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clockwork:
Thanks for asking, DK. Nothing more yet than the two side panels I posted. Last weekend was too busy. This weekend I'm hoping to get cracking again.

Still have all my limbs so far, but I'm going to have to watch my jigsaw. It appears not to have any safety lock, and the only way to lift it is the handle, with a button that's very easy to hit.

clockwork:
Hello, BYOACers! After a long absence, I'm back and working on my cab again. It has been a fairly busy year for me, but neglecting my cab was just laziness. I had the time but lost the ambition. Last October I made a huge move from Michigan to Illinois, where I bought a house with a nice, large garage, already setup as a workshop. So much better than the cramped garage of my condo. Granted moving was a huge thing (I've never moved out of state before), but even after getting settled in, that sweet garage that was the primary determinant in my choosing this house sat unused.

Well, no more! I spent the weekend cutting the remainder of the pieces for the cab, which was most of them. Okay, I'm a newbie woodworker, but somehow I did worse this time than my first time! This included a mistake that forced me to recut the angle (monitor area) and curve on my side panels. But it looks good now and I'm pleased with it.

I did learn a couple of valuable lessons:

1) My circular saw CAN cut my metal sawhorses very well. Ah, metal shavings. Thankfully at the time I was wearing my safety goggles--always do--although that brings me to my next lesson:

2) Safety gear is dangerous! I decided to wear the lab goggle type with an elastic strap. While putting them on, the goggle slipped from my fingers, snapped back, and hit me in the eye. Ouch! But, better that than pieces of metal.

So now I am ready to assemble the cab, which I will probably do next weekend as I won't likely have time during the week. After that, a friend will be helping me rig up a rotating monitor mechanism. I'll be using a 21" Sony computer monitor that I got free.

I spent a total of nine hours this weekend and every part of me hurts, but overall I feel good. I'm glad to be back at it and wish I hadn't put it off for so long!

Cheers!  :cheers:

clockwork:
Weekend update. It's finally starting to look like a cab.

clockwork:
Another weekend behind me. I spent a looooooot of time plotting my CP and probably still won't be happy with it. I haven't decided exactly where I want to place the 4-way joy or the spinner. Outside of a minor slip of the router, I'm fairly pleased with my first real use of a router.

Opinions and suggestions would be appreciated.

8way:
That control panel looks way too cramped, in my opinion. I would suggest making it longer, and bring down the 4 way joysticks. Basically space everything out farther.

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