| RaggedEdge:
Now you can see that the speaker shelf is really too long and goes back farther than it needs to. That was from the mistake from the previous post. No harm done (I hope). I decided to use the Klipsch Pro Media 2.1 (going by the book again), so I used the provided templates and cut them out with a jig saw. |
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