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whynotpizza:
Coolness, I'd like to see how the double sided control panel will engage/rotate when you get it put together. Great idea.
Did you use sandpaper between coats (wet/high grit) based on previous experience with painting MDF? Also, is high gloss better than semi-gloss? Just curious, since painting has never been one of my specialties.
I too am working my cabinet at the moment. Am at the stage of trying to figure out how to power/wire the electric on the thing. I really should run a single electric wire into the cab and chain into 3 electric boxes which are powered by independant lite-style switches on the side. But that might be overkill.
Anyway, your cab looks good.
David
NightGod:
The sanding thing is just a good idea all around...
Texasmame:
--- Quote from: whynotpizza on September 15, 2006, 10:38:07 pm ---Coolness, I'd like to see how the double sided control panel will engage/rotate when you get it put together. Great idea.
Did you use sandpaper between coats (wet/high grit) based on previous experience with painting MDF? Also, is high gloss better than semi-gloss? Just curious, since painting has never been one of my specialties.
I too am working my cabinet at the moment. Am at the stage of trying to figure out how to power/wire the electric on the thing. I really should run a single electric wire into the cab and chain into 3 electric boxes which are powered by independant lite-style switches on the side. But that might be overkill.
Anyway, your cab looks good.
David
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Thanx. Yeah, as mentioned above, I did wet sanding. Actually, since the sides were already painted (DK Jr.), I can't offer much advice on painting large sections of MDF. The control panel is all MDF and it's painted up in much the same way with a nice glossy finish.
All I did was primer, wet sand, primer, wet sand, paint, wet sand, paint.
Texasmame:
Um, I finally sat down and totalled all this stuff.
Things JUST for this cab:
Video Card $16
2x4 $15
Misc $75
Plywood $33
Lazy Susans $12
TV $185
Ultimarc Order $190
Other Controls $40
Ponyboy $80
eBay stuff $50
TOTAL: $696
Things for any cab building:
Palm Sander $21
Mitre Saw $35
Jig Saw $16
Router & Bits $110
Sawhorses $30
Clamps $20
Bondo $20
Belt Sander $25
Power Painter& Paint $150
Other Controls $160
TOTAL: $587
GRAND TOTAL: $1,283
And that's not counting the DK Jr. cab that I got for $125 since, after parting it out, I actually MADE about $100. Yes, that's accounted for here, too.
:cry:
theCoder:
$696 and almost done. So you might pull it off for less than $1k? How much did you tell your wife you've spent so far?
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