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I've Started - but...
D5A1AC:
Nope - your cab looks great so far!
I am fairly sure I could pick up a few thousand mistakes on my cab with a normal camera... If I had a macro lens I'd realise that I've made an absolute wreck of my cabinet so far :D
Effayy:
Best advice ever:
Regardless of what you're doing with your cab, be it fancy as all hell, or just a box with a TV... Take your time.
That's it. Measure out a peice, draw the lines. re-measure again, and again. Use a speed-square and make sure your pieces are square. Then re-measure again. THEN cut...
I heard the above advice upteen times. I measured twice, no three... actually four times, and I still ended up with some bad pieces.
I've been at my cab for the better part of a year, off and on (had a pesky wedding to take care of in the middle there)... I'm not even halfway done yet. No matter how carefl you are, mistakes will be made until you get the hang of things.
For some more specific advice: Whatever you do, make sure that the "side" pieces are the exact same size. Basically, cut them both out, clamp one on top of the other. Using a router and a flush-trim bit, route one to the exact size as the other. It'll make life a lot easier when you start to add the "center" pieces and you can be assured that they'll match up perfectly to the sides.(no "lean" to one side) if your pieces are all square.
- FA
Stingray:
You're doing fine. It's easy to get discouraged early in any project. Take your time and stay at it.
-S
jedi27:
Keep it up!!!!!! Just take it in small strides... I'm been working on mine for nearly two years now - Yeah - I can spot mistakes all over the place. Strangely, no one can... You're always your worse critic - don't let it get you down...
Look at it this way -- out of all the people that WANT to do this, you've actually started the process!!!!
Bones:
I only just noticed your user name! :)