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The Arcade Even A Wife Can Love (Back From The Dead!)
javeryh:
Heh - that's my biscuit joiner! What size do you recommend? I have #20s but if I need to go smaller I have to hit Home Depot. Everything does feel comfortable so far. I'm excited about this one...
Also, do you have any plans for the CP top? I'm making mine a slight variation (different button layout and no 4-way at the top) but I'm not exactly sure where to place everything relative to the edges. Also, do you happen to remember the dimensions of the front? From the pictures it looks like you divided the panel into quarters and the two front corners in the middle are 1/4 and 3/4 of the way in from the left. Is that right? Finally, what are the lengths of each side? The overall dimensions I know are 14"x34" - is the side 12-1/2"? I'm trying to recreate the angled front...
THANKS! :cheers:
Knievel:
I use #10 biscuits for everything. One in each corner of the CP box is plenty, and then a bunch (10?) to secure to the bottom.
Don't have plans for the CP but I have photoshop template of my original CP, which has the exact same layout.
I will e-mail it to you..
The sides of the top are 12" long and the front part is 25 1/2" long, centered. So 12 3/4" either way from the center point.
Draw those parts then attach them to get the angles.
javeryh:
Thanks a lot! I cut all of the slots for the biscuits and did another dry fit. Everything is nice and tight (well, as tight as I can get it). I'm going to be using a lot more clamps for the final glue-up but this gives you an idea. I snapped a pic of one of the corners where 3 miters come together - not too bad.
I need to eat something and then I'll do the glue-up for real and start cutting out the CP top...
Kaytrim:
Nice work so far Javeryh. What is the finish plan, stain and polyurathane?
TTFN
Kaytrim
javeryh:
--- Quote from: Kaytrim on February 12, 2008, 09:43:56 am ---Nice work so far Javeryh. What is the finish plan, stain and polyurathane?
TTFN
Kaytrim
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Thanks Kaytrim - you are correct. I'm going to put 2 coats of stain and 4-5 coats of poly on top... I'm a little puzzled by the directions on the can though. I chose "Red Mahogany" as my finish and on the can it says do not use that one color (out of all of them) with the poly. I'm guessing the poly will distort Red Mahogany or something so I have to think of something else. Minwax sells a bunch of different clear top coats - one of them is bound to work...